King Sports International

Time, money and training

by Ian King

As a young single person, with minimal financial responsibility and no mortgage, finding time to train was easy. Finding time to do anything else was the challenge!

If you are in this position and training is high on your priority list you can probably relate to this. But you might not relate to the next bit.

If you are married (young or otherwise!), have kids, financial responsibility including a (one or more) mortgage, finding time to train is not as easy. Sometimes you miss training because you either don't have the time or the energy, because of the other life commitments.

If you are in this position, you will really relate to this. Whether you are training to get buffed or for gold at the next Olympics, it's all the same. I have trained athletes at the elite level with and without families and kids, and they are no different than the person who seeks a PB in the gym or on the scales. It takes the edge off your energy, recovery and time.

So how do you manage the balance between training, money and family? I don't pretend to have all the answers, but I have found a reasonable solution, allowing me to train about 20 hrs a week (and yet still frustrate the 'boss' who I suspect feels I spend too much time in the solace of my private training facility).

Even without training, the challenge to balance family and finance is still a challenge. Even some of the greatest people in modern history struggled with this challenge. I read recently where personal development author Napoleon Hill (often described as the father of this industry) regretted the balance he had struck in his life between the two:

Q. What did he regret most about his career in life?
Answer : Being human, Dr. Hill did have regrets about his career in life, but he did not let these regrets deter him from his definite major purpose. Dr. Hill regretted that the research required for the philosophy of personal achievement kept him away from his family for long periods of time. His three sons were often without a father while he was on the road gathering information, presenting lectures, and attempting to share the philosophy with the world.

When you favor work, training and or family can suffer. When you favor training, finance and family can suffer. When you favor family, finance and family can suffer.

I'm proud to say that we not only teach this life balance in our KSI Coach Education programs (CIP, CMP etc) but our advanced coaches have developed an enviable balance in these areas - a balance that means no area suffers - they don't disadvantage their family, their finances or their health/training. I am really proud of these coaches.

One of the many benefits of joining us in August 08 at our 5th Annual International KSI Convention is that you get to interact with these coaches, and there is no better way to gain education and inspiration. If this life balance is not a challenge for you because you are young and have a low cost of living, trust me - it will be an issue one day. Either through gaining family or loosing your ability to generate the income needed to sustain your training.

Media - Fundamentals - and Responsibility

by Mike Pimentel, KING Coach

We are in the “information age”. It seems that the media hype has just what the advanced or experienced athlete is missing in their current training. The purveyors of the missing information present these secrets as “new”, “never before seen” and “recent discoveries”.

Such is the marketing industry, that in order to sell and therefore rationalize its existence, the information must be “sexy” and trend setting. Understand that trends follow very simple patterns. To use a popular real estate analogy, each trend carries these general characteristics; introduction, growth, prosperity, recession, depression (and dependent on the perceived value of the trend, the trend can drop from existence entirely).

Therefore, in order to continue the life of the marketing machine a number of scenarios are likely to occur:
1. the quest for “new information” to perpetuate the popularity of the existing trend – AND/OR
2. letting the trend run its life cycle and find/create “new information” to support a new trend

The experienced and committed athlete is in constant search of what it takes to become a champion. Their emotional desire for the edge over competition has them willing to take risks with their bodies and minds that the average individual would not……what better market population for “new information” than a committed and willing market?!!

My question to you is, what is new “cutting edge” information? Is it really the information itself? Allow me to offer this….. What if I told you that new information was actually your responsibility, not the media’s. That by your acceptance of responsibility you could yield an endless stream of information that would serve you 1000 times more effectively than anything offered through the machine. Let me explain.

Have you ever read a book, taken notes in a seminar, or been in a conversation where learning occurred. Then at some point in the future revisited that same information only to find it was as if the message had somehow changed? What really happened? The words on the page did not change, no one slipped in to your library in the middle of the night and rewrote the books or changed your notes. The reality is that YOU changed.

Similar to the cells in your body, your knowledge and experience changes and grows daily. Thus, affecting your perception of anything that touches your world and in this case, your training. This is the responsibility referred to earlier. It is your responsibility to learn, grow, receive and perceive. For the most part you choose what you are exposed to everyday and thereby are choosing what influences your perception. How you perceive information is your responsibility. Now before I go too far down this philosophical path, let’s come back to training.

