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Applying Ockham’s Razor to Coaching
Coach Mickelson applies a burden of proof spectrum to help navigate data collection, program development, and on-the-fly changes to achieve the desired outcomes. To cut…
What I Did During the Pandemic (and Why)—COVID Stories from an S&C Coach
What did you do during the pandemic, while schools and gyms were closed? Coach Pete Arroyo took on a temporary job in a grocery store.…
Team Culture in Sport
What does it take to be a successful sports organization? Rob Panariello believes culture is paramount, and he breaks down what exactly that means for…
The Surprising Ergogenic Effects of… Taste?!
Explore the influences of sweet and bitter tastants on performance, how thermal tastants can influence our capacity to exercise, and whether these performance-enhancing effects are…
3 Keys for Using a Neural Warm-Up to Stimulate Athletic Development
There are easy ways to access your brain to free tissue, increase mobility, potentiate movement, reduce potential injury stressors, work on coordination, and just become…
Different Ways of Measuring Barbell Velocity and Why It Matters
Technology plays an increasingly important role in training athletes at all levels. However, the most effective approaches must capture data…
The Dosage Debate: Maximum Velocity Sprint Training
Most sprint coaches believe we can train true sprinting only two or three times per week. Coach Assise wonders whether…
The Four-Coactive Model of Player Preparation
Dr. Fergus Connolly and Cameron Josse present the Four-Coactive Model of player preparation, which includes tactical, technical, psychological, and physical…
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Closed Change of Direction Drills Are Here to Stay
Closed change of direction drills are a highly specific tool that builds physical antifragility and prepares athletes for unforeseeable worst-case…
The Forgotten Adaptation: Training Power with Upper Body Vertical Pulling
Many of us understand the value of monitoring performance with velocity-based training devices. Yet the technology is underused in measuring…
Designing a Program Using Vermeil’s Hierarchy of Athletic Development
Coach, researcher, and therapist Rob Panariello believes the design of both an athlete’s training and rehabilitation programs should include a…
Complete Upper Body Training Guide for Baseball Athletes
When training the upper body with throwing athletes, the movement is what matters. To that end, Coach Zach Dechant presents…