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From Grom to Tour Champ: 6 Movements to Get Stronger for Surfing
The surfing community’s resistance to effective preparation lingers at all levels of the sport. Michael Ferguson—a surfer and S&C coach—counters this with six strength and…
Do Nondominant-Side Swings Do Anything in Golf?
Chris Finn takes a look at the theories supporting the use of nondominant-side swings in golf training and dissects each one to determine whether the…
5 Specialty Bars That Are Worth the Investment
Specialty bars aren’t intended to replace the weight room stalwarts, but rather to enhance the adaptations you may be looking for with your athletes. While…
Why the Force-Vector Theory Is Inadequate as a Basis for Exercise Selection
The right exercise for an athlete is the one that improves their performance, regardless of the direction in which they execute the movement. Therefore, Coach…
Building a Better “Bounce”
The tendons, which control an athlete’s elasticity, tend to come second to the muscles when it comes to athletic conditioning. Yet, for the best possible…
How to Break Through Speed Plateaus with High School Athletes
Prioritizing speed with precise and consistent sprint training can help develop faster athletes, but what should coaches do when those…
Home Training for Sprinters: A Practical Guide
Gabriel Mvumvure, assistant coach for sprints and hurdles at Brown University, presents the home workouts and exercise diagrams that he…
Building and Creating Trust with Coaches and Athletes
Move past ingrained misconceptions and maximize your sports performance efforts by building trust with sport coaches and athletes. Coach Mark…
Athletic Development for Mom and Pop Coaches
Many youth coaches are parent volunteers looking to help their children and other kids learn a sport and stay fit…
Can We Finally Ditch Sport-Specific Strength Training?
If training causes adaptations and enhances qualities that make athletes better at their sport, it is sport-specific. How we understand…
7 Exercises Missing in Traditional Strength and Core Training for Golf
Technology and research continue to evolve, making available new training modalities and methods not just for team sports, but sports…
Should the Overhead Athlete (or Any Athlete) Lift Weights Overhead?
Is overhead exercise performance the latest “taboo” in the new millennium? If so, Robert Panariello doesn’t think it should be,…