Many experienced athletes would say they have an excellent grasp of the fundamentals or foundations of training. Some would even assume (also read as lacking the humility to understand differently) that the foundations of training were so ingrained in them, it would be a waste of time to revisit, and it would be “boring” and serve no purpose to view information they “already know”. To the contrary, it is your responsibility to grow and change, through experience and knowledge to achieve new levels of perception and understanding.

Fundamentals may not be sexy or trendy however they are the common denominator that permeates every aspect of the training continuum. When successful results are achieved, especially for long periods of time, it is guaranteed that deep appreciation of the foundations of training were consistently put in to action. Now if something carries with it the potential to affect every aspect of training is its value high enough to warrant revisiting? I would think so!

Now apply your earlier stated responsibility to the fundamentals. Provided you have the courage to apply your experience and knowledge to the fundamentals of training you will constantly yield new levels of fundamental understanding – i.e. new information! And perhaps of greater benefit – the fundamentals as they apply to you!

I am constantly and consistently amazed when I re-introduce fundamentals to experienced athletes. They are amazed by both their new found appreciation of something they thought they already knew and the fantastic results achieved.

Do an assessment of yourself and program by asking these simple questions?

1. What are the foundations of training? For an introduction to this see Ian’s Foundations of Physical Preparation http://www.kingsports.net/productsksi.htm#Foundations_of_Physical_Preparation_book or for a deeper appreciation of this concept applied to a balanced spectrum of life see the KSI CIP Theory Course
2. When was the last time you revisited these fundamentals?
3. Did your perspective of the fundamentals change as a result of your revisiting? Do you have a deeper or newer understanding of their meaning?
4. What was/is the impact of your understanding of fundamentals on your training?

Let us know the outcome!

Coaching: A Short Course or Years of Development?

By Mitchell Kochonda, KING Coach

Coaching has become big business. Just ten years ago, the word coaching was associated solely with sport and limited income generally speaking. Today, the word coaching is not only applied to sport, but also business, life, etc, pays big dollars and all of a sudden everyone can be a coach in many life areas!

I was at a business seminar a few days ago and one of the presenters introduced herself as a coach. She was a ‘success coach’ (because she had done a short course, passed it and had some letters after her name). Unfortunately for her, she lost me and ninety nine percent of the audience in the first few minutes.

When Ian asked me what the seminar was like I said “the content was excellent, but the delivery wasn’t”.

As coaches (sports coaches, head coaches, assistant coaches, skills coaches, etc) there can be a perceived premium of what you ‘know’ and a fear of ‘not knowing enough’ particularly as letters after one’s name have become more and more exaggerated!

However the reality is very different.

Communication skills are vital and not just what you say (know), but how you say it and deliver the information – your body language – says far more than anything else.

We also need to identify the dominant learning modes the athletes you’re coaching. Different athletes are suited to verbal (what you say), visual (what they see) or kinesthetic (what they do/feel) learning. As Ian has shared in numerous books and seminars, we can pick up on what works by listening to the words the athlete uses. E.g. “I don’t see what you mean” (visually dominant).

For the sports coaches reading this, Ian’s book ‘Winning and Losing’ has over fifteen years of elite level lessons in the coaching process and an excellent chapter on working with ‘other support staff’ ensuring optimal integration of the training process. No where else have I seen such information.

For the physical preparation coaches reading wishing to learn more about working the coaches in various sports, ‘Winning and Losing’ is a must have! No question!

Then there are the practical environments King Sports offers via the KSI boot camps. The learning and lessons in this environment are unbelievable for the coach, physical preparation coach and athlete. In just a couple of months Ian will again create this environment and willing students will benefit bit time professionally, personally, financially, etc! There is still time for you to qualify for this rare learning experience and you not only get to watch the delivery of coaching, you’re part of it!

When the student is ready the teacher will appear…

Sorry, we do share more than training

During our 20+ years in business we have received a lot of customer feedback. From really excited and appreciative (such as Anthony who wrote: "I continue to be amazed and pleased with the amount of personal correspondence you give to people!"; or Mike who wrote: "The information in your book is really and truly fantastic!" or Joe who wrote: I find your service impeccable!") to well, not so pleasant (like young Brian who recently said "Thank you very much for your time. Now piss off, wankers.")

