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Dos and Don’ts for Athlete Wellness Questionnaires
A subjective wellness questionnaire serves as the epicenter for successful performance monitoring during competition, enhances the reflective and educational process of recovery and performance, and…
How to Create a Base of Power and Speed
Although he admits it doesn’t reflect a paradigm shift in training, Coach Mario Gomez believes in helping his track and field athletes create a foundation…
P-Hacking, HARKing, and Science’s Replication Crisis
According to some, science is currently experiencing a replication crisis, whereby researchers are unable to replicate other’s research findings when redoing the same experiments. Craig…
The Top Accommodating Resistance Methods for Strength Coaches
While the strength-specific science on the use of accommodating resistance continues to grow, its implementation is still disappointingly slow. Coach Shane Davenport provides practical applications…
Making the Sheiko System Fit in American Powerlifting
After working under Boris Sheiko and running his program for three years, Coach Cann tweaked the Sheiko system, adapting it to American powerlifting culture and…
Training, Evaluation, and Scouting Considerations in the Portal Era (Part 2)
When the NCAA changed its transfer portal and NIL rules, it made college athletics look more like the NFL. While…
Maximum Power Sled Sprinting for American Football
Director of Sports Performance, Cameron Josse, uses the 1080 Sprint to measure the data from four NFL football players to…
Environmental Effects on Performance
Not all races and competitions are the same—something that both athletes and coaches should take into consideration when comparing performances.…
Understanding P-Values: A Practical Guide for Coaches
While statistical significance is the basis of most scientific research, there are problems with the way that statistical significance is…
Foundations of Applied Sports Science: A Starting Point in Sports Performance
This second installment of Coach Matt Hauck’s sports performance article series provides useful steps on the organization of the data…
Central Fatigue, and the Role of Neurotransmitters on Reduced Work Output
Ask any coach about fatigue and it’s likely the Central Nervous System will be mentioned during conversation. With all of…
Making a Difference in Athletic Performance
Every coach and trainer has their own methods and processes for improving athlete performance. In this sixth and final post…