Practice Your Most Important Steps… All The Time June 28th, 2021 A player came to me last week describing how he had pulled his left side hip a little bit. He showed me how it had happened: he stood in a… Read more
The Game Has Changed: My Plan For Off-Season June 1st, 2021 In this article I want to share with you my thoughts and my plan for the off-season. Everyday my morning routine is watching a couple of condensed highlights of some… Read more
Are you really getting better in practice? April 5th, 2021 When your workouts are too easy it’s good for confidence but you’re not really getting better. Practice should be challenging, when you’re practicing at the edge of your abilities then… Read more
Combined Practice for Athletic Development January 11th, 2021 Just as there is this constant debate in the basketball world about "what is better: game based or on air practice?", there exists such a conversation in the world of… Read more
Trying Shit Out – 5on5 December 28th, 2020 Welcome back readers of Trying Shit Out! If you have made it this far, or checking in for the firsttime, I appreciate you giving me a chunk of your time,… Read more
Now Live! The Ultimate Skill Development Guide by Joerik Michiels December 14th, 2020 For the first time ever, I've released my guide to Skill Development. The guide became a 198 page document. It is a culmination of over 10 years of research, working with… Read more
The Conscious Sports Parent: Part 2 December 9th, 2020 Why do kids play sports? Along the years of growing Elite Athletes we have met many professional players in whom we noticed an unfortunate trait. The majority of them have… Read more
75 Minute Practices December 9th, 2020 Welcome back I lied. If you read Blog 001, it said 5on5 was going to be up next. Change of plans. 75 Minute practices/Practice Structure made more sense in terms… Read more
A Season of Trying Sh*t Out December 3rd, 2020 If you are beginning to read this series of blogs, you are in for a treat. Either the wild name hooked you, or you are genuinely curious about a coach… Read more
Don’t Be A Playstation Coach October 14th, 2020 I remember when a couple of years ago one of my friends came to watch a game of our U18 team. We had a very decent team performance winning the… Read more
