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A Modern Approach to Conditioning for Football
To condition athletes, coaches must understand what conditioning means for the athlete’s sport and position. Coach Joseph Guarascio presents a modern approach that looks at…
“Daily Vitamins” for Performance
Coach Austin McClinton presents his idea of “daily vitamins” for athletes—hits of micro sessions to implement into a physical preparation program. If you’re looking to…
35 Starting Variations to Blend Speed and Sport
Because sports are chaotic and unplanned, coaches need to move beyond the standard drills to develop athletes’ movement variability. Coach Graham Eaton has 35 variations…
Time to Rethink Monitoring
Current athlete monitoring practices have many flaws, not the least of which is some methods are too general and others too subjective. Instead of gathering…
Utilizing a Sled Training Spectrum for Athlete Development
As with all training, the subset of sled training falls on a spectrum—this one ranging from developing strength to developing power. Coach Brandon Holder explains…
Placebo & Sport: A Complex Relationship
Several studies have shown the positive effects that placebos can have on an athlete’s performance. However, as Coach Craig Pickering…
Better Pelvic Positioning for Better Sprinting
Speed coach Kyle Davey explores the causes and fixes of anterior pelvic tilt that saps speed and increases risk of…
Enhancing Speed with Plyometrics
How can you use plyometrics to improve different facets of your athletes’ sprinting? Brendan Thompson looks at plyo prescription and…
Seven Training Considerations for High School High Hurdling
Perhaps more than in any other event, coaches of hurdlers really need to shift the focus to long-term development. Coach…
Improving Serving Speed for the Volleyball Athlete
Improve the serving speed of your volleyball athletes with the help of Keith Ferrara’s training program outline that focuses on…
The Structure of Sports Science Revolutions
How does progress in sports science lead to actual change in a sport? Much too often, begrudgingly on the part…
Five Reasons You Should Time Sprints in Practice
Timing sprints daily can be one of the most important actions that coaches take with their speed athletes. Coach Tyler…