Coaching

Coaching philosophy, motivation, athlete management, and practical insights from the weight room.

Coaching | From the Field

How to Motivate High School Athletes (A Hummer Helped)
Byrobinppate April 24, 2026April 27, 2026

Trace Pate on the specific, sometimes unconventional things he’s done to light a fire under high school athletes — from pulling a Hummer up a hill at Farragut to giant hammers and data boards at CAK.

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Coaching | Recovery

The Training Most Coaches Skip
Byrobinppate April 24, 2026April 27, 2026

You can program the perfect strength block and still undermine everything with one oversight. After 30 years of coaching, Trace Pate on why recovery isn’t what happens between workouts — it is the workout.

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