While strength and power are recognized as key qualities to develop when training sprinters and jumpers, endurance athletes can also benefit from programming that targets these qualities in the weight room. This article highlights the development of additional qualities, such as increased robustness, improved movement quality, and minimized energetic cost.

In this excerpt from an online ALTIS educational program, Coach “Boo” Schexnayder explores 11 key principles that should guide every coach’s thought processes before determining the technique or style they want to teach their long and triple jumpers.

The relevance and value of culture cannot be overstated. Here, ALTIS explains why the first step towards building and maintaining a successful high-performance culture is understanding and maximizing the crucial interrelationship between people, language, and philosophy.

There are stark differences between the US and UK youth cross-country training systems, neither of which are ideal. This article describes the strengths and weaknesses of each system and suggests how we might use the strengths of both to create successful all-around athletes.

ALTIS believe it is important for coaches to develop a “real-time” eye. To help with this, they created a method of analysis called the ALTIS Kinogram Method, based on still images derived from video. This article teaches coaches the Kinogram Method for sprint analysis, and explains how to adapt the method to individual athletes and training programs.

Team sport athletes looking to gain an edge over their opponents should focus on improving their sprinting abilities. This article explains how coaches can help their athletes master the acceleration principles necessary to do this.

ALTIS performance therapy interns learn that the process of becoming a well-rounded therapist begins with the utilization of three knowledge streams: BUD/S, Pro-cedural Knowledge, and Actionable Intelligence.

Rather than just accept the growing polarization in society today, Coach Kyle Hierholzer advocates for the value of the middle ground, especially in coaching. It is the middle ground where many solid training principles have been proven true and successful. Furthermore, embracing common sense over extremes helps coaches choose different strategies for different athletes as they fit best.

ALTIS Head Coach Dan Pfaff shares his collection of thoughts and observations acquired through 40 plus years of coaching and interaction with Championship Performers from across the globe.