Whilst we invite, value and appreciate the feedback, we choose which ones we take note off. For example young Brian's suggestions, in response to our offer of a refund, were not taken with any regard except to wonder how he got that unhappy.

Or when young Grant told us that "You teach the squat like everyone else. Squatting should be performed the way Olympic lifters and powerlifters do it. Not like sissy spa members." (Guess I competed all those years in powerlifting like a sissy spa member!) You can guess we simply wondered what medication he may be taking.

One comment we give more attention to has been the occasional concern that some 'just want training information', and are not comfortable with our content that references other areas such as finance, business and spiritual development. Interestingly it's the financial education content that probably gets the most flak. This is worth addressing - our approach is holistic, and that is not going to change.

In fact, there will be a time in the future when more and more will attempt to imitate our approach, as they have done in the past. Those, like my friend Joey Williams, who have been around for a few decades in the industry, know who is copying who (and confirm our observations that people will criticize until they learn to imitate, then they suddenly claim originality!).

I know what it like to have training compromised by the need to go to work, to go to a second (and third job), to rush and miss meals due to work requirements, to eat crap because of time constraints, to compromise on quality of food and supplements because of lack of money.

To suggest that you train in isolation of your financial situation is simply to live in denial.

Those who develop mastery of what I teach create a life where they are able to do what is important first. For example, I know some of the coaches in the KSI Coaching program who train first and leisurely, then focus on work, as is my practice (and I am not talking about early morning workouts, which in many cases are a compromise).

It gives us great pleasure to help people create a life where they can focus on training without compromise, and without compromising their financial position.

There may never have been a more critical time to develop ones financial literacy as the sub-prime issues in the US financial sector drag the US economy down, and with it inevitably the rest of the world.

Already in the US from the sub-prime fallout, over 100,000 jobs have been lost, 246 (and growing daily) finance companies have ceased operations, losses from bad mortgage debt is expected to reach between 250-500 billion, and one in 4-5 families could be forced out of their house. And we haven't hit the bottom of this challenge yet...

Coincidentally, all this in a country that has turned weight loss into an industry. Gurus sprouting the secrets to weight loss, taking advantage of the gullibility and desire for instant gratification of the people to meet their needs of being important...whilst most nations struggle for food to eat, this country focuses on ways to counter the excess of food consumed, and the over-processing of the food. More on that another day....

So, sorry - some things are not going to change and that includes our holistic approach to training. We know at least one person appreciates that as Steffen who wrote: "It is your holism that I like best about your company!"

Over promising and under-delivering

In business there is a common mantra that is is better to under-promise and over-deliver than to over-promise and under-deliver.

A vaild business cue, considering the socialogical persepctive on a revolt is that they occur when the expectation and reality become too far apart.

Talking it up by sports teams pre-season is not uncommon. There's not much to write about in what is called 'the silly season', so I can understand the media are hungry for stories.

Off-season is also filled with false hopes and a bit of bravado. I have a saying that reality sets in with the first referees whistle of the season.

Over my decades of observing and studying success in sport I have noticed that teams that talk up how 'fit' they are in the pre-season almost always under-deliver. Two reasons for this:

1. Firstly, there is limited if any correlation between generic measurements of 'fitness' (e.g. aerobic tests, skin folds tests etc) and the scoreboard in each game or the win-loss record at the end of the season.

2. Secondly those who lean on these non-specific measurements usually train long and hard for them. As a result they:

i. develop non-specific adaptations that need to be re-adapted to the game

ii. fade later in the season because they have used up the human reserves in tranining for and adapting to irrelevant physical qualities.

iii. they experience a higher injury toll as a result of too much training, of irreleveant types, over too long a period. (the body can only maintain high level training for a limited period of time - when this is exceeded performance declines and injury rate increasese).

