6 Principles of a Systemized Training Model
In the earlier stages of your career, you're told to build career capital and become an expert in what you do.
This is correct.
However, it's important to ask yourself why you're seeking to become a "said" expert in your field of practice.
Is this to help the individuals you work with, personal recognition, or financial gain? I say this to say, if you're seeking to become an expert in your field and you own a training business - these two goals are mutually exclusive.
You see, you will become your own bottleneck in your business. All athletes and adults will want to train with you, you're doing all the programming, and delivering all the sessions.
Couple this with all the other hats you're wearing in your business.
Now, you're a burnt out expert.
I've talked a considerable amount with friends and colleagues (of whom we all know), and the first thing they instituted as a business was a repeatable training model.
Does this mean you have to dilute your training product? Absolutely not.
You need to be able to create a training system based on science, empirical experience, and results that is repeatable.
You must be able to teach your staff how to deliver a similar training session when you're not present
6 Principles of a Systemized Training Model
“Systemization is the lifeblood and rocketfuel of your training business. When a new individual joins your facility, you want consistency from one group to the next. You can’t afford to lose members with rotating coaches.
Program Consistency
Ensure that the programming offered at your facility is the same from one session to the next no matter who is delivering the session.
Energy Conservation
Spreading yourself too thin as a trainer/coach can lead to burnout. Your energy is being pulled across a 12 hour day, but in reality, you’ve only done 3-4 sessions with 1-3 people each.
Trainer Substitution
The smartest individual in the room can’t be performing all the sessions. This leads to a tipping of the scale and bottlenecking your business. Every coach must understand the “why” and the “how” behind the programming strategy.
Design and Layout
The size of your facility should not be the limiting factor in delivering great service. You should be able to deliver the same service with similar exercises (given the appropriate progressions/regressions) no matter size and space.
Community + Celebration
When your clients are coming together to achieve a common goal, the strength of your community will be in how well streamlined your programming is. You can talk about it amongst your community, set leaderboards, and encourage one another.
Repeatable and Scale
Training systems are what will make the business go round. You don’t have time to on board new coaches for 6 months to a year to learn how to program effectively. You need your new hires to be able to efficiently deliver a great session.