Athletes must prepare effectively before training and competition to prevent injury and maximize performance. Todd Norman opens his presentation with three series of effective warm-up routines that include; basic movement drills, inclined treadmill activities, and a 3-minute jump rope routine. Coach Norman then goes on to demonstrate how dynamic stretching prior to training actively prepares the body by maintaining core temperature and increased blood flow to the muscles and joints. He presents more than 15 dynamic exercises that develop mobility, balance, body control, and enhanced range of motion. The next step in the program is the movement preparation series, where Coach Norman presents two routines that effectively prepare the athlete to accelerate and decelerate with precision and body control. These drills combine many basic movements such as sprinting, stopping, shuffling and turning to activate the physical demands and mental focus required for the ensuing training and/or competition. Coach Norman concludes with his training recommendations for athletes that implement his program. This program has variety and creativity and can be used by athletes of all sports.

43 minutes. 2007.

Training the core provides many athletic benefits including injury prevention and performance enhancement. Coach Norman believes core work should serve as the foundation for all training activities, and must be a priority in any training program. The first section on Core Stability includes more than 15 exercises designed to strengthen the muscles that support and stabilize the spine. The Dying Bug Progression, Stability Ball Supine Resistance, and Transverse Cable Rotation are a few examples of stability exercises utilized by Norman to train elite level athletes. The next series includes over 25 exercises for Core Strengthening, which is broken down into sagital, rotary, and multi-planar movements. Combo Crunch progressions, Upward Cable Rotations, Bosu Supermans, and Coach Norman's unique Manual Resisted Lying Hip Rotation exercise is presented. Lastly, Core Power training in the transverse and sagital plane is demonstrated. These drills involve ballistic movements with the Medicine Ball that are common to many sport-specific requirements. Coach Norman presents several Side Toss and Overhead Toss variations. In conclusion, Norman outlines two variations of program design and implementation options; integrated core training and isolated core training.

57 minutes. 2007.

Sport Psychologist Jerry Lynch suggests that you and your team not think about "becoming" champions but rather that you decide to "be" a champion first, and begin right now to follow and practice the habits and lifestyle of champions. Champions work, play and compete with heart. The good news for athletes is that playing, competing and working with heart is something that can be taught. In Lynch's Way of the Champion Series, he will show you how to teach your athletes to incorporate the traits and habits of champions. The end result will enable your athletes to have the "the stuff of champions." Lynch also presents 10 ways to get the most out of your athletes. Being open, fair, serving, a listener and humble are a few of traits illustrated. This entire DVD compilation is set upon the mental mechanics of champions shown in live activity settings. Lynch's teaching begins with the circle. In sports the circle is a symbol of team unity and togetherness. The circle allows for communication, connectedness and openness. The mindfulness activity helps calm athletes down and gives them confidence. Meditation, visualization and affirmation are the three components of this powerful exercise. He will help you to identify inspiration in the lives of your athletes and how this inspiration can be used to enhance their athletic competition.

77 minutes. 2007.

In the initial phase of training for any athlete, entry-level drills should focus on; static and dynamic balance, foot speed and coordination, force reduction, first step quickness, base agility, linear speed mechanics, and base conditioning. Likewise Base Movement Training is the foundation of Coach Norman's Movement Progression Training philosophy. Most athletes, coaches, and trainers overlook this phase of training as they fail to develop the fundamental abilities of body control and "oneness" in their athletes. It is this phase of training that prepares the athlete for the more intense and advanced training routines required to optimize performance, and without it, athletes will either limit their success and/or sustain unwarranted injuries. Coach Norman utilizes a structured approach to teach a proven system of training methodology for overall athletic development. In addition to a detailed explanation of Base Stance Mechanics, the viewer will learn numerous drills performed with the agility ladder, low hurdles, plyometric boxes, various cone drills, weighted sleds and much more. Mostly, you will learn how to effectively incorporate a variety of training components safely into your program, with the confidence and knowledge required to initiate the appropriate performance training process with any multi-sport athlete. Although considered entry-level within Norman's system of performance enhancement, the drills in this video are challenging and intense, and greatly improve an athlete's internal awareness and athletic ability. This video is a "must see" prior to Norman's more advanced training videos and position-specific training series.

3 discs - 169 minutes. 2007.

Knowing yourself as a person and athlete is more important than knowing your opponent. This DVD on self-awareness deals with the athletes looking at themselves to maximize his or her potential. Jerry facilitates three different group/team activities that are designed to have the athletes/team to take an introspective look at themselves, their behaviors and habits. These activities involve penning answers to questions that relate to present behavioral traits. Once these behaviors are identified, Jerry helps the athletes look at those that are productive and/or counterproductive and assists in helping the athletes make positive changes to better work towards their goals by embracing the habits of champions. To bridge words on the paper to the mind, Lynch teaches athletes how to visualize these behaviors and feel the changes. The value of these exercises can be seen before, during and after the season. Lynch has a unique ability to get on the same page with the athletes he teaches in these dynamic group settings and this DVD will help you to do and be the same.

53 minutes. 2007.