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Managing the LTAD Process
Strength and conditioning coach Mike Whiteman believes that the timing is one of the most critical parts of long-term athletic development, as is embracing the…
An Exclusive Look into Usain Bolt’s World Record Warm-up
How did Usain Bolt prepare for one of the greatest performances in sprinting? This exclusive video of Bolt’s warm-up was recorded a decade ago, leading…
Key Developmental Jump Exercises for Power and Athleticism
Medium intensity jumps build eccentric jumping capacity while medium-level plyometrics are the best way to increase speed off and into the ground. Speed expert Lee…
Why You Should Include High-Intensity Stressors in Your In-Season Training
While athletes train with an assortment of high-level stressors during the off-season, many coaches and training professionals are apprehensive about including too much high-intensity exercise…
Transitioning Freshman Athletes to Your Strength Training Program
In the first of a series of articles, Coach Mark Hoover gives an overview of the step-by-step approach his high school strength training program uses…
Tsunami Bar Training Technology Review
Adding novel technologies to training can make it easier to keep athletes engaged and intentional. Many new devices, however, don’t…
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A Collaborative Model for Managing Adaptations in Recovery
Most important to the process of adaptation are the shared principles and collaborative approach of guiding and managing an athlete…
Critical Indicators for Pole Vault II: Cueing Hip Movement by Model
If you want to compare pole vault technical models, the best place to observe a difference is in the movement…
Stress, Recover, Adapt: Strategies to Mitigate Performance Decrements
As performance coaches, skill coaches, and therapists, we must ensure our athletes are ready to recover, not to speed up…
A Case for Training Olympic Lifts in College Athletics
Athletes who can clean heavy and snatch heavy have great potential to hit harder, run faster, and jump higher. And…
5 Reasons to Adopt an Athlete-Centered Model of Training
During game play, a coach wants their athletes to be active problem-solvers, to correctly assess what occurs during the game,…
How Coaches Can Maximize Their Just Jump System
Even with the popularity of force plates and contact grids, the Just Jump contact mat still has plenty of value.…