Let Them Train

The vast majority of students aren't interested in the science or philosophy behind a coach's methods. They just want to train and improve in the most efficient, enjoyable way possible—so let them train.

This is one of the main reasons the Manual exists. It's better to write up how it all works here and allow those who are curious to absorb it on their own, rather than explain it in person when they should be training. Anyone who has ever been stuck in a class with a coach who won't stop talking understands how painful and wasteful this is for students.

However, some students may be interested in the science behind all of this. For those people, I have created an Appendices chapter that includes a Resources section that has plenty of additional material in it.

For everyone else, I've done my best to distill the most important ideas into this Manual. There are many ideas I've either intentionally not included or blended into other ideas in simple ways, but the explanations should be enough to at least give you the right frame of reference.