“We will never number chase, and we will never chase likes on Twitter.”
Coach Jacob Ramos begins Episode 3 of the Croc Show by laying out his training philosphies and providing a full facility tour of the weight room at Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas, showcasing the 18 power racks, outdoor training turf and medball walls, and full stadium field located immediately outside the glass double doors.
Coach Ramos not only coordinates S&C at the high school, but is also a coach for varsity football and varsity track as well. Many high school S&C coaches do not have the luxury of just coaching S&C, and Ramos highlights his experiences as a sport coach, husband, and teacher while sharing how he manages being pulled in multiple directions.
Collaborate and Conquer
In the episode, Ramos discusses the foundation of his “collaborate and conquer” mindset when working with so many sport coaches at the school and having such a wide range of teams come in to train with different timelines and expectations.
“Our coaches do a really good job of being coachable coaches, spending time with me going over the programming and asking ‘why are we doing this?’ and ‘why are we NOT doing this?’”
Ramos also elaborates on how his role coaching track has impacted his outlook as a performance coach, leading to a greater focus on movement quality, particularly given his ability to take teams right out onto the turf or stadium track for sprints, explosive plyos, or medball throws.
“Movement is movement,” Ramos says. “And that’s where I think a lot of strength coaches and a lot of sport coaches can get a little bit lost, where they’re trying to customize everything so specifically.
Video 1. Episode 3 of The Croc Show featuring Coach Jacob Ramos.
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