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Power Lift Roundtable: Game-Day Lifting for Baseball Players
Drs. Andy Fry and David Szymanski weigh the pros and cons of game-day lifting for baseball players at the high school, college, and pro levels,…
Competing to Coaching: 4 Common Coaching Mistakes by Former Athletes
It can be extremely rewarding to coach a sport you used to play, and help other athletes experience the sense of pride, camaraderie, and accomplishment…
Horizontal Jumps: The Technical Model
In this excerpt from an online ALTIS educational program, Coach “Boo” Schexnayder explores 11 key principles that should guide every coach’s thought processes before determining…
The Paradox of a Hammer—Cracking Motor Pathways to Hard & Soft Skills
The well-known picture of a blacksmith swinging his hammer focuses on the variations of the paths the hammer takes, but I haven’t heard anyone talk…
10 Reasons Your Gym Should Buy a kBox
If you are a coach dedicated to making your athletes better, you should know there is strong evidence that flywheel training works for athletes at…
Resisted Sled Sprint Training – Part 1 – Methods of Sled Load Prescription
Resisted sled sprint (RSS) training is an effective method to improve linear sprint performance – but how do we load…
The Effect of Monitoring on the Training Process
Monitoring is not as straightforward is it seems. In this fourth installment of the Sports Science Roundtable series, seven coaches…
The Relevance of Periodization
Coach Daniel Martinez asked a roundtable of coaches and trainers about the importance of periodization to their training schedule and…
The Challenges of the Work Environment for Coaches and Trainers
Not all workplace challenges are the same, even for coaches and trainers. In this second in a series of Sports…
How Coaches and Trainers Define Success
It can be difficult to define the success of a coach or trainer beyond the obvious measure of athlete performance.…
Voice from the Void: The Disappearing Middle Ground of Coaching
Rather than just accept the growing polarization in society today, Coach Kyle Hierholzer advocates for the value of the middle…
Coaching Hurdle Technique
Coach Dominique Stasulli provides a short guide for coaching hurdle technique. Instruction of this complex motor skill must be done…