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Game On: How to Play “Danney Ball”
With “Danney Ball,” Ian Danney created a unique training method that “surfs” the load-velocity curve. When Coach Alan Bishop first saw it, he knew it…
Small-Sided Games: The Vaccine to Non-Contact Injuries
Coach Joey Guarascio drills down on the ways that small-sided games and agility training, when paired with general skills and capacities training, can produce a…
Summer School Session 4 with Coach Tanner Swinford
Taking over the program at a new high school school, strength coaches need to plan efficiently and find ways to quickly build athlete buy-in. In…
Insights from Zac Cupples on Compression and Expansion Strategies for Athletes
As part of his mentorship program with Zac Cupples, Barrett Snyder sought his insight on many training topics. Here, Snyder delves into Cupples’ use of…
Eccentric Training and GymAware: Keys to Quantifying Metrics that Matter
Many coaches and athletes use the concentric 1RM in training. But what if you’re trying to prescribe eccentric training and monitor eccentric performance? Given the…
Lessons From A Strength Coach
In this article, Coach Zach Pinney discusses common faults in programming, such as an over-reliance on volume, and outlines basics…
Using Wickets to Train Sprint Mechanics for Team Sport Athletes
Every team sport athlete can improve their performance in their position by working on speed mechanics. An excellent way to…
Facility Finders: Orange Lutheran High School (Orange, CA)
When Orange Lutheran High School administrators decided to renovate the school’s weight room, it wasn’t just to benefit the athletes…
Creating a Hallway Speed Workout
How do you train athletes for indoor track when your school doesn’t have an indoor track and the weather prevents…
Mechanical Properties of Tendons and Their Implication in Training Athletes
While a stiff tendon can help improve athletic performance, at some point that stiffness becomes detrimental to the attached muscle…
Get Faster for Only $60 with Double Resistance Bands
Speed training doesn’t have to break the bank. In this article, Matt Tometz, performance coach and educator, explains why strong…
5 Takeaways from Combine Training at XPE to Use at All Sport Levels
There’s nothing quite like the NFL Draft, nor the Combine leading up to it. After attending two days of NFL…