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100 Ton Day 3

Dameo — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:32:59 +0000

So I highly expected that today would be a tough one. After two days of pretty heavy lifting I expected to be sore and potentially not very productive. However, I was surprised by my level of energy and overall performance, even if the number for the day is a little lower than needed. I’m just a few tons behind at the halfway point!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Weight Lifted: 28300

Total Weight Lifted: 90895 (~45.5 tons)

Bench Press: 185×15, 225x(8,8,6), 255×5, 135×20

Pull-Ups: 5,5,5

Dead Lift: 225x(12,10,12)

DB Rows: 50x(20,20,20,20)

DB Front Raise 50x(10,10)

DB Side Raise 20x(15,10)

I also ran a couple of seniors through a trial workout for the off-season, just to give them a taste of what to expect. They did pretty well, both finishing in under 13 minutes, but it should have been about a 9-10 minute workout really.

Here’s what they did:

15 pull-ups

30 squat jumps

25×95 Bench Press

20×95 Floor Swipes

20×95 Dead Lifts

15×10 sit-up press

25 push ups

Sometimes advertising gets it right

Dameo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:56:15 +0000

This new nike commercial with the tag line “break to build” is awesome. As the off-season begins to ramp up for next spring I can only hope to instill this sort of mentality in some of my kids. If I can than I think I will have taken a step towards becoming not only a successful, but a good head coach.

And the Off-Season Begins

Dameo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:59:39 +0000

This week marked the first three days of the Broughton lacrosse team’s off-season. As the head coach I am even more excited about getting the boys in shape. I’ve gotten access to the weight rooms this year too. I’ve upped the intensity and the boys, so far, seem to be buying in already. Considering fall sports are still in full swing and winter sports are doing their pre-season workouts, I’ve been happy with the turn out. I think it will be even better when the fall sports are over. I have about a dozen boys that play some level of football, half that that run cross country, and even a few that are in the marching band.

With three days in there are only 123 more until the first day of tryouts!

Prepping For 2010

Dameo — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:11:47 +0000

With schools around the country kicking off in the next week or two it’s time for the return of High School athletics. That means it’s time to start preparing for the next year. The spring of 2010 will mark my first year has a head coach and I’m pretty excited about it.

I’ve been doing my best to gather all the information I can about scheduling, uniforms, and practice gear. One thing I’ve learned from my two years as an assistant is that if you need something in February you better get on it no later than October.

I feel by getting a lot of this out of the way now, it will allow me to really focus on off-season training in the fall and pre-season come January! Plus if everything rolls like I’d like we are going to look sexy this spring!!

The Ambiguity of Playoffs

Dameo — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:22:03 +0000

No matter what level, what sport, or what system of calculation is used, someone will always be upset about the results of a playoff bracket. The biggest gripes are usually about who gets in versus who stays at home, but other times there is also debate about who is seeded where.

I coach lacrosse in North Carolina and our post-season starts later this week. In the 4A division there is a 16 team playoff based completely on an RPI system (.25 x your win % + .5 x your opponents’ win % + .25 x your opponents’ opponents’ win %). Not the best system obviously with SO much weight being put on the strength of schedule and no checks like making sure that a team has at least a .500 record. With this system I admit I’m more upset than some since my team came in #17 and the #15 team had a (5-9) record. There were also some seeding issues, similar to Notre Dame in this years NCAA Div I bracket , in which an undefeated team was ranked #11, below a team they’d beaten twice.

In the end all the speculation and arguing won’t get you anywhere. Everyone had opportunities to scheudle tougher or win a close game, and now you play the hand you are dealt. For some that means it play until you lose. For most of us it means preparring for the offseason and making sure we do the right things to avoid missing the playoffs in the future.

Instilling a Work Ethic

Dameo — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:44:52 +0000

I find it interesting that with so much lacrosse on TV that I don’t spend more time reprimanding my kids for trying what they’ve seen. Maybe it’s because I’m in NC, but I know that when I was these kid’s age I looked forward to the 1 game every-other week that was televised on WMAR-2.

As such I’m finding it necessary to show my kids things they should work on, in such a fashion that it’s something they could do on their own. Even after doing that, I’ve only got a handful of kids who really have the bug. True Lax-rats, and it’s exciting to coach them everyday.

As the sport grows here in NC I know there will come a day when we have the dedicated athletes that love the sport. For now I will continue to plant the seed, infect them with the bug, and otherwise do what I can to instill a work ethic and a drive to be the best.

Good luck to me!