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The Evolution of My Approach to VBT
With the Vmaxpro, Coach Mark Hoover has found his new favorite VBT weight room tool—one that also tracks bar path and does so at price…
Progress & PRs – Developing a Hybrid Model for Timing and Training Speed
Trainer and former sprinter Brendan Thompson doesn’t believe that chasing personal bests is the best approach to training. He recommends using sprint timing to collect…
How to Survive as a Young Strength Coach
As a young strength and conditioning coach, it can be difficult to earn trust from the athletes you train and coaches you work under. Emmanuel…
Are You Doing a Good Job as a Sprint Coach?
According to Coach Ryan Banta, being a good sprint coach means continually questioning your knowledge and the way you apply it into your training plan.…
7 Ways to Get Your Athletes to Buy into Drills
How can a coach implement drills in their training and get their athletes to take them seriously? Coach Graham Eaton presents seven actions that will…
7 Things You Might Not Know About the World’s Most Popular Performance-Enhancing Drug
Caffeine remains one of the most widely used performance-enhancing drugs in the world. Although its ability to improve some human…
Popular Articles
How Strength Coaches Can Have a Unique Impact on Team Film Study
When everyone is equally big, fast, and/or strong, winning the mental battle can lead you to win the physical one.…
Targeting Physical Superiority with the BFS Box Squat
Box squats help athletes get stronger during the season and stay fresh for competition. As a bonus, they mentally prepare…
Should Ball Skills Be Combined with Performance Training?
Coach Erica Suter believes that it is critical for youth athletes to focus on skills first, before adding the “noise”…
Plyometric Training Systems: Developmental vs. Progressive
Coach Matthew Watson has developed a program of “locomotive plyometrics” that builds upon the system originally created by his old…
11 Reasons for All Athletes to Join the Track and Field Team
Like most track and field coaches, Rob Assise believes the sport has great benefits for high school athletes involved in…
Finding the Gold in Backpedal Training for Performance
In addition to serving as a strategy to help athletes compete better in their sport, backpedaling also helps develop levels…