Simon Ward and Mike Ricci

This week my guest is a fellow coach from the USA triathlon mecca, Boulder, Colorado.  Mike Ricci has been a triathlon coach since early in the 21st century and as we have got to know each other I’ve become aware that Mike and I share some very similar views on coaching and working with athletes.  This conversation is just you eavesdropping on two coaches shooting the breeze about all things coaching, including:

• The philosophy behind Mike’s company, D3 multisport
• Why the best coaches have a good understanding of business
• Triathlon coaches don’t need to be technical experts, but they do need to know where to find them
• Different approaches to periodising training in a 12 month period
• Heart rate variability and athlete management
• The difference between high performing athletes and everyone else
• Mike speaks my language as we agree about cutting sessions short to build in mobility or strength work
• Can a coach be effective when pursuing their own racing goals?
• Exploring coaching approach within other sports to enhance athlete experience
• Why even long distance athletes need to train across the full range of energy zones

To find out more about Mike and his training group please visit https://d3multisport.com/ or their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/D3Multisport/

To find out more about Simon’s coaching please visit his website here.

To follow Simon on Facebook, click here.

For more information please go to www.SimonWardTriathlonCoach.com, or www.TheTriathlonCoach.com, or email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.