On Coaching with Magness & Marcus
Steve Magness
Coaches Steve Magness and Jon Marcus team up to bring you an insider’s view on coaching. Taking you inside the thoughts and conversations that usually occur behind the scenes. They bring a diverse background having both worked with athletes at the collegiate and professional level. They hope to bring a mixture of science, old-fashioned wisdom, and a touch of philosophy to help understand the process of coaching and maximizing endurance performance. For more information visit www.ScienceOfRunning.com
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Jul 8, 2015 • 0sec
Taking Advantage of Distractions- Part 2
Topics include the master chef approach to coaching, analyzing performance in athletics, obsession with running times, contrasting racing tactics, overcoming fear of failure, and reframing distractions as challenges and opportunities.
Jun 29, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 14- Taking advantage of distractions- Part 1
In this coffee shop chat, the hosts explore the effects of distractions on athletes and coaches. They discuss the importance of developing awareness and focus, cultural differences in how distractions are approached, embracing failure and learning, and giving race instructions to athletes.
Jun 16, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 13- Advice for a young coach- part 2
In this podcast, the hosts discuss the importance of coaching as a partnership and developing athlete independence. They reflect on their coaching careers, share success stories from training in challenging conditions, and emphasize the significance of building relationships in coaching.
May 30, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 12- Advice for a young coach- Part 1
In this podcast, the hosts discuss their paths to coaching and the importance of relationships. They share their experiences and journey in coaching, emphasizing the significance of community involvement. The chapter on coaching explores the importance of passion, athlete development, and leaving ego out of the equation. They also discuss the transition from micromanaging to partnership in coaching, highlighting the importance of communication and allowing athletes to make their own mistakes.
May 11, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 11- Dealing with Failure
In this episode of the Magness & Marcus podcast, we take on the topic that no one likes to deal with: failure. In the world of running, we deal with a sport that has a hard line, either you ran faster than you ever have before or you didn’t. Unfortunately, it’s incredibly easy to define…
Apr 22, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 10- Knowing your athlete- Understanding what behavioral patterns tell us
In this episode of the Magness & Marcus podcast we explore one of the most basic but important concepts in coaching: understanding your athlete. Not in the traditional terms of where their strengths lie or their physiological make up, but instead by their mannerisms, behaviors, motivations and a slew of ‘soft’ characteristics that help define…
Apr 10, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 9-Interview with Vern Gambetta- Magness & Marcus Show
In our longest episode yet and our first with a guest, Jon and I have an hour long conversation with renowned coach Vern Gambetta. Vern has a unique background as his coaching career spanned from coaching High School all the way to coaching some of the world’s best athletes. Similarly, his background is in Track…
Mar 28, 2015 • 0sec
Podcast- Drills, Skills, and Sprinting- The role of the neural component in running
Exploring the role of neural components in running and the importance of efficient athletes recruiting the correct muscle fibers. Emphasizing the need for refining neural patterns and developing skills for more efficient movement. Discussing training techniques and drills to improve performance, as well as the importance of starting neural training in a fresh state. Highlighting the significance of timing and prioritization in training programs.
Mar 17, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 7- The Evolution of a Coach- How to figure out what actually matters
After a one week hiatus, Jon and I are back for our longest episode of the Magness & Marcus podcast yet. In this one, we meander through a wide range of topics with the central theme of looking at how we have evolved as coaches and to try to take away lessons from what that…
Mar 3, 2015 • 0sec
Episode 6- Self Importance and the myth of the perfect workout
The podcast discusses the myth of self importance in coaching and the key to success. It emphasizes the value of consistent training, a global approach to training and competing, creating personalized workout plans for athletes with limitations, and the success story of a runner who transitioned from the 1500m to the 10k event.
