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A High-Performance Rubric for All Settings
When moving to a high school lacking a high-performance training culture, Coach Mark Hoover created a rubric to define a clear set of principles and…
The Growing Demand for Orthobiologic Support in Regenerative Medicine
The term “orthobiologics” refers to the use of biological substances to help heal musculoskeletal injuries faster and more completely. Derek Hansen and Dean Kotopski illustrate…
How to Use a School Combine to Promote Your Sport
If you’re looking for a novel way of bridging the gap between your track and field team and other sports teams at your school, as…
Innovations in Outdoor Gait Analysis with Wearable Technology
By taking the lessons learned through developing several running wearable tech products and integrating them with the knowledge gained from thousands of wearable gait analyses,…
The Myth of Triple Extension
Why perform a different movement pattern than the primary lift you want to improve? To help athletes achieve physical superiority, Coach Kim Goss explains why…
Can We Test for Talent?
The ability to correctly identify talent at a young age is an attractive one, as it would allow for the…
Developing Youth Sport Speed in a Team Setting
Speed training in the team setting is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences for today’s physical preparation coach.…
How to Fix What Is Wrong with Strength and Conditioning
Coach Bob Alejo presents his solutions to fixing a problem in the strength and conditioning field, and they begin with…
Better Pressing: Best Exercises and Smarter Program Design
The push press improves limb speed and stability in the upper and lower body. It’s crucial for collision and combat…
The Art of Falling: How to Build Athletic Patterns from the Ground Up
Although having great height and length can be advantageous for basketball players, it can also wreak havoc on movement patterns.…
How to Gain 5 Inches of Vertical Jump in 3 Weeks
Every basketball junkie has dreams of dunking over their opponent on the court. It seems that is part of the…
Can Brain Stimulation Enhance Power and Learning with Athletes?
Halo Neuroscience provides a new device for coaches to enhance performance and learning through brain stimulation. In this article, Coach…