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Tethered Running: Not the Tool We Deserve, but a Tool We Need
As Coach Nick Gies details in this article, tethered running has many benefits, especially for confined athletes. While you shouldn’t use it as a replacement…
3 Psychological Advantages of Weight Lifting with a Self-Spotter
A self-spotter gives the lifter full control over starting and stopping the bar, empowering them to take chances while going for one more rep or…
3 Steps for Using KPIs to Train With Intent
Are you training what you say you are? Coach Jacob Williams suggests using key performance indicators (KPIs) to individualize and guide training decisions, providing a…
10 Creative and Fun Recovery Day Sessions for Track Athletes
Fun recovery practices increase athlete engagement on days that otherwise are a drag, build buy-in, & keep athletes on the path to better performances. With…
A Case for Olympic Lifting in High School Athletics
Building on his football background at West Point, Coach Juwan Griffith makes a case for teaching and training the Olympic lifts with high school athletes.…
Mistakes: Why Do They Happen; How Can We Avoid Them?
Once a mistake has happened, it’s important to react to it positively. Craig Pickering shares his personal story of being…
How to Introduce Youth Athletes to Strength Training
As coaches, sometimes we’re in a hurry to have our athletes lifting heavy and doing advanced movements. I urge you…
Confessions of an Instability Buff (and How I Now Train Balance for Sport)
A decade ago, unstable surface training was all the rage, and Coach Chris Finn was one of its biggest fans.…
Considerations for the Director of Sports Medicine & Athletic Performance
As colleges across the U.S. work to merge their various independent athletic departments, there’s also been an integration of the…
An Athlete’s Perspective on Sports Performance Training
As a former college soccer player and almost physical therapist, Eric Udelson is fascinated by human physiology and human performance,…
A Strength Coach’s Guide to Working with Team Coaches
If strength and conditioning coaches want to be able to guide a successful program, we need to get our sport…
A Coach’s Five-Point Game Plan for Summer
People love summer for a variety of reasons. For coaches, it’s a great time to make progress with both athlete…