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Getting the Most Out of the Internship Experience (A Coaches’ Roundtable)
Justin Ochoa, a coach and director of strength and conditioning at his own facility, talked to leaders both in and out of the industry about…
Ditch the Warm-Up and Ignite Your Athletes
For too long, coaches seemed to treat warm-ups as something athletes had to do before they could get to their workout—the meat of the training…
When to Add More Weight to the Bar
While progressive overload is a simple concept, we often only look at it from a load perspective because that is the most commonly understood one.…
High-Performance Library: Blunder—7 Reasons Smart People Make Bad Decisions
Improve decisions that support performance and propel athletes to their personal best by improving your thought processes. Coach Craig Pickering shows us how to think…
Periodization in Academy Rugby Players
Does periodization have to be as complicated or divisive as it often is in the S&C world? Coach Pete Burridge explores periodization—for him, basically planning…
5 Ways to Elevate Your Agility Training and Boost Athletic Skills
Athletes can elevate their ability to extract and interpret sport-specific information for faster and more accurate motor responses with appropriate…
The Growing Demand for Orthobiologic Support in Regenerative Medicine
The term “orthobiologics” refers to the use of biological substances to help heal musculoskeletal injuries faster and more completely. Derek…
How to Use a School Combine to Promote Your Sport
If you’re looking for a novel way of bridging the gap between your track and field team and other sports…
Innovations in Outdoor Gait Analysis with Wearable Technology
By taking the lessons learned through developing several running wearable tech products and integrating them with the knowledge gained from…
The Myth of Triple Extension
Why perform a different movement pattern than the primary lift you want to improve? To help athletes achieve physical superiority,…
Just a Coach in the Strength and Conditioning Profession
While Coach Jim Ferris is happy to see the strength and conditioning profession expanding, he has concerns over the growing…
Can the Play-Practice-Play Model Rejuvenate U.S. Soccer?
U.S. Soccer introduced the play-practice-play (PPP) model as a template for coaches to engage youth players through experiential learning and…