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Are Your High School Athletes Eating the Right Foods to Play Their Best?
High school athletes might dedicate themselves to training and conditioning for their sport, but if they’re not eating well, they simply won’t be as successful…
7 Surfaces Coaches Must Navigate with Their Athletes
Coach Graham Eaton believes that when we talk about developing our athletes long-term and fostering a love of athletics, giving them options to explore what…
The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement Book Review
In The Language of Coaching: The Art & Science of Teaching Movement, Dr. Nick Winkelman, head of athletic performance and science for the Irish Rugby…
Harnessing the Trap Bar Deadlift for Physical Development
While it’s possible to misuse the trap bar deadlift, Coach William Wayland believes that, in the right coaching hands, it can be used to improve…
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect the ACL Knee Athlete’s Return to Play?
How will the COVID-19 restrictions affect the injured and post-surgical athlete’s rehabilitation and level of physical condition when they return to sport team practice? Robert…
A Case Study on Readiness, Recovery, and Skill Performance in College Basketball
Starting with the theory that readiness and recovery factors have an impact on sport-specific skill performance, Coach Matt Hauck (along…
High Jump Approach Training
The high jump approach is an integral part of mastering the sport, but it has many challenges. Coach Rob Assise…
Cross-Coaching and Shared Responsibilities
We all know that working well with other coaches on the staff is crucial for the betterment of the athletes.…
A Unilateral to Bilateral Training Progression for Team Sports
Coach Cameron Josse presents one approach he uses in his search for structured variation in training his team sport athletes.…
Programming for a More Powerful Vertical Pull
Following up on his earlier post about the importance of developing vertical pulling power, Coach Richter offers a practical guide…
Overspeed: Facts and Fallacies of Training Beyond Maximal Velocity
Speed is a skill that gives golfers an obvious edge, but what is the best way to train for it?…
A Simple and Systematic Approach to Monitoring Fatigue
Jump performance is a useful metric to help volleyball coaches make adjustments to the training needs of their athletes. Coach…