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6 Ways to Save Youth Sports from Ruining Kids

Eventually, today’s youth athletes will become tomorrow’s sport elites. Before that happens, however, Coach Sean Smith believes that a lot needs to change in youth…

Youth Sports Cones

How to Deal with Adversity and Trust Your Process During a Difficult Season

No matter how experienced you are as a strength coach, nothing can prepare you for the challenges of dealing with a team that is suffering…

Womens Basketball

Budgeting for Omega-3 Supplements: What Sports Teams Should Know

While omega-3s are riding a wave of popularity in the sports world, especially for protection against traumatic brain injury, choosing which omega-3 supplement to buy…

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What Time of Day Is Best for Training Athletes?

Do early chronotypes select morning sports or does early morning training cause a chronotype shift? Understanding an athlete’s chronotype and its impact on their performance…

Morning Jog

How to Assess an Athlete’s Direction Bias and Use It to Improve Performance

Knowing your athlete’s direction bias can help improve motor control, direction of force application, and proprioception all through a few exercises you can incorporate into…

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Too Many Notes

Too Many Notes

It’s better to do a few things well rather than doing a lot not so well. Focus on the essentials…

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RunScribe Instructions for CSV File Export

RunScribe instructions on how to export all of the raw metrics for every stride to a CSV file. A tech-savvy…

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Team Sport GPS

The Use of GPS Technology in Team Sports

In contact sports like football, coaches using GPS can read real-time tackle and impact information instead of, or in addition…

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A Review of the NordBord Hamstring Testing System

The NordBord Hamstring Testing System, developed by Vald Performance, is a fast and easy way to measure eccentric and isometric…

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Technical Training Long Jump

The Horizontal Jumps: Technical Training for the Long Jump

Developing long jumpers requires a comprehensive technical training system that encompasses exercise and drill selection, teaching strategies, and ways to…

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The Best Articles, Lectures, and Podcasts of 2016 for Health Professionals

Lars Avemarie lists the best articles, lectures, and podcasts of 2016 for Health Professionals. Topics include science and evidence-based practice,…

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ALTIS Coach Dan Pfaff

Barriers to Championship Performances

ALTIS Head Coach Dan Pfaff shares his collection of thoughts and observations acquired through 40 plus years of coaching and…

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