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9 (Fun!) Games to Develop Movement Skills and Athleticism
It’s no secret that kids love to play games, and youth coaches should take advantage of that to develop athletic skills. By manipulating a game’s…
Better Coaching Through Science—How to Collect Data That Matters
Everyone in the sports field likely knows the importance of tracking data to measure athletes’ progress over time. But useful metrics vary from sport to…
How to Gain Speed: Key Movement Exercises for High School Sprinters
Athletes can rise from the most inauspicious of beginnings with proper coaching and consistency. Coach Graham Eaton explains how to increase an athlete’s speed with…
Key Considerations for Implementing an Effective Sprint Training Session
Coaches spend a lot of time reviewing research, theory, and movement biomechanics but often don’t have good information on how to plan and implement a…
How to Protect the Strength & Conditioning Coach
It’s no secret that athlete management systems are exceptional tools to integrate data from various technology sources. Coach Brendon Ziegler also discovered that an AMS—here,…
A Case for Skipping Rope in Sports Training
Although it’s been around for decades, the jump rope is still an effective training tool. This article presents ways to…
Can Nutrigenomics Help Athletes Reach Their Full Potential?
Nutrigenomics in sport is the foundational building block by which we can help athletes reach their genetic potential through implementation…
How to Simultaneously Train Speed and Strength for High Performance
Optimal performance relies on the ability to simultaneously mix all the elements of performance training, including strength, speed, and efficient…
Applying the Compressed Triphasic Model with MMA Fighters
Keep MMA athletes primed between fights without wearing them down by cycling between intensive and non-intensive, sport-focused cycles. A compressed…
The Best Conditioning Test You’ve Never Heard Of
What if there were a conditioning test for athletes in stop and go sports, which stress the glycolytic energy system,…
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…