My advice is to do your talking on the scoreboard. Don't get sucked in by:

a. those in the coaching program who seek to  justify their position (e.g. physical preparation coaches) by saying 'See, look how fit and or strong the players are!"

b. those in the coaching program who seek to place too much focus on physical training (e.g. coaches), which means it also provides an excuse if the team loses

c. those in the coaching program who seek to sub-consciously seek to create injuries to provide an excuse for failure in advance

d. the media who want to hear about how 'tough' training is and how much players vomit

e. the general public who slave away at their jobs 40-80hrs a week and through envy want the players to suffer the same or more pain in return for recieving mutliple times more money than they do

Here is a great example of over-promising with the risk of under-delivering. It's not necessary. Take the ego out of it and have the courage to face the scoreboard instead!

Fitter and Faster - Tough training regime gives Titals edge

Damning statistics over the Bulldogs's fitness levels have given a buff Gold Coast squad reasons for cheer ahead of tomorrow's acid test at Telstra Stadium.

The Titals, already reaping the rewards from a torturous off-season spent with hard nosed trainer....are running out games hard - scoring 40 second half points in their past three outings, including their final trial game.

The NRL newcomer's returns are in stark contrast to an ailing Bulldogs side that leaded 74 points, and scored just six, in its past three second-half efforts.

The arthimetic is a timely boost for a Titans outfit bracking for battle with the Dogs, still without a win. "I reckone we're one of the fittest teams in the comp and it shows at the back end of every half", centre Jake Webster said.

"In games we've played, we've usually come back."

Seasond forward Mark Minichiello said "We'd be one of the fittest teams in the comp. We've done all the training asked of us and ....'s been very happy. I haven't had a harder off-season."

Gold Coast has wasted no time showing off its first-rate condition, reeling in a 14-point deficit against the Dragons only to fall just short, while overpowering the Sharks after trailing 16-6.

"We're holding in," hooker Clint Attos said.

"That comes down to fitness, it comes down to mental hardness and we thank .... for that."

The NRL's lightest starting prop, Kris Kahler, also praised his squad's fitness. "You can definitely see tha at the end of halves - and at the end of games - we come home pretty strongly," the 97 kg enforcer said. "We're definitely not as heavy as other sides. That shows in how we play."

In contrast, the Bulldogs have become second-half whipping boys in a trend dating back to September's preliminary final loss to eventual premiers Brisbane....

Drained skin folds have been the major factor in the Titans upping their pain trheshold as ....'s clipboard illustrates.

"A lot of our blokes look at themselves in the mirro and think they're skinny, but they haven't lost weight. There's just no as much fat," .... said.

"Scott Prince arrived here 80kg, he's still 80kg, but he got here with 70ml of body fat, now hes at 57mm. It's all about lean body mass."

"Luke Swain has lost two kilos but he's lost 11ml of fat."

Titan's coach John Cartwright makes no secret of his fitness-focused directive.

"The game is only going to get quicker," Cartwright said. "You need mobile blokes."

(Marshall, M. and Mascord, S., 2007, Fitter and Faster - Tough training regime gives Titals edge, The Courier Mail, March 31 2007, p. 117.)

Now the season is not over, so it's too early to draw cause-effect correlations in relation to position in the final results, but the injury incidence has a message all of it's own...note these articles are only 3-4 months after the one above.

Injury blow as Raiders belt Titans, Luke Turgeon, 16Jul07 Gold Coast Bulletin

TITANS skipper Scott Prince will be sidelined for the next three weeks while star winger Matt Petersen's season could be over, adding injury to insult after the Gold Coast was yesterday thrashed by Canberra 56-10.

It was the Titans' biggest defeat in their short history in the NRL.

Playmaker Prince was forced from the field in the 47th minute, re-injuring his collarbone after landing awkwardly in a tackle.

Prince, who first damaged the sternoclavicular joint against the Broncos last round, was confident he would miss only the match against the Bulldogs at Carrara on Friday.

But Titans team doctor Paul Ohmsen said Prince would now have to rest for three weeks in order to give the injury sufficient time to heal.

"He has just got to be resigned to the fact that he has got an injury and he has to treat it," said Ohmsen. "He has been treating it and he was fine before the game, he was 100 per cent.

"But when he fell over on the sideline (in the tackle) he re-injured it."

