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Test Yourself: The Hierarchy of Coaching Needs
Explore new criteria put forth by Keir Wenham-Flatt to evaluate your own performance as a strength and conditioning coach, as well as those of your…
Swim Faster to Play Better: Building the Complete Water Polo Player
Not unlike the need to train speed in team sport players, Coach Pete Arroyo discusses getting water polo athletes to swim better in order to…
Pickup Hops – More Than Jumps Training
Coach Erik Little explains the value and use of pickup hops, which he regards as essential exercises that accomplish the goals of Mach’s A drills…
Considerations for Training the High School Volleyball Athlete
High school S&C coach Missy Mitchell-McBeth helps train a nationally ranked high school girls volleyball team. What’s her secret formula in the weight room that…
5 Principles for Training High School Athletes
Strength and conditioning coach Mark Hoover discusses how his approach to coaching has changed over the years, with five principles to guide your programming.
Bar Velocity Waving Periodization
Bar velocity can be used to dictate loads within a wave and to foster an athlete’s self-competition. Velocity offers precision…
Popular Articles
Which Comes First? Teaching the Hang Power Snatch Before the Hang Power Clean
Coach Jimmy Pritchard explains why teaching athletes the hang power snatch before the hang power clean deserves serious consideration, even…
The Lost Art of Training Alone
In order to address the need to continue training during the pandemic and its resultant school and program shutdowns, many…
Are Your High School Athletes Eating the Right Foods to Play Their Best?
High school athletes might dedicate themselves to training and conditioning for their sport, but if they’re not eating well, they…
7 Surfaces Coaches Must Navigate with Their Athletes
Coach Graham Eaton believes that when we talk about developing our athletes long-term and fostering a love of athletics, giving…
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…