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My Speed Journey: From “Man-Makers” to Max Velocity

Coach Erik Becker takes us through his journey from team athlete whose speed was never timed to coach who never timed speed. Now he is…

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Speed and Conditioning for Team Sports

What is appropriate programming for speed and conditioning? Brendan Thompson analyzes some methods currently used by coaches to improve speed and conditioning in team sport…

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15 Uses of the MuscleLab Contact Grid

What can you test for with the MuscleLab Contract Grid? Quite a lot. Coach Rob Assise explains—and shows extensively—15 ways to use it to test…

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Athlete Fatigue Management: Gaining a Relative Advantage

The more insight coaches can gain into an athlete’s true readiness, the more ability they have to provide an optimal effective dose in their performance…

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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. In this latest installment of…

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What Most Youth Soccer Coaches Get Wrong About Conditioning

Conditioning for youth soccer and the game of youth soccer often bear little resemblance to each other. Coach Nate Huffstutter…

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High-Performance Library: Messengers

Don’t let the information you pass on to your athletes, staff members, and peers fall on deaf ears. Coach Pickering…

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Al Vermeil, Unrehearsed – Training Strength In “The Last Dance” Dynasty

As “The Last Dance” sparks a revival of interest in Michael Jordan’s pair of NBA Championship three-peats with the Chicago…

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For the Love of Interval Training

Coach Brennan Michelson shows us how to effectively program HIT and SIT during periodized interval training. The combination offers a…

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Training the Long Sprints Without a Track

Coach Graham Eaton knows something about training the long sprints without a track, as his high school had to make…

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Methods to Develop Speed and Power for the Shot Put

Weight training, running, and jumping are very important in the development of speed and power in the shot putter. Coach…

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Polishing the Basics or Scared to Advance?

While it’s good to “polish the basics,” this should serve as a starting point, and not end goal, for athlete…

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