Petersen, the Titans leading try scorer, will go for scans on his right knee on the Gold Coast today.

Early indications are that Petersen will miss six weeks with a posterior cruciate tear but there are also fears for his anterior cruciate ligament, which if damaged would mean the end of his season.

Adding to the Titans' already huge injury toll, centre Luke O'Dwyer will miss at least one week with a shoulder injury.

The fresh injury concerns capped a nightmare trip to the nation's capital which ended in humiliation for the Titans.

Their previous worst loss was 28-10 against the Dragons in round 10.

The loss of Prince for nearly a month throws the Titans' season into uncharted territory, with the halfback having played in every game so far this year for the NRL new boys.

If Newcastle beat the Storm tonight the Titans, who just a few weeks ago were sitting fourth on the NRL ladder, will slide to 11th. The Titans need to win at least four of their remaining seven games to take control of their own destiny and be considered a genuine threat to make the playoffs.

"We are going to have to win most of them (remaining games) to get a crack at the semi-finals," said Prince.

"We are just going to have to lick our wounds and prepare for the Bulldogs on Friday night.

"It is disappointing. But take nothing away from the Raiders, they play good footy at home."

Petersen was trying to remain positive and not think about the worst-case scenario with his knee.

The latest bout of injuries will also be a big test for the Titans depth, which was already considered stretched to its limit following injuries to Michael Henderson (broken leg), Brad Meyers (knee), Richie Mathers (knee), Michael Hodgson (knee), Mat Rogers (knee), Anthony Laffranchi (knee), James Stosic (knee), Chris Walker (knee) and Clint Amos (concussion).

Cartwright could be forced to blood one of the exciting youngsters in his ranks, like Australian schoolboys Shannon Walker or Will Matthews.

Preston Campbell will probably move into the halves and Smith Samau to fullback. Jake Webster or Josh Graham will take O'Dwyer's centre spot.

Titans co-captain Luke Bailey said his troops need to get back on track mentally or face annihilation by the Bulldogs.


Titans to kick on despite standing room only in medical rooms, Luke Turgeon, 17Jul 07 Gold Coast Bulletin

THE Gold Coast Titans yesterday put on a united front in the wake of their heaviest defeat, defiantly declaring 'we are not dead yet' despite a horror injury toll and the loss of skipper Scott Prince.

Almost half of the Titans top squad are sidelined through injury, with 12 of their 29 recognised first graders making up the almost overflowing casualty ward.

Co-captain Prince will miss three weeks after aggravating his collarbone injury during the record 56-10 loss in Canberra on Sunday.

Star winger Matt Petersen received some positive news, with his knee injury not as bad as first thought. But he will still face two to three weeks out alongside centre Luke O'Dwyer (shoulder).

The Titans felt the full fall-out from the Raiders bashing at yesterday's recovery session at Miami pool.

They will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Bulldogs at Carrara on Friday night, and salvage their season with the finals fast approaching.

"As a club we were embarrassed by the (56-10) score line but we will be treating it like a one off," said Titans coach John Cartwright.

"The players want to get back on the paddock, they would have played today if they could. We are in the hunt for a semi-finals spot and no one is losing sight of that.

"There are seven rounds to go and that is a long time in this competition."

Prince said he had never seen anything like the Titans devastating injury list during his 10 seasons in the NRL.

The club's depth is being stretched to its limits, with a few more injuries meaning they would have to draw players from feeder clubs Tweed, Burleigh and Ipswich in the Queensland Cup.

"The massive challenge was going to be the injury factor, and at the moment it is the worst I have ever seen it with so many injuries in the one club," said Prince.

"It is a challenging time for us and hopefully we can come out the other side a better team and a better club for it.

"All the boys, we seem to be losing them ... they are dropping like flies."

The loss of Prince for three matches is a savage blow to the Titans in the run towards the play-offs, but the inspirational playmaker backed his teammates to continue the charge.

Five-eighth Josh Lewis will shift to halfback, with Preston Campbell or Matt Hilder moving to the No.6 jumper.

Prince has not missed an NRL match since round one in 2004, playing 90 straight.

"We worked so hard to turn up on the day (against Canberra) and to get punished is demoralising," said Prince.

