insights LIBRARY

Most teams have a warm-up. It’s written down. It’s familiar. It’s consistent. Consistency isn’t the problem; the real question is: “Are we building something or going through the motions?” The warm-up is one of the few exposures athletes get almost every single day. That makes it powerful, and when structured intentionally, it becomes more than preparation; it becomes development. RETHINK THE WARM-UP Instead of treating the warm-up as mindless movement before the “real work,”