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Power and Its Elusive Identity
How can performance professionals apply academic research into power in training their athletes? First, coaches, trainers, and others in the performance field need to identify…
Getting Young Athletes to Prioritize Sleep for Better Performance
Coaches and trainers face a lot of challenges while working with student athletes. Convincing them to get enough sleep (8-10 hours) is one of the…
The Art of “Plan B” Training
Plan B training helps coaches adapt to unexpected events like thunderstorms and athlete injuries. In this article, Coach Jon Hughes explains how exercise hierarchies can…
Velocity-Based Training for Powerlifting
Velocity-based training (VBT) for powerlifting has shown itself to be an effective method with its adaptive approach to building brute strength and technique while preventing…
Wall Drills That Work
While the effectiveness of traditional wall drills can spark debate, Coach Chris Korfist uses a specific wall progression targeting the foot’s ability to redirect and…
Task Decomposition & Simplification: ALTIS “Need for Speed” (Excerpt)
What are the differences between a technique and a skill? How can coaches best develop game-relevant skills with their athletes?…
Popular Articles
What Is Velocity-Based Training?
Velocity-based training (VBT) uses the speed of movement to determine optimal training load. This allows athletes to train at their…
Changing with the Game: Sprint-Based Football
What exactly is sprint-based football? Tony Holler explains how his Feed the Cats mindset applies to training faster, fresher players…
5 Years, 5 Lessons for Coaches Getting Started
Inspired by retrospective articles from Michael Boyle and other established coaches, Cole Hergott passes along five important lessons from his…
Kickin’ it with Noonan: The Croc Show Episode 6 Featuring Peter Noonan
Episode 6 of The Croc Show features Coach Peter Noonan of Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas. Coach Noonan discusses…
So, You Want to Be a Personal Trainer?
There are many different avenues one can take within the realm of sport science, personal trainer being one of the…
3 Non-Cliche Pieces of Professional Advice for All Young Coaches
Successful coaches need to build relationships that establish their professional authority and expand their networks. Those aren’t easy tasks, but…