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The Great Arms Race
Is the issue of arm action in sprinters as straightforward as many coaches believe? Coach Graham Eaton looks at “fixing arms” with high school athletes…
Should Strength & Conditioning Coaches Unionize Now?
Would strength & conditioning coaches benefit from the collective bargaining power, wage (and education) standards, and protections of a union? Coach Keir Wenham-Flatt believes yes,…
How to Manage Your Athletes’ Recovery with Wearables and HRV
Most athletes already have their own wearable technology on their wrist (or finger), and it provides heart rate variability data that every coach can use.…
3 Simple Strategies for Connecting with Parents in the Private Sector
When you’re a coach in a private facility, client retention is essential to your bottom line. How can you help ensure youth athletes stay with…
In Defense of the Metabolic Circuit
Once a popular workout, the metabolic circuit has fallen out of favor in the last few decades. However, Coach Tate Tobiason believes coaches should still…
Electromyography Science for Performance and Rehabilitation
The ability to understand EMG research and apply the science is invaluable when making decisions on exercise selection and other…
Old-School Strategies Die Hard
Old-school strategies die hard because they work. They don’t endure just because of a stubbornness to change. Contrary to popular…
The ACWR: Not an Injury Predictor, but a High-Performance Tool
ACWR is an extremely effective tool for monitoring athlete workloads and periodizing practice plans. It does not, however, predict predisposition…
Summer Training for High School Strength and Conditioning Coaches
As we all know, athletic training doesn’t stop in the summer. Strength and conditioning coaches may even get busier during…
Where Do We Start ’Em? Beginning GPP with the 1×20 (Plus Crawls, Carries, and Drags)
Today’s developing athletes lack baseline skills and have dwindling physicality. To change this trend, Pete Arroyo blends progressive loading and…
Tethered Running: Not the Tool We Deserve, but a Tool We Need
As Coach Nick Gies details in this article, tethered running has many benefits, especially for confined athletes. While you shouldn’t…
3 Psychological Advantages of Weight Lifting with a Self-Spotter
A self-spotter gives the lifter full control over starting and stopping the bar, empowering them to take chances while going…