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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.…
Why We Need Barbell Training More than Ever
Coach William Wayland lays out steps to prepare athletes to resume barbell training once we return to sport. Athletes will be running back to the…
Beyond ‘Go’: Adding Sensory Cues to Train Agility in Team Sports
Open and closed drills both have their place in training agility in team sports. Coach Will Ratelle makes a case for drills that train the…
‘Science’ and the Barbell Hip Thrust
As evidenced in the recent debate over the efficacy of the barbell hip thrust, science depends on people and their…
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…
Occlusion-Induced Potentiation: A Forward-Thinking Change
Coach Stewart Marshall makes the case that the use of blood flow restriction training can achieve even better speed development…
7 Soccer Training Myths That Hurt Athlete Development
From resistance training to top speed to full squats—there are a lot of misconceptions affecting the physical training of soccer…
How to Train Acceleration and Closing Speed in Cross Country
Before the 2018 season, our coaching staff for the Downers Grove South girls’ high school cross country team decided we…