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Performance Training for the Inconsistent Athlete

It can be difficult to coach student athletes because of the many responsibilities they have outside of school sports—schoolwork, family, and life can interrupt consistent…

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5 Key Protocols for In-Season Basketball Training

How robust is your in-season training program? Coach Justin Ochoa successfully adjusted his in-season protocols for his basketball athletes and recommends that you adopt these…

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Bilateral vs. Unilateral: The Great Squat Debate

Squatting has become one of the many contentious topics on Twitter, with coaches taking one side or the other in the bilateral versus unilateral debate.…

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Facility Finders: Trinity College (CT)

In this second installment of Facility Finders, Coach John Delf-Montgomery talks to Bill DeLongis at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, about his recent redesign of…

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A Modified Approach to the Tier System

To address the time constraints many coaches face in this post-COVID-19 training world, Coach Kendall Green devised a modified approach to the Tier System.

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RunScribe Instructions for CSV File Export

RunScribe instructions on how to export all of the raw metrics for every stride to a CSV file. A tech-savvy…

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Non-Barbell Exercises for Olympic Weightlifters

General physical preparation (GPP) gives an athlete the opportunity to step away from the barbell without crippling their training or…

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The Thrill of The Mat Drill Is Here to Stay…Now What?

Do mat drills live up to the hype? Kurt Hester argues their value in a football training program. Read the…

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Plantiga – Performance Analysis in Athletics

Physiotherapist Sam Leslie details two examples of Plantiga’s wearable in-shoe IMU helping guide an athlete’s training focus—one a long jumper…

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Speed and Agility (Book Excerpt)

Speed and agility are obviously vital for success in squash. In this chapter excerpt from his book Strength and Conditioning…

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The Stealer’s Two-Step: Increasing Speed on the Basepath

Many baseball players are taught to use the crossover step when stealing a base. Coach Pete Arroyo explains why the…

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Using MuscleLab for Sports Performance

When it comes to measuring linear sprint performance, Coach Keith Ferrara explains why the MuscleLab laser is unmatched and invaluable…

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