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The Lasting Effects of a Fleeting Career
The chance of becoming a professional football player is slim, and the chance of playing in the NFL for more than a few years is…
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 do that is through wicket…
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 but to promote healthy living…
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 you from using the outdoor…
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 and therefore, the tendon’s health.…
The New Science of High Pulls: The Pros and Cons of these Popular Explosive Exercises
Should you have your athletes use high pulls in training? Coach Kim Goss examines the pros and cons of this…
Popular Articles
Movement Literacy & Training Relationships
Teaching is an important part of being a coach. Coach Danny Foley, co-founder of Rude Rock Strength and Conditioning, shares…
Using Plantiga to Modify the Starting Block Position with an Elite Sprinter
Coach Sam Leslie explains how he and Sam Rowsell used data from the Plantiga IMU to determine whether changing and…
Using Tensiomyography (TMG) to Help Identify Hyperspeed Exercise Demands
Tensiomyography is a robust tool for real-time insights into muscle contractile properties (MCP). Coach DeRick O’Connell delves into the application…
Eleven Tips to Succeed as a Beginning Strength and Conditioning Coach
Starting a new career can be daunting and overwhelming. In this article, Dan Rosen lists 11 tips that can help…
Better Ways to Build Work Capacity for Football with GPS
Coach Mark Hoover explains how you can use GPS to remove the educated guesswork and ensure individual athletes are truly…
Tired of Deadlifting? Ways to Utilize the Skater Squat Instead
If you’re tired of deadlifts or just looking for a fantastic deadlift alternative, Coach Mike Over recommends the skater squat…