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The New PUSH Portal: Key Applications and Overview
Effective training management requires time-efficient processes that encourage meaningful communication between coaches and athletes. The PUSH Portal does all of this while allowing flexibility for…
How to Gain Speed with Wearable Resistance in Warm-Ups
Wearable resistance may offer a way to improve, or at least maintain, in-season speed, power, stamina, and change of direction skills by simply engaging in…
Let’s Take It Outside: Get Faster Using a Simple Upright Sprint Warm-Up
Coach Adrian Guyer changed up part of his athletes’ warm-ups this past summer, leading to improvements in technique, timing, fluidity, bounce, and speed. Read on…
What Your Players Will Wish You’d Told Them About Social Media (When Their Next Offer Is Rescinded)
Do the players you’re coaching know how to manage their social media accounts properly? When a high school athlete takes misstep on social media, they…
4 Training Mistakes I Made as an Athlete
Hindsight is a gift, especially when coaches can look at past mistakes they made as athletes and ensure that their athletes don’t make the same…
Different Ways of Measuring Barbell Velocity and Why It Matters
Technology plays an increasingly important role in training athletes at all levels. However, the most effective approaches must capture data…
A (Kind Of) New Perspective on Coaching and Training
When it comes to performance results, psychologically motivating and managing your athletes will ultimately trump your ability to create the…
Asking ‘Should I Lift?’ vs. ‘Do I Feel Like Lifting?’
You’ve likely had days when you didn’t want to work out, for one reason or another. But did you know…
Intermittent Fasting for Athletes: What Does the Research Say?
Despite the increased popularity of intermittent fasting, there’s little research about its effectiveness with elite athletes. This article explores the…
Why Coaches Recruit Speed (But Still Neglect It)
Although speed is a top priority in football and many other field and court sports, many coaches still treat game-changing…
Why You Should Add Dashr to Your Speed Development Program
Electronic timing is a reliable way to see how fast an athlete can run from point A to point B,…
Critical Indicators for Pole Vault III: 85% Drill Proficiency
Drills are necessary and beneficial tools for long-term improvement in any sport, as they help correct possible skill deficiencies. With…