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Transforming Sprint Talent into Hurdlers and Jumpers
While athletes typically train for speed, coaches need to see more than speed to identify hurdling and jumping talent. Coach Graham Eaton programs three general…
Identifying Sex Hormone Influence on Long-Distance Track and Field Running Performance
Do sex hormones influence endurance running performance in female long-distance track and field athletes? This literature review identifies key physiological requirements for performance and how…
5 Reasons I Hate Using the Term ‘Peaking’
While it’s understandable that coaches would want their athletes to have their best performance during a championship, they should also want their athletes to perform…
Incorporating Velocity-Based Training into a High School Environment
Using velocity-based training tools has been a game-changer for Coach Mark Hoover and his high school athletes. From actionable data to better technique to renewed…
How to Create a Warm-Up Inspired by Physical Education
The warm-up is a critical period that can go a long way to prepare athletes for both sports practice/games and exercise. Coaches need to consider…
The Jumps Roundtable #2: Working with New Athletes
Working with new athletes who have high-level talent is a different experience than new athletes with little or no performance…
Return to Play For Concussions: How to Use Data to Determine Player Readiness
By capturing and evaluating athlete exertion levels in their concussion return to play protocol, Brian Wiese and colleagues have reduced…
Run Your Weight Room Like a Business
Nobody could deny that athletics is big business these days, especially at the collegiate and professional levels. Therefore, strength and…
How to Bring Sprint Training to the Masses
The size of many gyms and training facilities often limits the drills that athletes and fitness clients can do inside.…
High-Speed Eccentric Resistance Training in Sports
While training with supramaximal eccentrics helps to specifically improve strength, high-speed eccentric training helps athletes improve their power, change of…
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…
Eccentric Overload with Flywheel Training and Rehabilitation
Traditional weight training using gravity-dependent tools leaves a gap in preparing an athlete to manage all aspects of performance. Without…