"But the beauty about rugby league is there is always next week and we have to turn it around.

"There is still a lot of football to be played yet.

"I have all the faith in the world in the guys that are going to come into the squad.

"(Josh Lewis) has played halfback before and I think he will do the job really well.

"He knows how to play, he doesn't need me in his ear every five minutes.

"Now it is up to Bails (Luke Bailey) and Preston (Campbell) and the other senior blokes to raise the bar and work hard. It is a team of 17 so they will all have to put their hands up and be counted."

ps. In the second article above you’ll see it says “12 of the 29 recognised first grade players making up the almost overflowing casualty ward”. The media forgot to mention that a further 2 players who did their ACL’s during the titan’s pre-season and another snapped his patella tendon approx 1 month ago who also trained with the titan’s since Nov 2006

Only 10 days to go before the start of the final 2007 KSI Coaching Program!

A quick email to let you know that in 10 days time we start the final KSI CIP 102 program for 2007.

Why is this important to know? Because this is the last chance to qualify to join us in August for the famous KSI three day boot camps (now the KSI CIP 103; a program that many have attempted to copy but no-one can do it the way we do it!)

So in just 10 days time the KSI CIP 102 (Tele-conference Series) commences - the final opportunity in 2007 to qualify to join us in August 2007, and the final chance also be considered for the 2008 KSI Coach Mentoring Program (CMP) intake!

Nearly ten years ago we introduced the first physical preparation coach education 'boot camps' to the industry, and have seen hundreds participate in this life changing even since.

What has changed is we now make it more pre-qualified. To be able to enroll in the three day boot camp, you need to have completed the KSI CIP 101 and 102 programs, and the 101 is a pre-requisite for the 102.

Bottom line - those who are eligible and register will join other CIP coaches, all the KSI CMP Coaches, and all the KING Coaches (CMP Graduates) in our annual get together and professional development program in August this year in the beautiful ski resort and US base-central for winter sports - Park City (also home of the 2002 Winter Olympics).

No other annual event pulls the KSI Coaches together like this one!

From our ground-breaking, industry original three day boot camps in the late 1990s, we decided to focus on making more significant, longer term and broader ranging changes through a more intensive educational program.

As a result we created the KING Coaching Program. This program has been tweaked a number of times since it's first introduction in 2003, including the more recent changes outlined below to the first stage of the program, the CIP.

We are entering our 5th year of this program, and have seen our first graduates (KING Coaches) in the last 12 months - amazing coaches teaching the world's #1 physical preparation methods!

The KING Coaching Program is totally original and unique, yet to see any imitations. To imitate this high level of program would not be easy, as the discipline, integrity and consistency required to provide a multi-year results-based program is not commonly found.

We are proud of our contribution to the significant changes in the lives of our coaches. We also appreciate their commitment and loyalty to KSI.  They are contributing to the continual building a something great with KSI and can take pride in their own contribution to this.

Our focus on athlete and coach education is in its 21st year. If you would like to be part of our focus as a physical preparation coach, we invite you to read on!

So in 10 days time the KSI CIP 102 (Tele-conference Series) commences - the final opportunity in 2007 to qualify to join us in August 2007, and also the final chance to be considered for the 2008 KSI Coach Mentoring Program (CMP) intake!

Tele-Conference Program
Starts Fri 8 June 2007
8:00-9:30pm EST USA
Pre-requisite: KSI CIP 101
KSI CIP 102 is a requirement for entry into KSI CIP 103

Register Now!

Looking forward to seeing you join us in August 2007 in Park City!

Ian King

Multiple knee ligament reconstruction - update #1

It's been approx 1 month since Ian's initial post and my initial interview with this former athlete for rehabilitation of his seriously challenged knee (2 x ligament repairs and meniscus trim on the one knee).

My initial contact with him was 14 weeks post surgery, up until that time, his physio (for the past 10+yrs) had been rehabbing him with very limited success. This measured by his lack of range at the knee, pain, swelling, altered gait via a large limp, recommendation of further surgery to the knee, muscle atrophy and a compromised life style with very limited signs of any improvement up until that 14 weeks!

