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2018 Year in Review
At SimpliFaster, we aim to be both forward-focused and forward-thinking, and we’ve got big things in store in 2019. Before we flip the calendar, however,…
How the Rise of Machine Learning Is Impacting Sport
Historically, getting an edge in sports focused mainly on improving training techniques. More recently, we’ve seen an increased focus on the collection and utilization of…
Kaleidoscopic Coaching: Seeing the Runner’s ‘Elephant in the Room’
How a runner looks while running is often due to the traditional way we view mechanics. But if we alter our view and consider that…
10 Unanswered Questions in Sports Science for 2018 (Part 3)
In this final part of a three-part series on 10 questions sports science could help to answer, Coach Pickering looks at the importance of including…
Knowing When to Push and When to Ease Off for Optimal Performance
High-level athletes in elite sports are constantly teeter-tottering along the edge of overtraining. Coach Hoffman suggests monitoring strategies we can use with our players to…
Bar Velocity Waving Periodization
Bar velocity can be used to dictate loads within a wave and to foster an athlete’s self-competition. Velocity offers precision…
The Warm-Up Smorgasbord: What and How Much to Choose
Many techniques can activate muscles before training and competition. Whichever activities coaches choose to implement in their warmup, they want…
5 Drills to Improve Vertical Force and Run Really Fast
Whether human or animal, the amount of force applied to the ground determines speed. Four exercises help athletes increase their…
Three Health Disorders Female Athletes Need to Avoid
Females need to take extra precautions when undergoing heavy training loads to avoid iron-deficiency anemia, amenorrhea, and stress fractures for…
Welcome to the New Age of Performance Testing
It has been that anything measured and tested will improve. When you know what number you have to beat, it…
Coaching, Mentors, and Networking: Pay It Forward
Communication, sharing, networking and mentoring are vital components of growing and developing the coaching community and the world of athletic…
Direction Bias Gym Programming and Athletic Performance
Direction Bias programming is the evolution of the validated concept of Direction Preference, which has demonstrated that repeated movement in…