Bøger af Brian McCormick

DON'T WASTE ANOTHER SECOND EATING JUNK FOOD!!!There is so much conflicting information in the news, in magazines, and even from one doctor to another. It's not rocket science what a human body requires to be healthy, yet all the misinformation has created a great fog in the minds of well-intented people just trying to do right by themselves and their families. Many feel overwhelmed as to where to start, and how to get there.Consider that being overwhelmed is really the absence of concrete direction, and the absence of simple steps to get you there.You will gain direction and simple steps in this book.YOU WILL GET THERE!There is no magic when it comes to being healthy. There is only a return to traditional foods by way of that which is whole and real. In this way, one can unleash the miraculous intelligence of the body. If you aren't aware of how incredibly intelligent your body is, then consider discovering.Dr. Brian McCormick is an expert nutritionist and health food specialist in the United States.His book, "WHOLESOME NUTRITION" will guide you to unleashing your deep cellular health. This book covers: The foundations of healthy eating, including understanding nutrients, reading nutrition labels, and planning healthy meals.Sources of healthy protein, carbohydrates, and fats.The importance of incorporating more fruits and vegetables into your diet.Tips for eating healthy and overcoming unhealthy eating habits.Don't waste another second eating junk food!Your body is telling you to start eating healthy, so give it what it needs or you may become a statistic lying in a hospital bed wishing you learned how to eat healthy.Scroll up, click the BUY button and learn to eat healthy.

Free Play: A Decade of Writings on Youth Sports is a collection of 70 columns and 6 blogs written around themes of play, learning, and the complexity of athlete, child, skill, and talent development for the parents of young athletes between 2007 and 2016. These columns were published originally in Los Angeles Sports & Fitness and subsequently on various blogs, and now are collected into one book organized around 11 themes: Nature vs. nurture, talent identification, play and physical activity, motivation, early specialization, injuries, long term athlete development, the coach's role, the parent's role, learning, and athletic genius.The book is not entirely about play, but play and related concepts, such as creativity, flow, intrinsic motivation, and physical activity, influence each column. Included are stories about our evolutionary need for play, using autonomy to enhance intrinsic motivation, changing technique to develop skills, the characteristics of great coaches, and reasons for children's sports participation. The columns discuss many popular science topics of the last decade: Deliberate practice, grit, mindset, and the 10,000-hour rule among them.Athlete, child, skill, and talent development are related, complex, and multifactorial. There are few absolutes, as every child and every situation differ. The themes are decidedly long-term; there are no short cuts or recipes to success. Many are cautionary tales about the wrong behaviors leading to unintended or unwanted outcomes. When should parents intervene in a bad situation? How should we react to mistakes? How can we embrace the natural learning process? What is success within youth sports?The columns depict changes in my life, as I coached in 3 states and 2 countries, and my thinking, as I started and completed my doctorate. I coached basketball and volleyball, high school and professional, boys and girls. I refereed youth, high school, college, and adult soccer. I taught university coaching, sports pedagogy, and motor learning courses. I founded the Playmakers Basketball Development League. My experiences provided a unique view into youth sports and talent development, as I worked on both spectrums and inside and out of the system. During this decade, I attended and spoke at academic, basketball, coaching, sports psychology, and strength & conditioning conferences, where I met and and spoke to people such as John Kessel from USA Volleyball, Mike MacKay from Basketball Canada, Vern Gambetta from the GAIN Network, and others. I listened to, learned from, and shared ideas with some of the greatest minds in youth sports and skill development. I travelled to conduct clinics in Ghana, India, Kenya, and Uganda, and learned from tremendous local organizations such as Impact Youth Foundation and DC Dynamics in Accra, All.One Academy and FEBA in Nairobi, and X-SUBA Sport 4 Development in Jinja, Uganda. I saw play and development from different perspectives, without the advantages of facilities, equipment, and more. These varied experiences shaped my writing during this decade.Through my travels, research and experiences, it was clear that we underestimate play's developmental importance. Structured adult-directed experiences have replaced child-directed free play over the last two decades. We replaced the very thing that motivates participation, ignites passion, and improves learning. More free play is not the only answer, but children need and have a right to play.

