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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 shares how bar path data…
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 future course correction. He recommends…
Speed Goals: Decoding the 40-Yard Dash
By analyzing the Scouting Combine 40-yard dash times of the NFL draft picks over the last five years, Coach Joe Stokowski has discovered some trends…
Role of a Strength Coach on Game Day
Matthew Aldred, strength and conditioning coach at Furman University, discusses the value a strength coach brings to their team on game day—and the importance of…
Triceps are the Hamstrings for Overhead Athletes
Take a deep dive into the anatomy of the triceps and all its different functions. Emmanuel Alberio explains how to train each portion of the…
Understanding P-Values: A Practical Guide for Coaches
While statistical significance is the basis of most scientific research, there are problems with the way that statistical significance is…
Progress & PRs – Developing a Hybrid Model for Timing and Training Speed
Trainer and former sprinter Brendan Thompson doesn’t believe that chasing personal bests is the best approach to training. He recommends…
How to Survive as a Young Strength Coach
As a young strength and conditioning coach, it can be difficult to earn trust from the athletes you train and…
Are You Doing a Good Job as a Sprint Coach?
According to Coach Ryan Banta, being a good sprint coach means continually questioning your knowledge and the way you apply…
7 Ways to Get Your Athletes to Buy into Drills
How can a coach implement drills in their training and get their athletes to take them seriously? Coach Graham Eaton…
How to Get “Game Fit” for Team Sports
Have you gone down the rabbit hole trying to figure out the best way to get your athletes “game fit”…
Acceleration Development and Resisted Sprint Training for the Long Jump
Recognizing speed as an essential component of the long jump, Coach Bob Thurnhoffer of Loyola University Chicago looks at methods…