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Growing Up in Strength and Conditioning: Coaches Roundtable
While there is no cookie-cutter plan for young coaches to reach success, there are lessons they learn along the way that put them in a…
Assessing and Preparing Law Enforcement Officers for Physical Standards
Even more than game-day replication challenges when training athletes, it is impossible to reproduce a law enforcement officer’s specific physical duties. However, there are ways…
Adaptations: How to Develop Power in Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Athletes
According to coaches Steve Haggerty and Alex Roberts, developing power is arguably more important than developing strength. In this article, they go through some of…
The Problem with Percentages: How to Simplify Your Workouts for Greater Gains
Percentage workout systems work great for some athletes, especially weightlifters. However, sometimes, as Coach Kim Goss explains, it’s better to get strong by letting the…
Speaking the Same Language as Your Athletes
As an S&C coach, chances are you haven’t played every sport you work with. However, you can still learn to speak the sport’s language to…
Five Reasons You Should Time Sprints in Practice
Timing sprints daily can be one of the most important actions that coaches take with their speed athletes. Coach Tyler…
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…
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…
10 Books Every Young S&C Coach Should Read (From a Fellow Young Strength Coach)
Every successful strength and conditioning coach prioritizes their continuing education, blocking off time to focus on broadening their knowledge and…
What’s Up with “Knees Over Toes”?
Even with the decades of research and success of athletes who perform movements that lead to the knees extending over…
Autonomy 2.0—Program Less to Get More
Coaches are usually the people with the plans, but what happens when the athletes take on some of that responsibility?…
Summer School Session 3 with Coach Antwann McCray
Whether starting in the private sector or taking over a school program, young performance coaches need to identify their training…