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21 Essential Training Tips for Strength Coaches
While many S&C coaches have different but successful approaches and training styles, there are some concepts and techniques out there that need correction. Coach Shane…
Weight Room Exercise Modifications for the Post-Rehabilitated Athletic Shoulder
Rob Panariello presents some of the weight room strategies successfully utilized over the years to assist in the post-shoulder-rehabilitation athlete’s training and return them to…
How to Design and Coach Sessions in a Games-Based Model
In his quest to engage athletes and improve their abilities while keeping his coaching feedback to a minimum, Coach Gies has fine-tuned a games-based athletic…
The Pet Peeves of Track and Field
While every sport has its quirks, Coach Chris Parno believes track and field may have the most. He discusses seven of them that he believes…
Fighting the Injury Bug as a Sprinter
David Maris gives readers a unique insight into an athlete’s career through the lens of his injuries, reflecting on the role played by mechanics, workload,…
RTP Module #3: Force Plates and Decision Making—A Conversation with Brian Buck
The learning curve to properly implement force plates can appear daunting for coaches just getting started with the technology. Coach…
The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement Book Review
In The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement, Dr. Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance and…
The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement Book Review
In The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement, Dr. Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance and…
Harnessing the Trap Bar Deadlift for Physical Development
While it’s possible to misuse the trap bar deadlift, Coach William Wayland believes that, in the right coaching hands, it…
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the ACL Knee Athlete’s Return to Play?
How will the COVID-19 restrictions affect the injured and post-surgical athlete’s rehabilitation and level of physical condition when they return…
Hurdle Technical Drills Simplified
In the short hurdle events, all athletes perform a similar step pattern. The athlete who covers these steps the quickest…
Where Do We Take ‘Em? Continuing GPP with the 1×20 Plus Extensive Jumps & Throws
Transition your developmental athletes transition from baseline skills to the slow-fast, extensive-intensive, and forceful-explosive spectrums. Coach Pete Arroyo explains his…