Krush Performance

In Sport, balancing training, practice and rest and recovery has quickly become one of the most powerful tools in maximizing sport performance. Day to day, week to week, month by month micro and macro programming has changed how we manage our athletes. However, at the developmental and youth levels of sport the concept of “Athlete […] The post Episode 25-2: The Effort of Elite Performance – Athlete Management & the NBA appeared first on Radio Influence.

Welcome to Season 19 of Krush Performance. This week we kick off 2025 with Krush Hall of Famer: The Zone Coach, Jim Fannin as we break down the Ultimate Mental Performance System. This will be the 12th consecutive year that we launch the New Year talking with Jim and for good reason Jim has spent […] The post Episode 19-1: Ultimate Mental Performance – 2025 Kush Kick Off appeared first on Radio Influence.

Success in sport starts with one thing…Planning. Athlete Development and Player Performance is exactly like planning a trip and like any trip you need to have a well though out plan. And, if you are going to create a World Class Plan you need to have World Class Information. This week on Krush Performance I […] The post Episode 18-12: The Holy Grail(s) of Sport Performance appeared first on Radio Influence.

Sport is a commodities market and the #1 commodity in sport is Talent! Its like the Wild West, Guns for Hire and its BIG BUSINESS. You’ve probably hears all about it: The Largest Deal In Professional Sport History. Juan Soto, $765 Million over 15 years. With signing bonus and incentives, he will earn close to […] The post Episode 18-11: Valuing Talent in Sport appeared first on Radio Influence.

One of the most important questions in sport today, What to do over your off season? The off season for me is one of the most important periods in an athlete’s annual plan. This is where you train the athlete to be a more coachable player. Annual Planning, it’s a cycle of Athlete & Player […] The post Episode 18-10: Shut Down: Maximizing Your Off-Season appeared first on Radio Influence.

Today, you can probably pick out the organizations with great cultures with great accuracy: Kansas City Chiefs – The LA Dodgers – Vegas Knights -Celtics Or Top Schools: Stanford, Penn State, University of California Storied football Franchises: Liverpool, Barcelona FC Real Madrid, Chelea They all have a Culture of Winning / Winning Cultures. Coming off […] The post Episode 18-9: Culture Trumps Strategy Every Time appeared first on Radio Influence.

Every athlete experiences doubt at some point. · Doubt about whether they are playing as well as they could be playing or · Whether they are progressing as fast as they feel they should be or · Whether they are going to be good enough to achieve their goals and objectives. The Good News – […] The post Episode 18-8: Attacking Performance: The Lifespan of the Athlete appeared first on Radio Influence.

A Look at Elite & Professional Sport If you are working to compete at a higher level it is Critical that you understand what that higher level of competition looks like. You Have to Know What it Looks Like! This means much more than just watching a game on TV or attending a game or […] The post Episode 18-7: The Best of the Best & The Toughest of All Time appeared first on Radio Influence.

This week on Krush Performance an incredible journey of perseverance, survival, teamwork and problem solving all while performing at the highest levels of Sport and Business. The Outcome: An Incredible Program that I personally believe will change how we work with, support and develop athletes. In a truly inspirational story we talk with Jason Campeau, […] The post Episode 18-6: From the Rink to the Boardroom: It’s Okay Not to be Okay appeared first on Radio Influence.

What Does it Take to be Great This week on Krush Performance we are going to take a good hard look at talent, the development of talent and ultimately what it really takes to get better at something. It’s a massive discussion with multiple layers and many areas of grey so lets review what we […] The post Episode 18-5: The Essence of Getting Better appeared first on Radio Influence.

How Athletes are the Sum of Their Experiences You are a product of your Environment. Your athletes & players are products of their environments. So, what do we need to do to create a performance environment? Provide Meaningful Experiences! In essence you are the sum of your experiences. You are also the sum of how […] The post Episode 18-4: Creating Performance Environments: How Athletes are the Sum of Their Experiences appeared first on Radio Influence.

What we can learn from Cirque du Soleil How do you survive 400+ performances a year? 400 elite, exacting, sometime dangerous, mindboggling performances a year! How do you not only survive 400+ performances a year but maintain or even improve performance all while staying injury free??? Well, Teamwork, Culture and a Hyper Focus on the […] The post Episode 18-3: Elite Culture = Elite Performance appeared first on Radio Influence.

What is happening in sports today? Incredible stuff that’s what. Have you ever wondered where great athletes come from or how they actually happen? What did they do that allowed them to go on to achieve greatness in sport? Coaches, Researchers, Scouts and GM’s have been trying to answer this question ever since competitive sport […] The post The Best of the Best: How do Great Athletes Happen? appeared first on Radio Influence.

Welcome to Season 18 of Krush Performance Radio. As the hockey season gets underway and NHL camps open we kick off season 18 of Krush Performance talking hockey with the Medical and Performance Staff of the Edmonton Oilers. Hockey player development is a multifaceted process that requires attention to skill training, physical and mental conditioning, […] The post Power Play: Hockey Talk With The Edmonton Oilers appeared first on Radio Influence.

Play Ball! The baseball season is upon us and as games kick off there is one thing that I can guarantee, Sport Medicine Clinics Coast to Coast will be Flooded with Elbow and Shoulder Injuries. One of the Greatest Issues in Sport Today, The Injury Trends In Baseball. And not just at the professional level […] The post Episode 24-09: Play Ball – Solving Injuries in Baseball appeared first on Radio Influence.

Are you ready for the change? Are you prepared for new sports, the move from indoor to outdoor or transitioning from the snow & cold to the warm weather? With the spring comes a time of transition and you had better be prepared. Look at any of the major sports and you will see a […] The post Episode 24-08: Spring Break – Are You Ready? appeared first on Radio Influence.

Just how long does it take to become a Top Performer? There is an Ebb and Flow to Athlete Development, its a Long Game and there are No Short Cuts! We know the process of athlete and player development operates on a timeline. Unfortunately, if the timeline becomes skewed and/or corrupt you have NO chance […] The post Episode 24-07: The Long Game appeared first on Radio Influence.

“Over the Counter Sleep Aids are Useless for sleep…there is Limited evidence that any of them work…more concerning they are Sedating and Blunt Performance – That’s not what we are looking for in an Athlete..” In this episode, we go back into the Krush Archives to revisit an all important conversation with Krush Favorite Dr. […] The post Episode 24-06: Sleep Aids – The Dark Truth appeared first on Radio Influence.

Context is defined as: “the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs.” I use the concept of context all the time in our performance programming and its very important for a number of reasons. When building programs for our athletes I call it Player Context. Player Context is a picture in time that tells […] The post Episode 24-05: Context: For Optimizing Athlete and Player Development appeared first on Radio Influence.

It was predicted that over 110 million people were going to sit down to watch the Super Bowl LVIII. It’s a staggering number – and the very reason companies are willing to pay $7 million to air a 30 second commercial…. probably money well spent in the big picture. Today we dive back into the […] The post Episode 24-04: Questions From the Krusher’s & The Greatest Show in Sport appeared first on Radio Influence.