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From the NBA to Power 5 College Basketball: Insights from a Strength and Conditioning Professional
When Cliff Spiller transitioned from the NBA to Power 5 college basketball, he encountered several challenges and opportunities. Importantly, student-athletes have different needs than professionals.…
Technology Roundtable: Introducing the OHM Run
Mark Hoover, Mike Wright, and Vien Vu discuss their experiences using the OHM Run to train student-athletes. They find that it brings several benefits to…
Playing With Pace and Precision Using Lazser Down
Measuring down and distance often interrupts football games, interfering with coaches trying to make informed decisions and degrading the experience of in-person fans. Lazser Down…
Competitive Speed Training With Your Video Board
Social acknowledgment can push student-athletes to perform at peak levels during every training session. Cody Myers finds that displaying each athlete’s final time or MPH…
Velocity-Based Training Chart & Zones
A velocity-based training (VBT) chart categorizes training zones based on movement speed, allowing for accurate exercise intensity adjustments. Each zone targets specific performance goals such…
Vibration Therapy for Athlete Performance: What’s All the Buzz About?
Coach Jim Wittstrom walks us through a general background on vibration therapy and what the scientific literature has found for…
The Art of “Plan B” Training
Plan B training helps coaches adapt to unexpected events like thunderstorms and athlete injuries. In this article, Coach Jon Hughes…
Velocity-Based Training for Powerlifting
Velocity-based training (VBT) for powerlifting has shown itself to be an effective method with its adaptive approach to building brute…
Wall Drills That Work
While the effectiveness of traditional wall drills can spark debate, Coach Chris Korfist uses a specific wall progression targeting the…
Friction & Elasticity: Rethinking the Force-Velocity Curve for Basketball Players
Most basketball players are elastic, reactive athletes who naturally excel in those areas. Matt Cooper argues that coaches should rethink…
The Enode Pro Review: Everything You Need to Know
This Enode Pro review dives into everything you need to know about this device, looking at how you can use…
A Sales-Based Approach for Collegiate S&C Coaches to Improve Buy-In
Being a salesperson might not be an expected part of the strength and conditioning coach role, but selling yourself and…