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Complete Upper Body Training Guide for Baseball Athletes
When training the upper body with throwing athletes, the movement is what matters. To that end, Coach Zach Dechant presents the four most common patterns…
Taking the First Essential Steps Toward a Career in Strength & Conditioning
Those pursuing a career in strength and conditioning often don’t know exactly what to do after they receive their undergraduate degree. Eric Udelson outlines some…
Identifying (and Developing) the Drivers of Adaptation
Positive adaptations don’t happen overnight, but they are imperative for your athletes to reach the highest level of performance. Coach Dylan Hicks helps coaches meet…
Training the 3 Traits That Separate Great Athletes
What is it that makes truly elite athletes not just stay ahead of the pack and reach the highest performance levels, but stay there? Coach…
NFL ACL Tears: A Critical Review of the Trends
A look at the data for the 2019 NFL pre-season shows a significant reduction in the number of ACL injuries as compared to the previous…
The Life and Legacy of Dr. Guy Voyer: A Tribute to a Sports Medicine Pioneer
Not many people deserve to be called pioneers, even though internet influencers throw the term around a lot. Dr. Guy…
Making the Most of Your Stint at Altitude
Living and training at altitude has many beneficial effects for endurance athletes. This article looks at the physiological adaptations to…
The Stress Scale for Athletes: A New Method to Monitor Athlete Performance
With the Stress Scale for Athletes, I can apply the appropriate training load for an athlete’s session based on their…
An Objective Biomechanics Model for Better Program Design
Dr. Pat Davidson believes that the only way to put together a comprehensible and comprehensive training program is to design…
How to Build Speed Hurdles for the Wicket Drill
Building your own wickets is quick and inexpensive. For less than $2.00 apiece, you can make as many as you…
The ALTIS Kinogram Method
ALTIS believe it is important for coaches to develop a “real-time” eye. To help with this, they created a method…
Is Sleep the Most Underrated Hack for Performance Enhancement?
It is the sleep after a lesson, practice, or big game that impacts skill development.