{"id":2400,"date":"2020-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/vlogs\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-coaching-training-ufc-athletes-for-competition-performance\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T05:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T05:20:03","slug":"virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-coaching-training-ufc-athletes-for-competition-performance","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-coaching-training-ufc-athletes-for-competition-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Coaching &#038; Training UFC Athletes for Competition Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Day-Two.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Jul 30, 2020                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Coaching &#038; Training UFC Athletes for Competition Performance<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/coaching-development-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coaching &amp; Development<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/summit-session\/\" rel=\"tag\">Summit Session<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-coaching-training-ufc-athletes-for-competition-performance\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/videos\/virtual-leaders-meet-total-high-performance-coaching-training-ufc-athletes-for-competition-performance\/&#038;text=Virtual Leaders Meet Total High Performance: Coaching &#038; 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n                                    <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>Brought to you in association with our Session Partners<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21512\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/Keiser-featured-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18698\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/UFCPI_Logo_RGB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"104\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We were meant to be at the UFC Performance Institute this week and it felt fitting to wrap things up with a presentation by UFC Hall of Famer Forrest Griffin. In his role as Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute, Griffin, as the UFC\u2019s website says, is: \u201cresponsible for developing and executing key athlete-based initiatives, as well as supporting the conception, expansion, and implementation of athlete summits, aimed at assisting current and former UFC athletes with enhancing their life skills outside of the Octagon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To bring down the curtain on a successful summit, Griffin explored best practices in coaching as well as athlete preparation and feedback through his own reflections and with reference to footage from various UFC fights.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a fighter, you want people around you that make you mellow. They choose their corner people based on personality types and people that put them at ease. Its more about being confident and having people that don\u2019t make you anxious.<\/li>\n<li>Some athletes don\u2019t want multiple voices or two coaches speaking at the same time but it will work for some fighters. You only have so much influence as a coach and it is all part of the process of knowing your athlete and their needs. Reiteration from secondary and tertiary corner people help to reinforce messages.<\/li>\n<li>Past relationships can be essential as a frame of reference. If you can relate back something you\u2019ve drilled or debriefed then you\u2019re going to place your fighter in good stead.<\/li>\n<li>What is going to build confidence in your fighter and reduce risk of injury? 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