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Why All Sprinters and Jumpers Should Be in the Weight Room
Should track and field athletes work out in the weight room, and if so, how much? Jake Cohen dives into the subject, showing how athletes…
Modern Hamstring Injury Prevention: A Holistic Approach
Hamstring injuries can have many causes and be reoccurring, making them frustrating for athletes and coaches alike. Kyle Davey relays the latest in research on…
Building Game Fitness with Leg Circuit Variations and Progressions
For coaches who use leg circuits, Coach Pete Arroyo suggests adding the Gambetta leg circuit to your toolbox. He also presents variations on it that…
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…
The Art of Recovery
For an athlete to regularly perform quality training sessions or to peak for competition, the progression of training stimuli must…
Developing Rhythm in Sprinters and Speed Athletes
As Coach Graham Eaton points out, speed and rhythm are not mutually exclusive terms. Read on to discover how he…
A Five-Point Guide to Sprint Dosage
If you know exactly how an athlete will recover from sprint training, what is the best way to train the…
Yes, Informed Continuity: A 3-Phase Plan for Coaching Through Cancellations
SimpliFaster managing editor and youth sports coach Nathan Huffstutter has assessed the situation and come up with a plan for…
Strength Training Manual: The Agile Periodization Approach Book Review
If you’re looking for an unconventional and creative perspective on planning and organizing strength training, look no further than Mladen…
A Five-Phase Model for the 300-Meter Hurdles
Assistant Track & Field Coach Tyler Germain shares his model for the 300-meter hurdles that worked for him and the…
Why We Should Teach Athletes How to Fall
Coach Chris Tocco believes all injury prevention strategies should start with learning how to properly fall, a skill that athletes…