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Developing Elastic Strength to Prevent Hamstring Injuries with Sprinters
Coaches Gabriel Mvumvure and Kim Goss present common faults in sprinting technique that can lead to hamstring pulls, as well as drills to correct those…
Structuring and Organizing Large Group Speed Sessions for Football
How can you successfully train speed in large groups of team athletes? Using football as an example, Coach Joey Guarascio has a recommended structure to…
Load-Velocity Profiling on the 1080 Sprint: Everything You Need to Know
As Coach Matt Tometz states, load-velocity profiling is how to stop guessing about how much resistance to use for each athlete in sprint training. Here,…
Relax to Run Fast? Implementing Submaximal Sprints to Improve Max Velocity
Peaceful sprints—it may sound contradictory, but Kyle Davey explains how embracing a peaceful and calm running style can improve your speed.
My Athletes Don’t Know How to Eat – How Can I Help Them?
Although they may want to eat better, many high school student-athletes are simply too busy to address proper nutrition and hydration. Coach Eugenia Bradshaw outlines…
How Collaboration Leads to Success: A Comparison of Walt Disney and Performance Therapy Best Practices
Although not readily apparent at first, ALTIS trainer Rick Wade points out that the collaboration best practices that helped Walt…
Considerations for Training the High School Volleyball Athlete
High school S&C coach Missy Mitchell-McBeth helps train a nationally ranked high school girls volleyball team. What’s her secret formula…
5 Principles for Training High School Athletes
Strength and conditioning coach Mark Hoover discusses how his approach to coaching has changed over the years, with five principles…
Outdoor Training for the Shot Put in the Northeastern Winter
Training for the shot put during a pandemic is the same as training for the shot put at any other…
Three Myths of College Recruiting for High School Track & Field Athletes
Justin Wickard wants to set the record straight when it comes to college recruiting. Follow along as he explains what…
Three Ways to Help the ACL Tear Problem in High School Basketball Players
Basketball’s constant jumping and change-of-direction can be brutal on players’ legs. Strength and conditioning coach Tom Broback explains innovative strategies…
The Role of Deceleration Training in Max Velocity
There are several methods used by coaches to get their athletes faster on the field. Coach Nick Brattain suggests deceleration…