"No one program is perfect nor will it work forever. You have to be able to change your program every year so that your program evolves". My philosophy of training is a hybrid style, which is why I agree with what Buddy Morris emphasized in his video. There are always new findings in the field of strength and conditioning. It constantly changes and strength coaches need to be aware of what the new findings are in order to live up to their profession. It is a strength and conditioning coach's duty to provide the best program for their athletes in order to maintain their positions. If the owner of a sports team isn't content with the performances of his team's athletes, it's the strength coach that gets the boot. Working in this pyramid style career, the higher authority has the final say, which is why strength coaches shouldn't fall into a comfort zone of having their athletes do programs that they once did when they were athletes ten to twenty years ago or because of traditional exercises done for generations. Learning from other strength coaches and combining different dynamics of strength training apart from their own is the best way to come up with new ideas and programs. Buddy Morris emphasized this saying and I couldn't agree with him more because it takes more than a strength coach to being proactive in educating himself, but also being open minded and accepting other's knowledge and points of view which leads into progress and harmony within the field. What's great about Buddy's philosophy of training is that it allows a coach to learn, evolve and change the dynamics of the field of strength and conditioning for the future.
I like the fact that Buddy recognizes that there are different types of athletes and how he adjusts programs to how they feel. He mentions that stress alone has more strain on the body than training alone. I found it quite informative that training affects seven different systems which includes : the cardiac, cardiac pulmonary, hormonal, detoxification, neuromuscular, metabolical, and the central nervous system don't recover all at the same time. "No one fits the optimal model", Buddy emphasizes that no athlete is ever perfect for their sport which is why I support his methods of individualizing athletes training.
One method I find Buddy has evolved over other strength coaches is by the exclusion of Olympic style training. He sees Olympic lifting as a sport rather than a form of strength and conditioning. He sees it as "too demanding and technical" and football players don't need to focus on technique of an Olympic power lift to become an excellent athlete in their sport. With the use of medicine balls and plyometrics, Buddy summons the necessary movements to build speed, power, and strength in a less injury prone manner than the Olympics lifts.
An interesting comment he mentioned was that of the importance of hip mobility being directly related to shoulder health. The health of an athlete is one of the most important aspects of their career. Working with the athletic trainers knowledge to preventing injuries of athletes is another method I support that Buddy Morris does in his program.
I'm a supporter of being a tough coach as well with being strict, but I disagree with Buddy's mindset of being hired to be an "asshole". I think making a relationship by getting to know the athletes is an important aspect of motivating them. Once a coach knows and understands the athlete through a personal level, motivating them comes easy.
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