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5 Keys to Training the High School Decathlete and Heptathlete
With proper planning, organization, and communication, high school decathletes and heptathletes can be huge assets to any high school program. Here are five essential training…
The Three Building Blocks of a High-Performance Culture
The relevance and value of culture cannot be overstated. Here, ALTIS explains why the first step towards building and maintaining a successful high-performance culture is…
7 Principles of High School Track and Field to Guide Coaches in All Sports
While all coaches run their teams differently, these seven fundamental principles offer a glimpse of the ideals for track and field, as well as other…
What Can Penalty Shoot-Outs Teach Us About the Relay?
Ultimately, what gets done in practice—as well as what doesn’t—carries over into competition. Craig Pickering considers the way that potential solutions to improve penalty shoot-out…
How to Plan the Off-Season in Canadian University Football Part 2: Summer and In-Season Training
After winter training, with summer just around the corner, Canadian football programs transition to sport-specific athletic development activities. This second of two articles provides insight…
The Transfer Portal, NIL, and Everything They Bring (Part 1)
How have NIL payments and the transfer portal changed the approach of college football coaches? Joey Guarascio kicks off our…
The 7 Keys to a Successful Training Camp
Whether you travel to an exotic location or stay close to home, a training camp can provide many benefits for…
35 Recommendations for Building Better Horizontal Jumpers
Developing elite horizontal jumpers is not easy. Managing the physiological, psychological, technical, and tactical requirements needed for success is a…
The 4.4 40
Claims of 4.4 40s by runners as young as 15 or 16 seem considerably exaggerated. Timing methods are partly to…
Improving the Start Block: A Case Study
It may be best to understand and train your sprinter’s individual challenges in the start block than to train their…
How a Kenyan Distance Runner’s Efforts at Cross-Country Skiing Re-Shaped Our Thinking on Strength Training
Runners need to train their nervous systems in a highly specific way if they hope to achieve their best possible…
Heart Rate Variability Training
Changes in an athlete’s heart rate variability in response to training can provide insight into the way the cardiac autonomic…