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10 Achievable Goals in Post-Season Training
Brijesh Patel lays out his unique approach for post-season training to restore athletes and build them up stronger.
Managing Groin Pain in Field Sport Athletes
Coach Selwyn Griffith details the multi-stage rehabilitation of athletes with hip and groin pain. This rehab relies on clinical examinations as guided by the Doha…
Training Strategies That Work in the Trenches: MADS
In a series of articles, Coach Alan Bishop will look at some training methods that have held up over the years because they get results.…
Winning After Winning—Finding the Keys to Sustained Success
Although the seminal paper, “Winning after Winning” is nearly 30 years old, Craig Pickering points out how its research and conclusions till have many important…
How to Maximize Sleep Quality and Recovery After Evening Games
Evening games are a fact of life for athletes at all levels. But how can an athlete “shut down” afterward to get the quality sleep…
The Goldilocks Rule of Post-Activation Potentiation
Many coaches are so focused on certain aspects of their training that they aren’t experimenting with a system that affects…
Transforming a High School Novice into a Beginner Lifter
This second installment of a multipart series has Coach Mark Hoover expanding on the “Block 1” stage of his strength…
No, ‘Dead Guy Anatomy’ Isn’t Wrong
While the study of cadavers (aka “dead guy anatomy) to understand human movement has been around for centuries, that doesn’t…
Being Agile During Tough Times
When the world around you changes, leaving sports seasons in flux, what’s a strength and conditioning coach to do? Adapting…
A Guide to Using the Self-Determination Theory in Your S&C Program
Sports performance coach Parker Teagle explains the Self-Determination Theory and presents ways for sport performance coaches to incorporate its fundamental…
How to Quickly Develop Work Capacity with Med Ball Tempo Variations
Even as the return to sports remains uncertain, coaches must be prepared to get, and keep, their athletes in ready-to-play…
How Velocity Loss Within Sets Impacts Speed, Strength, and Jumping Ability
Bryan Mann dives into the research and data on velocity loss within sets of an exercise, which further supports that…