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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…

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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…

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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…

Physical Education Warmup

What Champion Boxers Know About Punching Power

How do boxers develop their devastating punching power? Strength coach and boxing trainer Moritz Klatten walks us through the steps, including the equipment, the exercises,…

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Individualizing and Optimizing Performance Training for Basketball

Don’t just perform a needs analysis on a player or position, dive deeper to understand the individual’s playing style and the associated demands and consequences…

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How to Land a Strength and Conditioning Job

Applying for a position in strength and conditioning is a competitive undertaking. With more candidates than there are job postings,…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Sport Conditioning: Field and Court Applications for Coaches

In this follow-up to his examination of the phosphagen system, Coach Assise looks at the glycolytic and aerobic energy systems.…

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The Top 5 Flywheel Sports Performance Exercises

Coach Shane Davenport presents his top five flywheel exercises for sports performance, including the specific reason he recommends them, how…

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