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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…
The Four Pillars of Distance Running
Successful distance runners rely on a host of skills and abilities beyond just aerobic conditioning. Coach Jeremy Duplissey looks at the importance of speed, strength/mobility,…
Training Your Substitutes in Soccer
A soccer match is the largest stimulus for players each week in-season, so what happens for the substitute athletes who don’t get to play? Coach…
Is It Time for Coaches to Rethink Velocity-Based Training?
Much of the way velocity-based training tech feedback is utilized today is rather stale, uncreative, and possibly not very transferable.…
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…
The Most Important Class a High School Student Can Take
Even in the best of times, Coach Micah Kurtz believes weight training class is the most important class for high…
The 400 Is a Sprint
Does speed training for the 400m seem counterintuitive? It’s not, because speed improves race times even more so than endurance.…
Data-Driven Coaching in the Pole Vault
The World Athletics biomechanical data reports on pole vaulting offer critical perspectives which the naked eye can rarely capture as…