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A Five-Point Guide to Sprint Dosage
If you know exactly how an athlete will recover from sprint training, what is the best way to train the athlete to become a faster…
Yes, Informed Continuity: A 3-Phase Plan for Coaching Through Cancellations
SimpliFaster managing editor and youth sports coach Nathan Huffstutter has assessed the situation and come up with a plan for athletes during this wave of…
Strength Training Manual: The Agile Periodization Approach Book Review
If you’re looking for an unconventional and creative perspective on planning and organizing strength training, look no further than Mladen Jovanovic’s latest book, “Strength Training…
A Five-Phase Model for the 300-Meter Hurdles
Assistant Track & Field Coach Tyler Germain shares his model for the 300-meter hurdles that worked for him and the athletes he trains. This five-phase…
Why We Should Teach Athletes How to Fall
Coach Chris Tocco believes all injury prevention strategies should start with learning how to properly fall, a skill that athletes can use throughout the rest…
7 Off-Season Training Tips for High School Long Jumpers
High school long jumpers can do much more than sit around watching TV, playing video games, or scrolling through YouTube…
Adaptation: The Correct Level of Analysis for S&C Programming
When we analyze our training programs, we should focus on the individual athletes and the specific adaptations we wish to…
Top Six ‘Drills’ with a Purpose
Coach Graham Eaton believes that drills at the high school level should be as specific and basic as possible. Here…
Future of Fast: Wearable Resistance Orientation and Velocity of Movement
In this second article on wearable resistance, John Cronin presents the third guiding principle of overloading with WR: orientation. There…
How Better Goals Lead to Better Athlete Motivation
Athletes are not solely motivated by the goals their coaches create for them. They need to own what they believe…
The Case Against the Hang Power Clean
Are partial Olympic lifting exercises really as good, or better, than the full movements? Coach Kim Goss says absolutely not—and…
Coaching High School Track in the Northeast
When the weather, a lack of equipment, and/or too little space all conspire to keep you from training according to…