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Turning the Bend on a Coaching Career
Track and field have played a defining role in Coach Tyler Germain’s life for the past 25 years—first as an athlete and then as a…
Pneumatic Resistance and its Role in Power Development
By eliminating the effects of inertia and momentum, training with pneumatic resistance offers unique benefits for athletes. Coach Jonathan Ward details when and how he…
Embracing AI: A Coach’s Guide to Transforming Your Practice
For busy coaches, AI tools can speed workflows, enhance productivity, and provide an added resource for rapid analysis. The technologies can, however, have limitations in…
Developing a Plyometric Training Routine for Sprinters
Well-designed plyometric training can help athletes improve their sprint speed, but the methods are stressful on the central nervous system and lower limbs. Jack Shaw…
Programming Resisted Sprints on the 1080 Sprint: Setting Speed Limits and the Impact on Sprint Kinetics
What are the most effective ways to apply the speed limit setting with the 1080 Sprint? Coach Jonathan Ward breaks down data from pro rugby…
Velocity-Based Training: From Theory to Application
Moving velocity-based training from theory to application can be confusing with its many training strategies and the amount of data…
Sprint Strength: Chasing White Whales and Limb Velocity
In a quest to find physical attributes possessed by the fastest athletes, Coach Chris has settled on a quality he…
The Collision Zone: Tracking Momentum in Rugby Union with 1080 Sprint Benchmarks
While speed and size are building blocks of athletic performance, the combination of those qualities as momentum plays an even…
Strength and Conditioning for Kids—Developing Impact Athletes
Given the window of opportunity for movement literacy with kids, Coach Zach Pinney advocates for introducing youth athletes to fun…
The Fly-By Exchange (Revisited): Success Stories and Coaching Considerations for the Weirdest Handoff You’ve Ever Seen
In track and field relays, executing a clean handoff remains one of the biggest technical challenges. For the 4x200m relay,…
Everything You Need to Know About the Countermovement Jump on Force Plates
Believing that data is only as valid as the consistency of collection, Hunter Eisenhower offers a comprehensive breakdown of how…
Driving the Field of Strength and Conditioning Forward: 3 Solutions for the Practitioner
While focused on using research-based practices, strength and conditioning coaches often miss opportunities to contribute to that same field of…