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What Can Cheese Teach Us About Performance?
Blaming the athlete will not achieve error-free performance. Former Olympic athlete Craig Pickering explains why treating errors as systemic problems can be the best way…
Better Strategies to Train Speed and Fitness for Surfing
Too often, training approaches for surfers do very little to replicate the unique demands of the sport. Coach Michael Ferguson explains not only why it’s…
Sports Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
For a variety of reasons, many coaches and teams enter into the sports technology buying process blindly, without necessarily knowing what problem they’re trying to…
Why the Drum Drill Is Underrated for Speed
Although the drum drill has been around for years as an exercise to develop frequency, it was a bit cumbersome for coaches to employ. That…
What’s in Your Shoe? A Look at Plantiga’s AI-Powered Insole
Where is the industry on the promise of wearable technology for athlete’s feet? Dr. Matt Jordan takes us on the field with Plantiga, a company…
The Use of GPS Technology in Team Sports
In contact sports like football, coaches using GPS can read real-time tackle and impact information instead of, or in addition…
Are Track Sprint Drills Still Worth Doing?
Coach Eaton guides us through his favorite sprint mechanics and posture drills, which are delightfully simple and have withstood the…
Medicine Ball and Ballistic Ball Best Practices and Article Anthology
This anthology rounds up the very best SimpliFaster articles covering the Ballistic Ball from Assess2Perform, as well as training with…
Sport-Specific Strength Training for the Elite Golfer
Many people think of golf as a relaxing, laid-back sport, but at the elite level, a golf swing is one…
A Squat Progression That Works in the Strength Trenches
Coach Alan Bishop presents the squat progression that works for his team sport athletes. It takes new (and healthy) athletes…
Hold the Sports Drink: Hydrating and Refueling Youth Athletes for Success!
We know that nutrition plays an essential role in peak athletic performance, but what does that mean when it comes…
Defining and Applying Load, Force, Velocity, Acceleration, and Power to VBT
What’s the latest on VBT? It turns out what’s old is new again, as Coach Bryan Mann explains what he’s…