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How Should We Approach Habitual Caffeine Use by Athletes?
While researchers have examined how a pre-training or competition dose of caffeine directly impacts sporting performance, we need a wider conversation as to how caffeine…
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…
How to Gain 5 Inches of Vertical Jump in 3 Weeks
Every basketball junkie has dreams of dunking over their opponent on the court. It seems that is part of the…
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…
The Best Ways to Get Buy-In
The ability to influence and implement training strategies is dependent on your ability to get head coaches and/or athletic staff…
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.…