Danny Camargo is one of the most highly respected coaches in the USA Weightlifting community.

Aside from being a USAW Senior International Coach, Danny is the founder of OLYConcepts, a world class weightlifting service for education and training, as well as the author of Olympic Weightlifting: Cues & Corrections. When it comes to moving the barbell safely and efficiently, Danny is unmatched.

Today he joins us for the second time on the USAW Podcast to talk about the coach & athlete relationship. In this episode he covers some important aspects between a coach and his/ her athletes including trust, dealing with complaints, when to coach and when not to coach, and why you should make some time to “disconnect” from your phone. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to check out our first episode with Danny one episode five!

Topics:

04:00 - Trust
15:30 - Working with beginner athletes
28:16 - When to coach and when not to coach
36:57 - Qualities of a coach
49:07 - Communication
56:09 - Dealing with complaints
62:46 - Connecting/ disconnecting

Links:

RomWOD.com
OLYConcepts.com