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Don’t Call It a Comeback: Closed Change of Direction Drills Are Here to Stay
Closed change of direction drills are a highly specific tool that builds physical antifragility and prepares athletes for unforeseeable worst-case scenarios in their sport. Coach…
The Forgotten Adaptation: Training Power with Upper Body Vertical Pulling
Many of us understand the value of monitoring performance with velocity-based training devices. Yet the technology is underused in measuring upper body vertical pulling performance.…
Designing a Program Using Vermeil’s Hierarchy of Athletic Development
Coach, researcher, and therapist Rob Panariello believes the design of both an athlete’s training and rehabilitation programs should include a philosophical foundation that’s proven successful.…
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…
Training Teams in the Private Sector
In the quest to set yourself apart as an innovative and tech-savvy sports practitioner, don’t lose sight of the importance…
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.
Creatine: Not Just for Muscle
Beyond creatine’s role as a strength-enhancing supplement, research shows that it may have other potential uses as a sports performance…
How to Train More Without Getting Hurt
Coaches and sport science professionals are all too familiar with the “training-injury prevention paradox,” where athletes need to train more…
Linear Speed Development for Court and Field Sport Athletes
All sport athletes produce force rapidly, reach high velocities, and decelerate from these velocities. Each of these embodies a separate…