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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…
10 Things Youth Clubs Must Do to Truly Practice ‘Player Development’
“Player development” needs to be more than just a buzzword at your youth sports club—it must be practiced through a year-round focus on young athletes…
High Jump Approach Training
The high jump approach is an integral part of mastering the sport, but it has many challenges. Coach Rob Assise breaks down training for the…
Field and Court Sport Training from a Track Coach’s Perspective: The Phosphagen System
While many train the phosphagen system well in the weight room, their training systems fail to include the most effective…
To Lift or Not to Lift: The Rewards and Risks of Game-Day Lifting
Game-day lifting can provide extra nervous system awakening for experienced athletes whose typical profiles don’t require extra volume or additional…
6 Ways to Save Youth Sports from Ruining Kids
Eventually, today’s youth athletes will become tomorrow’s sport elites. Before that happens, however, Coach Sean Smith believes that a lot…
How to Deal with Adversity and Trust Your Process During a Difficult Season
No matter how experienced you are as a strength coach, nothing can prepare you for the challenges of dealing with…
Budgeting for Omega-3 Supplements: What Sports Teams Should Know
While omega-3s are riding a wave of popularity in the sports world, especially for protection against traumatic brain injury, choosing…
What Time of Day Is Best for Training Athletes?
Do early chronotypes select morning sports or does early morning training cause a chronotype shift? Understanding an athlete’s chronotype and…
How to Assess an Athlete’s Direction Bias and Use It to Improve Performance
Knowing your athlete’s direction bias can help improve motor control, direction of force application, and proprioception all through a few…