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Assessing Skill Sequencing to Better Train Rotational Power for Baseball Players
Baseball training is a world all its own, with specific sequencing and skills that must be honed. Coach Cody Hughes shares some of his favorite…
Misconceptions on Multisport Athletes
In this latest article in our misconceptions series, Coach Nathan Huffstutter looks at the ongoing, and often contentious, debate about multisport youth athletes, and five…
A Comparison of the Normatec 2.0 and RecoveryAir Compression Units
Athletes have a growing variety of devices at their disposal to help prepare their bodies to play and then recover from sports. Coach Mitch Gill…
Games for Youth Speed Sessions
While athletic training is serious business, it doesn’t have to be only serious. Coach Brandon Holder looks at games to implement with athletes that can…
Using Fast Eccentric Squats to Sprint Faster and Jump Higher
How significant is squatting in developing power and how much should coaches emphasize lifts in a workout? Using research and data from powerlifting and weightlifting,…
Six Ways to Program Training with Odd Objects
Why should you use odd objects to train your athletes? Coach Brandon Holder explains how going beyond the standard strength…
The High School Athlete Playbook
As a high school athlete, what do you do when your training facilities are inadequate or shut down? Coach Austin…
Coach the Athletes You Have (Mindset, Personality, and Sport)
Teams will always be made up of different types of athletes, and you’ll need to not just understand these athletes’…
The Effects of Overspeed Training on Sprint-Start Ability in NFL Prospects
Coaches Joseph Potts and Cassius Sendish share the results of a pilot study where adding an overspeed training element seemed…
3 Weeks to Marathon Day—Final Keys for Physical and Mental Preparation
As race day approaches, a long distance runner has to make sure they are in their best form. How can…
A Lesson From Lunges: How to Break Performance Plateaus
Erik Little tells of how he busted through a performance plateau by modifying his lunges and listening to his body,…
Time to Rethink Recovery: Hot & Cold Exposure
Many of us still follow the RICE protocol when an athlete gets injured, but it’s time to update our thinking—and…