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Calling All Hoopers! Off-Season Training to Increase Your Vertical Leap
Harvey Meale explains how basketball players can strategically use their off-season as an opportunity to level up their speed, strength, and vertical jump.
The Key Benefits of Keiser for Shoulder Restoration
Coach Danny Foley explains why he recommends Keiser equipment, which uses pneumatic resistance, as a preferred option for athletes who need shoulder restoration.
Summer School Session 2 with Coach Jen Meza: “It’s Everything Else…”
Just as athletes face adversity in training and competition, coaches deal with challenges posed in the course of their careers. In the second episode of…
How to Plan and Execute a Continuing Professional Development Tour
Coach Pete Burridge makes a case for being just as deliberate and purposeful with your own continued development as you are with your athletes’. Here…
21 Myths That People Get Wrong About Physical Fitness
Fitness myths can cause you to waste your energy and the energy of your athletes. Gain energy, and power, with this knowledge from Lars Avemarie.
Focused Nutrition: How Inflammatory Foods Can Negatively Impact Movement Mechanics
Suboptimal foods can impact overall health, of course, but how do they specifically affect sports performance? Coach Matt Cooper delves…
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Developing Elite Football Talent with “Power”
In football, power wins. But how do you develop it? Coach Josh Martin explains how to connect the three main…
CVASPS Seminar Q&A Series: Jay DeMayo
This is the first of a six-part series interviewing the sport practitioners set to speak at CVASPS’ “The 2023 Seminar”…
The Goldilocks Rule of Post-Activation Potentiation
Many coaches are so focused on certain aspects of their training that they aren’t experimenting with a system that affects…
Six Ways to Program Training with Odd Objects
Why should you use odd objects to train your athletes? Coach Brandon Holder explains how going beyond the standard strength…
Facility Finders: Ole Miss Basketball Facility
How do you get all the equipment you need to train your athletes in a smaller space? In this installment…
How to Disguise Speed Development as Play
Whether by chasing rabbits or playing intentionally developed games, speed can be successfully trained without being a chore or drudge.…