Each week, coach and author, Hal Higdon answers your questions about running. Here's the latest:
Everywhere we turn we're being told it's healthier to eat local, better for the economy to shop local, so why not coach local? Jeremy Duerksen, TrainingPeaks CMO, shares 3 tips on how to grow your coaching business by starting with your local community.
Cyclists and runners have always liked to work out in groups, which is part of the reason why many people are attracted to those sports in the first place. Weekend hammer fests with other like-minded endurance junkies can be fun and very addictive. The rush of speed and adrenaline that comes with competition can be rewarding as well as motivating. However, group training can also be detrimental to an athlete's overarching competitive goals, as too much intensity within a training regimen has limited returns.
Coaching requires passion for your sport, dedication to helping others and sometimes sacrificing your own training goals for your clients'. But what’s easy to forget is that at its core, coaching is a business. And, regardless of whether you consider it a hobby or a full-time job, you want to make your business successful so you can keep doing it for a long time.
Happy New Year! 2012 is upon us and as a coach you have more than likely already discussed season goals with every one of your athletes. It is now your job to navigate a path which will lead your clients to achieve their goals. This is an exciting time of the year, as ambitions and motivation are no doubt very high.
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