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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.
Summer Training for High School Strength and Conditioning Coaches
As we all know, athletic training doesn’t stop in the summer. Strength and conditioning coaches may even get busier during summer “vacation,” as sports teams…
Making a Difference in Athletic Performance
Every coach and trainer has their own methods and processes for improving athlete performance. In this sixth and final post…
Eccentric Rotational Training: Elevating Club Speed with kBox and kPulley
Eccentric flywheels offer rotational athletes more effective and efficient ways to increase club speed safely than the more popular methods…
Bypassing the Blame Game—Private vs. Team-Based Injury Care in Sport
In an age when armchair quarterbacking has reached a fevered pitch, thanks especially to social media, professional sports medical-performance teams…
How to Use VBT to Build Relationships During Training
For coaches continually searching for ways to strengthen their relationship with athletes, Coach Cody Roberts explains how velocity-based training can…
A Guide to Assessing Mobility for Strength and Conditioning Coaches
When an athlete lacks range of motion in an anatomical region, it compromises their movement quality, potentially leading to compensations…
Building a Robust Neck Testing and Training Protocol
The main challenge with neck strength is monitoring change and improvement. Coaches Wayland and Coughlan have devised a reliable neck…
How Strength and Conditioning Coaches Can Conduct Season Analysis
The end of season review is crucial to Coach McConnell’s development process. By analyzing what occurred over the past year…