The Problem with Lazy Programming: The Croc Show Featuring Scott Salwasser
Summary
For a small-bite version of the podcast, Coach Croc speaks with Scott Salwasser, formerly a collegiate S&C Coach and currently the Director of Athletic Performance at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas. Coach Salwasser explains the process of learning to program, beginning with putting in the work under experienced mentors and leading to the…
“If you’re in this and you really love this, programming is a piece you should love because that’s creativity. That’s our art.”
Scott Salwasser, Director of Athletic Performance at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, joins Coach Croc for a small-bite conversation about how to address the issue of lazy or on-the-fly programming in high school strength and conditioning.
If you’re in this and you really love this, programming is a piece you should love because that’s creativity. That’s our art, says @CoachSSal. Share on X“Like Jocko says, discipline equals freedom,” Coach Salwasser explains. “If you have a plan, great—get your intel, get your GPS data, get your readiness questionnaires, have them jump on a force plate, and then choose path A, B, C, or whatever.”
But what if you don’t have that plan first? Coach Salwasser explains that having access to data streams and having a focus on individualization shouldn’t be used as an excuse to not have a well-defined plan or program in place to then potentially deviate from.
“It’s great that we have so much access to information, but back in the day, you had to mentor under somebody, work for them, and then in exchange they would teach you their program,” Coach Salwasser says. “Now, I don’t have to earn anything. I can just type something into my smartphone and literally we can be doing some drills tomorrow that I’ve never seen in-person and that I’ve never done before in my life.”
Video 1. The Croc Show featuring Coach Scott Salwasser.
