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Training the Masters Sprinter
Address the specific mechanical and recovery issues common to masters sprinters to help them maintain speed. Coach Pickering shares the research and offers his suggestions…
Energy System Development for College Soccer: A 6-Week Preseason Plan
Although six weeks is optimal, collegiate soccer coaches typically get just 1-2 weeks with their athletes before the competitive season starts. To help his soccer…
A Review of GymAware’s “FLEX” Unit: A Portable Bar Speed Monitoring Device
Joel Smith, a collegiate S&C coach and found of JustFlySports, took the new GymAware FLEX bar speed monitoring device for a spin and found that…
Old-School Strategies Die Hard
Old-school strategies die hard because they work. They don’t endure just because of a stubbornness to change. Contrary to popular belief, old-school coaches like Nate…
The ACWR: Not an Injury Predictor, but a High-Performance Tool
ACWR is an extremely effective tool for monitoring athlete workloads and periodizing practice plans. It does not, however, predict predisposition to injury.
Using Speed and Power Data to Bucket and Train Faster Athletes
Tanner Care provides practitioners with a framework for better understanding/interpreting speed data based on his use of speed as a…
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Athlete Tracking – What’s New in Sports Technology
Slicing data into smaller metrics helps identify how an athlete is practicing and playing, but first you need a reliable…
A Reality Check for High School Strength and Conditioning
Coach Craig Cheek looks at the many ways that strength and conditioning of high school athletes differs from that of…
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…
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…
The Importance of Tracking Body Composition in Athletes
Do you track your athlete’s body composition? If you do, do you know what to do with the data? In…