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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…
Yin and Yang: The Contrast of Training
Training is about more than building one type of strength; it’s about the balance of the whole system. Coach and podcaster Austin McClinton discusses the…
The Life and Strong Times of Legendary Strength Coach Charles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin is a legend who pioneered many modern S&C methods. Coach Kim Goss looks back at his time with Poliquin and what made the…
Facility Finders: Urbandale High School
In this first of a series, Coach John Delf-Montgomery talks to Pete Traynor at Urbandale High School about the high school’s new S&C facility. As…
Beyond the Heatmap: Using PlayerData GPS to Master Load Management and Individual Performance
Mike B. Brown explains how practitioners can use PlayerData GPS beyond heatmaps by building individual baselines, monitoring high-speed running, and…
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…
Developing Your “Flight Crew” for High School Track: The Long Jump
Does your high school track and field program have an inexperienced coach—or even no coach—to teach the horizontal jumps? Coach…
3 Keys to Training Pulling Technique Using Bar Path and Video
Coach Nicole Foley covers hands-on ways to train better explosiveness, aggressiveness, and speed for the clean and snatch lifts and…
Tempo and Chin-Ups: The Backbones of a Training Program
Coach Austin McClinton identifies the backbones of training as those movements that coaches can use to audit their programs for…