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Power Lift Roundtable: Athlete Nutrition and Creatine Supplementation
Two important issues in the field of athletic performance concern nutritional timing, frequency, and makeup, and creatine supplementation as a protective measure against traumatic brain…
How Coaches Can Maximize Their Just Jump System
Even with the popularity of force plates and contact grids, the Just Jump contact mat still has plenty of value. Here are some pointers for…
Muscle Growth and Strength Training for Sports: How Much and for How Long?
There’s a very real possibility that increases in muscle size do not correlate well with increases in muscle strength. If true, this could mean that…
A Neck Training ‘Revolution’ with Iron Neck
Strengthening the neck helps lower the rate and severity of sports concussions, as well as improves athletic performance. This article provides the background on neck…
Concussion Confusion in Youth Sports: A No-Brainer?
The management of possible concussions at even the highest levels of sports is fraught with indecision and poor decision-making. Concussion protocols differ from sport to…
Developing Youth Sport Speed in a Team Setting
Speed training in the team setting is one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences for today’s physical preparation coach.…
Plyometrics, Performance, and Bone Health
Coach Stasulli examines recent research studies to determine how plyometric training affects the performance and bone health of cross-country runners.…
High-Volume Endurance Training: Risk vs. Benefit
While many coaches and trainers equate a higher volume of endurance training to elite caliber athletic performance, research doesn’t support…
Why Use Reflexive Performance Reset
When sprint coaches are haunted by hamstring injuries, we find ways to prevent them. Reflexive Performance Reset simply gets the…
Resisted Sprints and Post-Activation Potentiation
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) can improve sprint performance and is commonly used in practice and research. Although resisted sprinting at heavier…
The Use of RPE in Team Sports
The use of the RPE scale is growing in popularity in team sports because data collection is easy and accurately…
Building Better Jumpers: Jump Testing as Training
The idea of “knowledge of result” helps athletes determine whether what they are doing in training is working. Testing also…