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Creating a Sustainable Culture of Speed Within an Organization
To create a winning culture of speed, teams must cultivate an attitude around speed development throughout the organization. This helps attain a critical mass of…
Developing Rhythm in Sprinters and Speed Athletes
As Coach Graham Eaton points out, speed and rhythm are not mutually exclusive terms. Read on to discover how he trains his high school track…
A Five-Point Guide to Sprint Dosage
If you know exactly how an athlete will recover from sprint training, what is the best way to train the athlete to become a faster…
Yes, Informed Continuity: A 3-Phase Plan for Coaching Through Cancellations
SimpliFaster managing editor and youth sports coach Nathan Huffstutter has assessed the situation and come up with a plan for athletes during this wave of…
Strength Training Manual: The Agile Periodization Approach Book Review
If you’re looking for an unconventional and creative perspective on planning and organizing strength training, look no further than Mladen Jovanovic’s latest book, “Strength Training…
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…
Racers vs. Trainers: Does Maximal Speed Work Always Maximize Results?
Sprinting at actual (not perceived) maximal velocity is not necessary to get faster, and doing it regularly in training may…
The Accurate Identification of Problems
To develop a solution, we obviously first need to identify the problem. But how do we do that accurately? Stu…
Golf Sport Science – The Evolution of Speed and Power
Chris Finn discusses the shift in golf from “good ol’ boy” science to an acceptance and understanding of the value…
What Strength Coaches Should Know About Physical Education
While interest in physical education is currently high, many people view it in the context of sport performance training instead…
Building Game-Changing Metabolic Power with Muscle Oximetry
While muscle oximetry devices are most often utilized by endurance athletes to monitor steady state or repeated bouts of exercise,…
Strength Continuum in Resistance Training: Answering the ‘Why’
The Strength Continuum in resistance training is a common means of categorizing the core subsections of strength—which incorporate power, velocity,…