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2018 Year in Review
At SimpliFaster, we aim to be both forward-focused and forward-thinking, and we’ve got big things in store in 2019. Before we flip the calendar, however,…
How the Rise of Machine Learning Is Impacting Sport
Historically, getting an edge in sports focused mainly on improving training techniques. More recently, we’ve seen an increased focus on the collection and utilization of…
Kaleidoscopic Coaching: Seeing the Runner’s ‘Elephant in the Room’
How a runner looks while running is often due to the traditional way we view mechanics. But if we alter our view and consider that…
10 Unanswered Questions in Sports Science for 2018 (Part 3)
In this final part of a three-part series on 10 questions sports science could help to answer, Coach Pickering looks at the importance of including…
Knowing When to Push and When to Ease Off for Optimal Performance
High-level athletes in elite sports are constantly teeter-tottering along the edge of overtraining. Coach Hoffman suggests monitoring strategies we can use with our players to…
The Digitalization of Resistance Training
Athletic training programs have embraced the benefits of digitalization. Resistance training, however, lags behind other types of training. While there…
Coaching, Mentors, and Networking: Pay It Forward
Communication, sharing, networking and mentoring are vital components of growing and developing the coaching community and the world of athletic…
Direction Bias Gym Programming and Athletic Performance
Direction Bias programming is the evolution of the validated concept of Direction Preference, which has demonstrated that repeated movement in…
Changing the Game with Dr. Fergus Connolly
Sports science consultant John T. Weatherly talks to Dr. Fergus Connolly, the performance director for Michigan Football, about a broad…
Another Coach’s Relay Epiphany
This article includes Randy Huntington’s Excel spreadsheet to calculate relay exchange marks.
Biomechanical Efficiency in Distance Running
Both genetic and adaptive factors affect an athlete’s efficiency. This article breaks each phase of a distant runner’s performance into…
3 Plyometric Workouts for Breakthrough Vertical Jump Power: Part II, the Impact of Specific Variability
To create stronger vertical jumping technique, coaches can introduce a level of chaos, or room for the CNS to self-organize…