--- title: Questions To Ask Yourself description: by Art Horne I received an email from Jim Snider University of Wisconsin and speaker at the First Annual Boston Hockey Summit - he's a hockey gu --- [![BSMPG Logo](https://www.bsmpg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BSMPG_June2016-theme_Images/logo.png?width=570&name=logo.png "BSMPG Logo")](https://www.bsmpg.com/) # Articles & Resources ## [Questions To Ask Yourself](https://www.bsmpg.com/articles---resources-0/bid/51000/Questions-To-Ask-Yourself) Posted by [Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group](https://www.bsmpg.com/articles-resources-0/author/boston-sports-medicine-and-performance-group) on Sep 4, 2010 4:58:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) by **Art Horne** I received an email from [Jim Snider (University of Wisconsin and speaker at the First Annual Boston Hockey Summit ](https://www.bsmpg.com/conference-info/previous-events/))- he's a hockey guy now but he did work basketball when he was at MN so we'll let him slide) just before the July long weekend reminding me to ask myself a few simple, yet overlooked questions prior to the beginning of our summer training program.  Below you’ll find those very questions. - Thanks Jim Questions you should answer when PLANNING: • where are we in the training calendar? • what is the technical-tactical nature of the position? • what are we philosophically committed to? • what geometric position does his body initiate movement from at the snap, jump or defensive stance? • what directions might he initiate movement in and in what way might he change his direction? • what muscles are involved? • what is the speed of contraction? • what amplitudes of movement are involved in the work? • where in the amplitude are the greatest forces generated? • what percentage of his technical-tactical responsibility necessitates that he overcomes or resists external resistance? • what is the magnitude of resistance he must overcome or resist against? • what are the geometric positions of his body when he overcomes or resists against external load? • over what distances does he cover on average? • what role do speed, reactive/elastic ability, power, strength, and joint mobility play in the execution of his competition maneuvers? • how many possessions does he average per game? • how long is the average play? • how much time transpires between most plays? • how might I construct drills to be performed under alactic and aerobic conditions? • how will I sequence the change and introduction of training stimuli into the training load? • how will I utilize the time available during the off-season? • what will the contents of the training blocks consist of? • how will I regulate the sequence and nature of the bioenergetic training? • how will I regulate the sequence and nature of the biomotor training? • how will I structure individual training sessions and consecutive days and weeks of training? • and the list goes on… Questions from the Late Dr. Yuri Verkhoshansky.  It is a shame such a great person of influence is gone. 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