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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 transition program and offers sample…
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 and explains how to use…
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 opportunities that abound when you…
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 current uses of artificial intelligence…
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 and left arm, providing opportunities…
A Question of Balance: What Elite Throwers Know About Developing Rotational Power
Kim Goss’s role as a weightlifting coach has brought him into contact with several elite throwers. In this article, he…
An Exclusive Look into Usain Bolt’s World Record Warm-up
How did Usain Bolt prepare for one of the greatest performances in sprinting? This exclusive video of Bolt’s warm-up was…
Key Developmental Jump Exercises for Power and Athleticism
Medium intensity jumps build eccentric jumping capacity while medium-level plyometrics are the best way to increase speed off and into…
Why You Should Include High-Intensity Stressors in Your In-Season Training
While athletes train with an assortment of high-level stressors during the off-season, many coaches and training professionals are apprehensive about…
Transitioning Freshman Athletes to Your Strength Training Program
In the first of a series of articles, Coach Mark Hoover gives an overview of the step-by-step approach his high…
10 Things Youth Clubs Must Do to Truly Practice ‘Player Development’
“Player development” needs to be more than just a buzzword at your youth sports club—it must be practiced through a…
High Jump Approach Training
The high jump approach is an integral part of mastering the sport, but it has many challenges. Coach Rob Assise…