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From the Power 5 to the Private Sector: 3 Ways Coaches Can Maximize GPS Data
As its lowering price point renders GPS player tracking more affordable for smaller schools and individual end users, Coach Eric Lichter presents how he uses…
Knees, Ankles, and Feet: The Triad of Basketball Injuries
Although not generally perceived as a high-risk sport, pro basketball has seen a steady rise in athlete injuries, with nearly half occurring from the knee…
A Review of The Anatomy of Speed by Bill Parisi
With so many books about speed and speed training, what sets Bill Parisi’s The Anatomy of Speed apart? Dillon Martinez breaks the chapters down and…
Using GPS to Create Thresholds for Small-Sided Games
While unable to individualize conditioning for each football player, Coach Joey Guarascio explains how GPS has enabled him to mailbox positions by body type, movement…
Creating the Playground – Why We “Game On”
When you make training fun and give athletes a variety of ways to do it, you check the boxes without making it boring and give…
Hooking Your High School Athletes on Intent and Technique with VBT
Velocity-based training can be used with all levels of high school athletes as long as they, and more importantly, their…
Popular Articles
How the Youth Development Model Can Inform High-Performance Speed Training
When Coach Mike Sullivan began working with younger athletes, he realized that force couldn’t be a differentiating factor in their…
Chase Speed. Gain Endurance.
What is the right balance of speed and endurance training for sprinters to prevent overtraining but get athletes ready for…
The 90’s Workout That Moved the Fitness Industry in a New Direction
Tracing the history of the slide board, Jimmy Martin points out why coaches and trainers should put this multidirectional and…
Kinvent K-Push Review: An Impressive New Handheld Dynamometer
Vien Vu is no stranger to using Kinvent’s handheld dynamometers, and he recently spent time testing the new K-Push. What…
Hold on a Minute: 3 Dilemmas in Our Understanding of Core Stability
What does core stability mean to you? What does developing your athletes’ core strength look like? Coach Nick Gies looks…
Facility Finders: Gainesville High School
In this installment of Facility Finders, Coach John Delf-Montgomery takes us inside Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Georgia, where a…