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Keep Getting Faster on Your Own – Four More Weeks of Speed Training
Coach Tyler Germain presents another four-week speed training plan for those athletes still not back on the track with their coaches. This includes drill sets,…
Why I Love the Low-Drag Speed Sled
While not a magical solution, Coach Carl Valle explains how training with light sleds can help improve late acceleration—a stage of speed development many athletes…
10 Things Youth Sports Coaches Must Know About Child Development
The role of youth sports coach can be very fulfilling, but it also bears responsibility for the care and well-being of child athletes going through…
Athletic Development for Men and Women’s Cheer
Athletes involved in men and women’s cheer typically come to the collegiate sport with no physical or strength training experience. This results in a startling…
7 Ways to Get More Vegetables in Your Young Athlete’s Diet
If your young athlete wants to reach maximal performance levels, they need a strong performance diet. This means eating their fruits and vegetables, which are…
There Is Only One Unicorn: The Croc Show Episode 4 Featuring Javi Almanza
Coach Javi Almanza joins Coach Croc on Episode 4 of the Croc show, providing a facility tour of the two…
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Lessons Learned Over a Professional Career
Over Rob Panariello’s 40-year career, he has worked with an impressive roster of strength and conditioning coaches, business professionals, and…
4 Training Mistakes I Made as an Athlete
Hindsight is a gift, especially when coaches can look at past mistakes they made as athletes and ensure that their…
Why You Shouldn’t Box Squat Athletes Anymore
The topic of box squatting is often a heated one, especially on social media. If the exercise doesn’t harm, but…
A Rapid Review of the FLEX Barbell Tracker
Coach Carl Valle assesses Kinetic Performance’s new product, FLEX, a portable device that measures barbell motion by placing the sensor…
Let’s Take It Outside: Get Faster Using a Simple Upright Sprint Warm-Up
Coach Adrian Guyer changed up part of his athletes’ warm-ups this past summer, leading to improvements in technique, timing, fluidity,…
How to Gain Speed with Wearable Resistance in Warm-Ups
Wearable resistance may offer a way to improve, or at least maintain, in-season speed, power, stamina, and change of direction…