Today a great coach has left us. As an athlete, Francis was Canadian 100 metres sprint champion in 1970, 1971, and 1973. He reached the second round of the Munich…
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Charlie Francis (October 13, 1948 in Toronto, Ontario – May 12, 2010)
Carl Valle's Blog
Real Strength for Real Power?
Relative strength- is it really that magical for vertical jump and acceleration. When tested for correlation, it doesnt always correlate that the strongest pound for pound jump the highest and…
Mike Young's Blog
6 Reasons Why Jamaicans Dominate the Sprints
Yesterday I posted a couple videos with some insight in to what MVP club coach Stephen Francis is doing with his athletes. The discussion on this blog entry got me…
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More Marketing Myths
I would like to thank the emails I get from members wanting to get the myths of sports performance dispelled. Lately, the garbage coming from coaches sharing what they are…
Vern Gambetta's Blog
Twenty Years Later
This article resonated with me. I was especially interested in the comments of Andy Higgins and Doug Clement, two coaches that I really respect. I think this article summarizes the…