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Beyond the Heatmap: Using PlayerData GPS to Master Load Management and Individual Performance
Mike B. Brown explains how practitioners can use PlayerData GPS beyond heatmaps by building individual baselines, monitoring high-speed running, and closing the loop with coaches…
What a University S&C Coach Wishes High School Athletes Knew
University S&C coach Cole Hergott explains the habits high school athletes need before they arrive on campus, from managing time and recovery to fueling, asking…
Building Adaptive Speed: How Constraint Variation Gets Transferred to Sport
Adaptive speed helps athletes carry testing speed into live sport. Coach Will Anger explains how to use constraint variation, measurement, and small doses of variability…
Sprinting Quality Parameters Comparison with Tensiomyography and High-Speed Video
This pilot study compares Tensiomyography (TMG) muscle contraction data with high-speed video sprint metrics to evaluate how alactic and lactic fatigue affect sprinting quality parameters…
When Failure Is Not an Option
Elite soldiers and elite athletes share striking psychological similarities, from cognitive flexibility to stress resilience. By borrowing proven military training methods, coaches can systematically prepare…
Physiological Readiness vs. Recovery: Part 1
Recovery describes what has happened in response to past stress. Readiness describes what an athlete can tolerate right now. Treating…
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Beyond the Heatmap: Using PlayerData GPS to Master Load Management and Individual Performance
Mike B. Brown explains how practitioners can use PlayerData GPS beyond heatmaps by building individual baselines, monitoring high-speed running, and…
What a University S&C Coach Wishes High School Athletes Knew
University S&C coach Cole Hergott explains the habits high school athletes need before they arrive on campus, from managing time…
Building Adaptive Speed: How Constraint Variation Gets Transferred to Sport
Adaptive speed helps athletes carry testing speed into live sport. Coach Will Anger explains how to use constraint variation, measurement,…
Sprinting Quality Parameters Comparison with Tensiomyography and High-Speed Video
This pilot study compares Tensiomyography (TMG) muscle contraction data with high-speed video sprint metrics to evaluate how alactic and lactic…
When Failure Is Not an Option
Elite soldiers and elite athletes share striking psychological similarities, from cognitive flexibility to stress resilience. By borrowing proven military training…
Physiological Readiness vs. Recovery: Part 3
Monitoring tools don’t make decisions. Coaches do. Understanding the distinction between recovery and readiness provides the framework necessary to interpret…