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Juggling: One Skill All Athletes Can Benefit From
Would you believe, juggling? Coach Justin Ochoa explains why he endorses this training modality—which takes just 10 minutes a day to see benefits—for all athletes.
A Review of Force: The Biomechanics of Training by Dan Cleather
If impulse is such a big deal, how can we go about improving the amount an athlete applies during a movement? Rob Assise looks at…
3 Mistakes Softball Players Make in the Weight Room That Affect Power
Coach Anna Woods guides us through breaking down old movement patterns to build new (more successful) ones for softball players to add more power to…
Training the Feet
Strength and conditioning training is about so much more than just building muscle; it also involves training the foundational components of the body. Coach Brandon…
Misconceptions on Training Speed in Court-Based Athletes
A huge misconception about speed training for team sports is that it’s only for field-based sports like football and soccer. Coach Keith Ferrara shatters four…
The Art of Recovery
For an athlete to regularly perform quality training sessions or to peak for competition, the progression of training stimuli must…
Training Deceleration and Braking for Change of Direction with the 1080 Sprint
While traditional lifting almost exclusively loads the vertical vector, the 1080 Sprint pulls athletes horizontally—the same direction we sprint in.…
The Art of the Speed Bound
Despite the COVID-19 shutdown and cold temps in the Northeast, Coach Dominic Zanot’s athletes hit personal best times at fall/winter…
A Return to General Training for Sprint Athletes
Where does the boundary for general versus specific training lie, especially when it comes to sprint training? David Maris presents…
The Arc of Letting Go
Do you tend to be a hands-on coach and/or parent? Do you know when it’s time to step back and…
Why Orthotics May Not Be the Right Answer for Plantar Fasciitis
Physical therapist Tom Brobrack discusses the importance of dedicating time to focus on training the feet. Improving foot strength, stability,…
Triphasic Training for High School Athletes: Eccentrics & Isometrics
Strength and conditioning coach Scott Meier details his experience with the triphasic training method. It is such a powerful methodology…