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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…
A Lesson From Lunges: How to Break Performance Plateaus
Erik Little tells of how he busted through a performance plateau by modifying his lunges and listening to his body, which lead to a new…
Time to Rethink Recovery: Hot & Cold Exposure
Many of us still follow the RICE protocol when an athlete gets injured, but it’s time to update our thinking—and practice—when it comes to recovery.…
Interpreting HRV Trends in Athletes: High Isn’t Always Good and Low Isn’t Always Bad
Monitoring heart rate variability (HRV) can provide useful information about training. However, users must avoid using the black-and-white approach that…
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…
Why the Drum Drill Is Underrated for Speed
Although the drum drill has been around for years as an exercise to develop frequency, it was a bit cumbersome…
What’s in Your Shoe? A Look at Plantiga’s AI-Powered Insole
Where is the industry on the promise of wearable technology for athlete’s feet? Dr. Matt Jordan takes us on the…