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Embracing AI: A Coach’s Guide to Transforming Your Practice
For busy coaches, AI tools can speed workflows, enhance productivity, and provide an added resource for rapid analysis. The technologies can, however, have limitations in…
Developing a Plyometric Training Routine for Sprinters
Well-designed plyometric training can help athletes improve their sprint speed, but the methods are stressful on the central nervous system and lower limbs. Jack Shaw…
Programming Resisted Sprints on the 1080 Sprint: Setting Speed Limits and the Impact on Sprint Kinetics
What are the most effective ways to apply the speed limit setting with the 1080 Sprint? Coach Jonathan Ward breaks down data from pro rugby…
Alphabet Soup—Learning the ABCs of S&C Certification
For coaches entering the strength and conditioning field, choosing the right certification courses can be a confusing process. Coach Raymond Tucker compares the CSCS and…
Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action in Youth Injury Prevention with Demotu 3D Analysis
Confidence and courage are crucial mental skills for athletes, but can also lead them to minimize their own potential injury risks. Coach Casey Baker explains…
Science, Dogma, and Effective Practice in S&C
This article explores the intersection of science, cognitive biases, and practical application in the field of S&C. By drawing on…
Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action in Youth Injury Prevention with Demotu 3D Analysis
Confidence and courage are crucial mental skills for athletes, but can also lead them to minimize their own potential injury…
Strength & Conditioning for Non-Strength Coaches
Leveraging 15 years of experience across all academic levels, Coach David Neill kicks off an article series dedicated to sharing…
Rediscover Wave Loading: Program Design for Speed and Power
For athletes to translate strength gains into speed gains, those increases in strength need to not correspond to excessive increases…
180° Cut Testing: A Superior Standard for Change of Direction
After years of training athletes to succeed on standard Combine tests, Coach Steve Breitenstein realized that choreographing the execution of…
Complications & Rising Action: Steps 1-6 in a Sprint
Telling the story of speed, Coach Chris Korfist progresses from the opening step of a race to steps one through…
Creative Ways to Time Agility Drills with Freelap and Post to Your Scoreboard
Coach Kenny Hill takes the record, rank, publish concept from Feed the Cats one step further and posts speed times…