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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,…
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…
The 3 Cardinal Sins of Horizontal Jumping
According to Coach Rob Assise, there are three cardinal sins that he still sees too many horizontal jumpers commit. He tells us what they are…
Progressions for Training Agility with Team Sport Athletes
The fastest athletes become masters at using one-foot contact to put a massive amount of energy and force into the ground and go the opposite…
The Science of Training Rotational Power
Coaches in rotational sports don’t all agree on the best type of training to make the greatest improvements for their athletes. Chris Finn trains golfers,…
The Jumps Roundtable #2: Plyometric Training and Teaching
Plyometrics are an important tool in a jump coaches toolbox. In this second part of our Jumps Roundtable Edition #2,…
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.…
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…
The Physiological Responses to Spring Football in College Players
A look at a recent research study conducted on American collegiate football players during spring camp. The study shows that…
Complete Autonomic Nervous System Management for Any Coach
On top of general health, the autonomic nervous system is linked closely with performance, signaling athletes’ stress and relaxation responses.…
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…
How to Use Weighted Pants to Improve Sprinting
Coach Mike Adams has witnessed huge improvements in his high school sprinters from training with weighted pants. The increased strength…