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A New Way to Measure Change of Direction?
While there are ways to test change of direction, Coach Kyle Davey believes they miss a key component—speed. Here, he presents a new formula for…
The High School Athlete Playbook
As a high school athlete, what do you do when your training facilities are inadequate or shut down? Coach Austin McClinton recommends taking responsibility for…
Coach the Athletes You Have (Mindset, Personality, and Sport)
Teams will always be made up of different types of athletes, and you’ll need to not just understand these athletes’ mindsets and personalities but also…
The Effects of Overspeed Training on Sprint-Start Ability in NFL Prospects
Coaches Joseph Potts and Cassius Sendish share the results of a pilot study where adding an overspeed training element seemed to have a profound effect…
3 Weeks to Marathon Day—Final Keys for Physical and Mental Preparation
As race day approaches, a long distance runner has to make sure they are in their best form. How can they accomplish this? Coach and…
How Coaches and Trainers Define Success
It can be difficult to define the success of a coach or trainer beyond the obvious measure of athlete performance.…
High-Performance Library: The Personal MBA
In the book “The Personal MBA,” the author presents a series of “mental models” that helps businesses and businesspeople succeed.…
To Drag the Toes (or Not) at the Start of a Sprint
While there are extremely successful sprinters who drag the toes, there are also great sprinters who don’t. Coach John Makell…
Bounce Gone Bad! 7 Common Pitfalls in Plyometric Programming
Mike Whiteman details some of the mistakes coaches make when using plyometric exercises to improve speed. Learn more about the…
What Can Cheese Teach Us About Performance?
Blaming the athlete will not achieve error-free performance. Former Olympic athlete Craig Pickering explains why treating errors as systemic problems…
Better Strategies to Train Speed and Fitness for Surfing
Too often, training approaches for surfers do very little to replicate the unique demands of the sport. Coach Michael Ferguson…
Sports Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
For a variety of reasons, many coaches and teams enter into the sports technology buying process blindly, without necessarily knowing…