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A Pro Runner’s Guide to Seven of the Best Post-Run Stretches
Viktoriia Tkachuk presents seven of her favorite post-run stretches. Not only will these stretches help your flexibility, but they will also make your running form…
Vary Your Warm-Ups: Three Protocols for Better Athletic Development
Are your warm-ups getting stale and boring? Coach Steve Georgio looks at the three steps of crafting quality warm-ups and offers three different protocols you…
How to Develop a Successful 4x200m Relay Team
While the 4x200m relay may not get the respect of other relays, Coach John Brumund-Smith believes all track coaches should emphasize and prioritize it. Read…
Creating a Plan for In-Season Softball Training
Coaches need to keep the differences between pitchers and fielders in mind when developing a training program for softball players. Strength and conditioning coach Timothy…
Helping High School Athletes Recover Faster with Firefly Recovery
In light of the unique challenges young athletes face, Lauren Campbell and Conlan Sodrosky present the Firefly Recovery device as a game-changer, granting the next…
Understanding and Applying Relative Strength Standards
What does it mean to be strong, and what does it mean to be “strong enough”? Coach Pat Basil helps…
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Evaluating the VALD SmartSpeed Plus Electronic Timing System
While electronic timing systems have improved over the decades, not every system available may fit your budget or your needs.…
Differences in Training Youth Athletes Before & After Smartphones
Is it because of smartphones, social media, or the internet? Coach Zach Even-Esh looks at the differences he sees in…
Demystifying APIs (to Spend More Time Coaching and Less Time Managing Data)
Sure data is king, but coaching is what you do best. If you’re spending too much of your time managing…
Adaptations: How to Elicit Strength in Three Different Levels of Athletes
S&C coaches often work with athletes of different skill levels and training ages, which means they need to know the…
Sleep and the Elite Athlete—Where Are We Now?
Missing out on even a small amount of sleep can be detrimental to an athlete’s performance. In this article, coach…
Optimizing Performance by Managing Muscle Stimulation and Calcium Ion-Related Fatigue
To craft an effective S&C program, you must balance stimulating repetitions and managing muscle fatigue and damage. In this first…