Jeff Moyer on Yessis, Play and the Future of Strength Coaching

Coach education for strength and conditioning coaches starts with better questions, better motor learning, and better transfer of training. In this podcast, Jeff Moyer and I break down play, neurology, athletic development, and why modern S&C often takes itself too seriously.This is a coach-to-coach conversation on: • Why play still matters in high-performance sport • What most strength coaches misunderstand about transfer • The legacy of Dr. Michael Yessis and Soviet sports science • How motor learning, reflexes and development shape movement • Why strength is an expression, not one thing • How to think better about athlete development, not just programmingIf you work in rugby, football, American football, or athlete development, this episode will challenge how you think about coaching.0:00 The Sports Speed Universe, humour and taking S&C too seriously4:07 Thanksgiving, football and cooking talk11:12 Jeff’s biomechanics course and teaching live16:04 Why coaches need history, not just social media20:16 Michael Yessis, Soviet training and forgotten influences27:49 General strength, transfer and team sport performance33:12 Private coaching, football schedules and doing no harm40:33 Strength as an expression, not one thing44:35 Neurology, development and movement learning52:11 Primitive reflexes, threat response and sprinting59:36 Play, variability and solving movement problems1:08:08 Why athletes can look great and still not transfer1:14:48 How Jeff uses play and roughhousing in training1:22:27 What coaches miss about long-term athletic development1:29:30 What Jeff would change in team sport preparation1:36:52 Education, complexity and better coaching questions1:44:42 Where to find Jeff MoyerField Speed Toolkithttps://speedbysportland.com/tool-kit-pageThe Sports Speed System Bookhttps://www.speedbysportland.com/sportsspeedsystembookThe Best Coach Education Platform There Ishttps://www.speedbysportland.com/legacy-mastermind-new7 Day Free Trial – Sports Speed Apphttps://sbs.programs.app/Main Websitehttps://www.speedbysportland.com