So the first 'shift' had to take place. I had to learn why he likes to partner/associate with total incompetence and see if he was willing to break this tragic pattern. In other words, find out how willing he was to change. He passed the tests there, so on to the next step with the interview and assessments complete.

The next step was to get hands on and test my hypothesis as to the reasons why he had such limited improvement after 3 and one half months. Knowing the (lack of) competence of most therapists and the paradigms they subscribe to, we measured a few aspects of his current knee status then I spend maybe 30 mins all up working on some things and re-tested.

The changes were definitely in the right direction and in 30mins we were able to get more improvement than in his previous 14wks combined! That also carried through to the next day, with him saying it’s the best his knee has felt since the surgery!

This had a huge impact on his belief as to what is possible, as previously his belief (and therefore results) were reflective of the competence he chose to engage - low!

Additionally, while I was working with the client, Ian was busy creating an electronic version of a 'monitor' he has successfully used over the years with numerous athletes, that I can't talk too much about it here. This was another responsibility the client had and monitor continues to guide us in his rehabilitation daily.

So for the past 4 weeks he has happily made the 3 hour round trip (that's just the driving time, not including his time with me!) a number of time each week to get serviced to the level he deserves and continue to move forward in improvement.

Earlier this week Ian set our client up for a meeting and second opinion based on the apparent need for further surgery, with possibly Australia's leading sports surgeon who Ian knows well. This was another great learning experience for our client as the surgeon was able to share the grim long term realities for his knee if he continued on his previous course.

This was another wake up call for him, giving him greater appreciation for straight/blunt communication Ian and I use with him when it appears he is (or in the past was) selling himself short, expecting too little, and using blame or lack of control over life’s events as excuses…

More updates to follow...

Mitchell Kochonda

KSI Coach Education fulfills its goals - again!

We are extremely proud of the KSI Coach Education program, including our Coach Intern Program (CIP). We have been building and improving our coach education for a number of decades. Along the way we have faced choices including should we 'offer certification' or give what we believe is needed, vs what a regulatory body of average people have deemed the basics for the average physical preparation coach.

We have never dwelled on this question for too long - chosing to cut our own path. No doubt we could have more registrations if we offered 'hoop jumping' courses as most do. For me, quality always comes before quantity.  And our values are not for sale.

Therefore it's always encouraging to receive feedback such as the below from our coaches.  This coach, hailing from the land of my forefathers (Ireland) again also reinforces we have achieved our goal of providing global education!

It's been almost a year since I joined KSI CIP 101. And it's been quite a journey. In the last eleven months I received a huge amount of knowledge that now sets me miles apart from any of my colleagues here, I am now well able to make a big difference in the lives of my clients.

Not that this makes me arrogant, I got educated not only in the field of physical preparation, but much wider, in how to be a well rounded person.

This is one thing that I value above the rest, KSI CIP course has given me a perspective, an indication where (and why) I'm now, and where I should be going from here, professionally, personally and financially.

All I can say is, thank you, to Ian, Mike and the whole KSI Team.

--Igor

I agree - we need more KING Coaches!

I recieved the following in a feedback email recently:

"I would just say to try and get more KSI coaches around the world as at the moment there are not enough. I have to fly all the way to the Gold Coast from Adelaide when I want to see Mitch which isn’t cheap, when you sum up the cost of air fares, accommodation and the KSI service cost." --Anthony

I couldnt agree with Anthony any more! And we will build them! To date we have assembled a fine list of top operators - only challenge, as Anthony pointed out, the world is a big place and we are relatively to the billions on this planet, a bit thin on the ground.

It's not unusual fro the discerning athlete/client to travel to see myself or my coaches. Mitchell, for example, has in addition to the above, a client who travels from the other side of Australia to see him. Both of these clients fligths are in excess of 3 hrs. This is evidence of a number of things including:

1. MItchell is worth it.
2. These athletes/clients are discerning and value excellence in the guidance they receive.
3. They are getting fantastic results!

I do know many chose not to make this effort, and this is their loss, for they will not recieve the level of service and quality of guidance from any other source - period.

However I know from being on this planet for a few score years - some choose to drive cars such as Hyundais, some belief they deserve the quality and safety of cars such as BMW....

You can get another car....you only get one body...

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