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Andy Stone

@AndyStoneA

Athletic & movement development and wrestling coach, physical educator, spinal cord injury rehab, GAIN, & Burdenko

 Richmond, VA
Joined December 2012
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@coachgambetta #GAIN Athletic Development Principles throughout @StrathallanSchl @strath_sport Senior Rugby Squad 🇮🇹🏉 Tour warm-ups prior to on-field training sessions inspired by @jpatc1 #Hopping #JumpLand #Music & @AndyStoneA #Wrestling #ContactConditioning
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Great session at Royal Wootton Bassett RFC this morning. Moved indoors due to the heat. Working on speed off the ground and introduction to grappling/wrestling/evasion from contact. Big Jake got faster. – at Willand, England
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Andy is coming to the UK and Germany in 3 weeks' time. If you want to attend one of our workshops, then you can book here: excelsiorgroup.co.uk/courses… closes Friday 24th June at noon.
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3 Take Home Lessons from GAIN 2022 dlvr.it/SSXNT5
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Rugby coaches in the UK can learn from us in couple of weeks' time: excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin… – at Houston, TX
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Here's a sample exercise from our upcoming workshop for rugby coaches. Helping players transition from ground and contact back to play. Details here: excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin…
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Everyone is in a rush to measure. Teachers and coaches need to teach first. This course will help develop physical literacy: ow.ly/yeaY30sjz05 we can then measure once the kids can move.
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Rugby coaches who want to learn from myself and @AndyStoneA in person can come on this 3 hour workshop: excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin… 11 spaces left. July, Swindon. #Rugby
HMMR Media (@hmmrmedia) profile pictureHMMR Media@hmmrmedia3 May 2022
Want to prepare athletes for contact? We put out new resources from @jdelacey01 @ADRCoachDev @Fighterstrength @nick_g_garcia @Point1_Athletic @bingisser @AndyStoneA @CoachExcelsior in April. Check it all out here: hmmrmedia.com/2022/04/april-…

April 2022 in review: preparing for contact

Throughout April we looked at team at preparing athletes for contact. Our team of contributors put together 2 new podcasts and 5 new articles on the topic from 8 contributors. Find links to both our n

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HMMR Media@hmmrmedia21 Apr 2022
Contact can put athletes in odd positions. The more you're used to those positions, the better you can handle them. Coach @AndyStoneA looks at some ways to develop specific mobility for collision positions. hmmrmedia.com/2022/04/develo…

Developing mobility for tackling and grappling sports

Tackling sports are dynamic and chaotic. Athletes end up bent and folded in seemingly unpredictable ways. Fortunately, the situations occur in recognizable patterns, and these repeating patterns can g

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And if you want to learn how to do this in person, we have 6 spaces left on our workshop in July: excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin… #Rugby – at Willand, England
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When we think about contact: it is often collisions with other players we are talking about. But contact with the ground is a big factor as well. @CoachExcelsior shares his approach to helping players survive contact with the ground: hmmrmedia.com/2022/04/surviv…

Surviving contact with the ground

My 12-year-old son plays football in a 9-a-side team. In winter, they train on an astroturf pitch that is dry but hard. This group has been injury free so far, with no ACL or hamstring injuries over t

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'Do the locomotion': 3 hour cpd workshop with @AndyStoneA and myself in July in Willand. excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin… The basics aren't basic: they are the foundation of all movement patterns.
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If you like this, then why not come to my 'live' workshop in July? excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin… #Rugby
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New article! @CoachExcelsior looks at progressions to get players ready for contact situations: Step 1️⃣ Control your body Step 2️⃣ Control your opponent Step 3️⃣ Learn the tackle hmmrmedia.com/2022/04/progre…
Progressing to contact in training

Progressing to contact in training

No matter how we train, contact sports such as rugby will always have an inherent amount of injury risk. That's part of the business when people run into each other at speed. As coaches we might not b

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Any rugby coaches/ teachers wanting to improve their knowledge/ coaching ability, take a look at this workshop. Held near Swindon, in July with @AndyStoneA excelsiorgroup.co.uk/coachin… – at Willand, England
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I am running a coach education workshop in Kaiserslautern, Germany on April 30th. Emphasis is on helping sports coaches understand why and how to improve the athleticism of their players. You can book here: bvrp-badminton.liga.nu/cgi-b… The day before I will be helping p.e. teachers.
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GAIN PE@gain_pe8 Mar 2022
Simple routines give a goal for p.e. gymnastics classes. There doesn't have to be a competition. Think orchestra rather than hunger games.
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GAIN PE@gain_pe25 Feb 2022
If you intend on using the stationary bike or jogging laps to warm-up your p.e. classes next week, STOP! You can 'pulse-raise' through skill-based movements that educate, inform and encourage your pupils. Ideas available here: ow.ly/2zKm50I04jO
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GAIN PE@gain_pe21 Feb 2022
We all crave for autonomy. Just because adults have to follow a rigid curriculum and work schedule doesn't mean the children have to. The children here are doing their own practice warm-up. Not a stationary bike or mindless lap in sight. We introduce new skills later.
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GAIN PE@gain_pe7 Feb 2022
'Can we do pyramids?' Of course you can. It's not in the plan, but it's valuable practice and if that's what keeps then coming back, then why not? Allow the pupils to generate their own plans through doing.
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GAIN PE@gain_pe2 Feb 2022
Trampoline broad jump to bear crawl today. These athletic movements are paired with more traditional strength training moves. We are looking to develop well rounded athletes. Piston squats to press w/ plate Alt grip pull-ups Power step ups Med ball push-up walkovers
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