Rob Assise

7 Off-Season Training Tips for High School Jumpers

Rob Assise October 13, 2017Coaching Blogs, High Jump, Long Jump, New Submission, Philosophy/Ideas, Sprints/Speed, Triple Jump Leave a Comment

High school jumpers can do much more than sit around watching TV, playing video games, or scrolling through YouTube in the off-season. Here are things …

Low Hanging Fruit

Rob Assise March 31, 2017Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Illinois HS Track & Field, New Submission, Opinion 6 Comments

By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School One of the reasons why late summer and early fall is my favorite time of year is apples are ready …

A Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) Success Story

Rob Assise February 9, 2017Coaching Blogs, Hurdles, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion, Sprints/Speed Leave a Comment

By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School It has been two years since I have been exposed to RPR (click if you are not familiar), and it has …

In Search of Transfer – Part 2

Rob Assise January 3, 2017Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Illinois HS Track & Field, Philosophy/Ideas 10 Comments

By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School In the prelude to this article, I provided a story that hopefully caused readers to evaluate their programs and think …

In Search of Transfer – Part 1

Rob Assise December 27, 2016Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, Philosophy/Ideas Leave a Comment

By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School I’ve had a Twitter account (currently @HFJumps) connected with the track and field programs I have been a part of for …

Coaching Reflections: Avoiding Your “Expert” Phase

Rob Assise December 21, 2016Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Track & Field, Philosophy/Ideas 9 Comments

By Rob Assise, Homewood-Flossmoor High School I am still relatively young in the profession of teaching and coaching. I am halfway through my 14th year …