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Three Myths of College Recruiting for High School Track & Field Athletes
Justin Wickard wants to set the record straight when it comes to college recruiting. Follow along as he explains what you need to understand about…
Three Ways to Help the ACL Tear Problem in High School Basketball Players
Basketball’s constant jumping and change-of-direction can be brutal on players’ legs. Strength and conditioning coach Tom Broback explains innovative strategies to avoid ACL tears and…
The Role of Deceleration Training in Max Velocity
There are several methods used by coaches to get their athletes faster on the field. Coach Nick Brattain suggests deceleration training as a potentially new…
The Worst-Case Scenario: Why GPS Data Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
Pierre Austruy disagrees with the notion that GPS data, no matter how it’s analyzed, can pinpoint exactly how to calculate (and therefore train for) the…
Athletes Are Not Robots: The Fallacies of Mental Toughness
Coach James De Lacey doesn’t believe mental toughness has anything to do with military-style training or complete obedience to a coach’s directions. Instead, he views…
Why a Pre-Meet Session Is the Key to Better Performance Outcomes
The pre-meet session provides the final chance to polish an athlete’s technical and mental elements before a competition. Coaches Behm…
Hurdle Technical Drills Simplified
In the short hurdle events, all athletes perform a similar step pattern. The athlete who covers these steps the quickest…
Where Do We Take ‘Em? Continuing GPP with the 1×20 Plus Extensive Jumps & Throws
Transition your developmental athletes transition from baseline skills to the slow-fast, extensive-intensive, and forceful-explosive spectrums. Coach Pete Arroyo explains his…
High-Performance Library: Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?
A crew of also-rans turned into Olympic Champions using these tools and techniques. Coach Pickering selects the most notable methods…
Developing a High School Sport Science Program Through the Classroom
High school sports don’t always get the budget their coaches want and/or need. But Coach Jeremy Weeks presents the cross-curricular…
Coaching in 2030: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Our Profession
Who knows what the future will bring? Well, Alan Couzens just might. In this article, he takes a look at…
Developing Efficient Technique and Propulsive Force for Swimmers
The ability to measure force development on land and in the water can help coaches find asymmetries between the right…