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The Best Instructional Cues for Teaching Athletic Plyometrics
An athlete who lacks the prerequisite general motor skills may focus on attaining height of distance instead of improving the skill and/or position they need…
Training the Hip Flexors for Resiliency and Explosive Performance
Coach Pete Arroyo explains why coaches need to go beyond stretching and bracing to train the psoas muscle group. He presents specific exercises and drills…
General Athletic Qualities ≠ Sport Specificity
As a former athlete and current coach, Kendall Green has dealt with the supposed performance pipeline of football players running track to get better at…
Beyond the Barbell – Powering Up Your Athletes Creatively
Coaches and athletes alike have turned to alternatives to the weight room when it came to training during the pandemic this past year. Brendan Thompson…
H.S. Track Coaches Are Only as Good as Their Cues (5 I Learned from Ken Clark)
Learning how to cue drills so that athletes understand and perform them correctly is definitely a skill. Coach Eugenia Bradshaw discusses five sprint drill cues…
Environmental Effects on Performance
Not all races and competitions are the same—something that both athletes and coaches should take into consideration when comparing performances.…
How Do We Adjust ’Em? (Regressions Based on Acute Restrictions)
Can you adjust your program on the fly when an athlete reports to the weight room with some type of…
High-Performance Fueling for Teen Athletes: A Look at Protein & Carbs
If you’re a high school coach, you likely know that adolescent athletes have greater protein (and carbohydrate) needs than their…
9 Things I’ve Learned from Speed Training in Adulthood
Coach Tyler Germain never thought he’d go back to sprinting in his 30s, but he has, and he loves it.…
High-Performance Library: The Next Big Thing
As Coach Craig Pickering points out, an athlete’s journey from talented youth to successful senior is not assured and is…
How to Train Intermediate to Advanced Athletes
In the previous installments of this series on how we move our athletes through our athletic “blocking” system, I went…
Deep Insight into Metabolic Strength and Repeated Speed
Knowing what happens “behind the scenes” with athletes is useful to help them develop repeated sprint ability. Here, Dr. John…