"Brian McCormick's philosophy is an absolute game changer for shooting development. Evolution of 180 Shooter: A 21st Century Guide provides easy to implement ideas to evolve skill development for players and coaches at all levels." - Kenny Atkinson, NBA Head CoachIn 2009, I published 180 Shooter, which described my teaching methodology and drill progressions as a private shooting coach in the prior decade. A few players set NCAA shooting records and became All-Americans, but others struggled, and I examined the cause. I attributed some of their failings to my coaching and workouts, and I quit private coaching. Over the last decade, I worked with teams as a head coach and a consultant. I have coached very good shooters - one finished second nationally in 3-point shooting percentage and another set the college's record for 3FGs - and very good shooting teams: 3rd in 3FG/G (9.7), 6th in 3FG% (37.4%), and 9th in FT% (72.6%). Evolution of 180 Shooter: A 21st Century Guide chronicles the evolution of my thinking over the last decade and challenges the prevalent shooting dogma. My greatest changes have been to re-define game-like shots and appreciate the environment's role in developing shooters. This is not a technique or drill book; it focuses on our culture of shooting - from our practice, to the extra shots, to the comfort and confidence - which develops shot makers. "If you coach basketball at any level, read and study Brian McCormick's writing: It will re-calibrate your view of the game. You will think differently about basketball and how to teach the game to others." - Lindell Singleton, Head Coach: The Game Matters AAU

21st Century Guide to Individual Skill Development is the player's version of The 21st Century Basketball Practice, but can be used by coaches or skill trainers as a complement to The 21st Century Basketball Practice. The philosophy and concepts between the two books are the same, but this book focuses on individual skill development, specifically shooting, finishing, and dribbling. The book contains a chapter about the specific skills, but the book is centered on strategies to improve your individual practice. McCormick outlines and explains various strategies that worked for him as a player, coach, and skill trainer, and that are supported, in most cases, by research. In addition to his personal examples and research, McCormick includes examples from modern-day superstars such as Stephen Curry and his visit to an NBA team's offseason workouts. This book is about individual practice and skill development, but individual skill is a misnomer. Games are complex. There is no isolated or individual skill: All skills are interdependent. Despite the interdependence of skills, players do and should practice individually. This book provides strategies to enhance the effectiveness of individual practice, and offers advice on skill development hacks off the court, the usefulness of private coaches, and the value of play, pickup games, and collective skill development. McCormick's philosophy centers on a few important concepts: Technique and skill are different; complex and hard describe different things; training and learning are not synonymous; intrinsic motivation is vital; and constant feedback interrupts learning. The specific strategies fit within this philosophy and describe different approaches for skill development, whether by oneself, with a private coach, or with a training group. The objective is to give players the tools and ideas to improve their individual practice and offseason training to maximize their skill development.

Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 8 provides real world and well-researched answers to the questions many do not think to ask. Is there a better way to train to prevent non-contact ACL injuries? Why is it easier to include a new drill than exclude drills? How low is too low? What is the purpose of drills?Volume 8 of the Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter was published bi-weekly in 2018, while McCormick coached an NJCAA Division 1 women's basketball team.Volume 8 views basketball differently. What should scouts really be looking for? Are mistakes the path to mastery or encoding an incorrect performance? Should every player do push-ups? How important is sleep?Volume 8 covers a variety of subjects, and each chapter contains information and ideas a player or coach can implement into their practices and development today.

Whether novice or advanced, 180 Shooter offers instruction and drills to elevate your shooting percentages or enhance your shooting instruction. 180 Shooter includes over 60 drills and 20 pictures to assist with your learning. 180 Shooter is a complete guide to successful shooting, unlike any other because it uses learning progressions, not just drills. If you put forth the effort, 180 Shooter will help you develop into a 180 Shooter.

Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 5 answers the questions that most coaches haven't thought to ask. What type of juice should my players add to their diets? What do they mean when television analysts suggest that great point guard or quarterbacks have eyes in the back of their heads? Should we lift weights during the season? What is the secret to success? Volume 5 focuses heavily on motor learning principles such as degrees of freedom, differential learning, and contextual interference, and explains the practical implications on practice and player development. Volume 5 includes information on jump training and ACL injury prevention to perfect practice and playing in chaos. The objective through the newsletters is not to answer all the questions, but to provide information that forces the reader to ask better questions of him or herself.

Through drills, situations, instruction and questioning, Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence demonstrates how to teach game awareness and basketball intelligence. Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence explains the basic tactical skills of every offense - from pick-and-rolls to 3v2 fast breaks - but moves beyond the skill execution to the all-important perceptual, anticipatory and decision-making skills which separate the expert performers. Playmakers: The Player's Guide to Developing Basketball Intelligence teaches tactical skills, but also develops the characteristics of a high basketball IQ player - players who: ¿ Choose the best option in less time; ¿ Adapt to ever-changing situations; ¿ Possess good spatial awareness; ¿ Know the right play at any moment relative to the time and score; And more.