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Rants from Dr. Yessis
Dr. Michael Yessis
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Should Norv Turner and/or A.J. Smith be fired?
Dr. Michael Yessis
If Turner (coach of the San Diego Chargers) was responsible for River's passes, or the receiver's ability to catch a ball or the offensive line player's ability to prevent quarterback sacking, the answer is definitely yes. But he is not. Turner must play the players that were purchased for the team. In this regard Smith (general manager of the San Diego Chargers) should be fired for purchasing inadequate players. . . .
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What are they smoking?
Dr. Michael Yessis
Salaries of professional athletes keep increasing on a yearly basis. But yet, performances on the field by athletes have not been increasing at a proportionate rate - unless you believe that mediocrity equals high-level performance. Rather than looking at how well the athlete performs on the field, owners appear to be looking more at competing with other teams to see who can keep some of the better players. . . .
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Who Should Be Fired?
Dr. Michael Yessis
It's that time of year in football when coaches are being fired and hired. Coaches typically get fired from one team and then hired by another. Some of these coaches achieve great success with the new team while others can leave a successful program and end up with a losing season with a new team. Why do we see such disparities in relation to coaching success? . . .
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Should you learn more about your sport?
Dr. Michael Yessis
With the increased attention being focused on technique, many athletes are now becoming more interested in learning how they can become more knowledgeable about what is involved in their particular sport. However, there is also a large contingent of athletes and coaches who believe that more knowledge about the sport does not equate to better performances. . . .
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The Need To Rank Athletes
Dr. Michael Yessis
When trying to evaluate the validity of many research studies it is not uncommon to find articles dealing with exercises for athletes in specific sports. If they are training articles, they typically deal with exercises or training routines that are used with athletes in a certain sport. Usually ignored is the effectiveness of these exercises and exercise programs in relation to the athlete's level of ability. . . .
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What are stabilizer muscles?
Dr. Michael Yessis
It's getting hard to read an article today without reading that the stabilizer muscles must be strong enough in order for the movement to be executed effectively. These stabilizer muscles are so important that you must do supplementary exercises to strengthen them. According to the “experts” these stabilizer muscles are the key to success in exercise execution. But yet, if you open up a kinesiology or anatomy book and look for stabilizer muscle you will not find any such cate . . .
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What's with all the preventable hamstring injuries?!
Dr. Michael Yessis
I'm sick and tired of reading about another player having a hamstring injury that prevents him from playing. Is this only happened occasionally it would not be so bad. But it seems to happen on a regular basis almost weekly, and in more than one sport. Simply check the number and kinds of injuries that most football and baseball teams are now experiencing. . . .
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Strength Training for Athletes
Dr Michael Yessis
In recent years there have been an increasing number of articles, discussions, debates, arguments, etc. related to which method of strength training is best for athletes. This is always good since strength is a key component for the success of an athlete. However, it is also important to look at whether the discussions are really about the key factors involved not only in strength training, but the role of strength training in relation to athletic performance. . . .
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