Coach education for strength and conditioning coaches starts with better questions, better motor learning, and better transfer of training. In this podcast, Jeff Moyer and I break down play, neurology, athletic development, and why modern S&C often takes itself too seriously.


This is a coach-to-coach conversation on:

• Why play still matters in high-performance sport

• What most strength coaches misunderstand about transfer

• The legacy of Dr. Michael Yessis and Soviet sports science

• How motor learning, reflexes and development shape movement

• Why strength is an expression, not one thing

• How to think better about athlete development, not just programming


If you work in rugby, football, American football, or athlete development, this episode will challenge how you think about coaching.


0:00 The Sports Speed Universe, humour and taking S&C too seriously

4:07 Thanksgiving, football and cooking talk

11:12 Jeff’s biomechanics course and teaching live

16:04 Why coaches need history, not just social media

20:16 Michael Yessis, Soviet training and forgotten influences

27:49 General strength, transfer and team sport performance

33:12 Private coaching, football schedules and doing no harm

40:33 Strength as an expression, not one thing

44:35 Neurology, development and movement learning

52:11 Primitive reflexes, threat response and sprinting

59:36 Play, variability and solving movement problems

1:08:08 Why athletes can look great and still not transfer

1:14:48 How Jeff uses play and roughhousing in training

1:22:27 What coaches miss about long-term athletic development

1:29:30 What Jeff would change in team sport preparation

1:36:52 Education, complexity and better coaching questions

1:44:42 Where to find Jeff Moyer


Field Speed Toolkit

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The Best Coach Education Platform There Is

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7 Day Free Trial – Sports Speed App

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Main Website

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