When Coach Keith Ferrara got his first university strength and conditioning job, he literally had to build his program—and facility—out of a storage closet. Read on to discover the six essential steps he took to successfully build a collegiate sports performance program from scratch.

The long jump’s greatest challenges are the approach and take-off. These two components are also teachable. Coach Kaminisky encourages coaches to develop their athletes’ long-short stride pattern at take-off, based on World Championship data showing its effectiveness. In this post, he examines the data and explains how to coach the pattern to your athletes.

Hip belt squats shine for lower limb hypertrophy & less spinal loading even when athletes have torso or upper limb limitations. Coach William Wayland explores the ins and outs of belt squat variations and shows how to use them in your strength and conditioning program.