Can you get in good positions?
This is the first question I address with any athlete I am working with. Do you have the ability to get into good, strong, athletic positions?

I see far too many athletes performing advanced exercises under heavy loads when they don’t have access or have never been exposed to the range of motion they are attempting to train. You cannot create strength and power from a position you do not have the requisite mobility

and motor skills.
Resistance training is GENERAL PREPARATION. There is nothing that you do in the weight room that can truly match the demands of your sport. What resistance training can do it give you the size, strength and power to apply into SPECIFIC competitive situations.

There is nothing sexy about owning the bottom range of a split squat but as I tell my athletes, the only metrics that truly matter are your production in your sport. If you are unable to master foundational positions and movements you will be fighting an uphill battle.