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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 developing their craft. While I…
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 the toes, there’s still a…
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? In this article, coach Matt…
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 philosophy to set the foundations…
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.
Excuses Are the Nails that Build the House of Failure
As track and field coaches we’ve often heard that the best learning takes place not in formal educational settings nor…
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.…
Four Weeks to Return to Play: A Hamstring Case Study
How do you get an athlete with a hamstring injury back into the game? Coach Kyle Davey provides a four-week…
Out of My Lane: Injury Management as an S&C Coach
Although injury restoration isn’t part of strength and conditioning credentialing, the return-to-play process can and does benefit from the involvement…
A Word of Thanks to Committed Coaches Everywhere
Coach Mike McCarthy extends his thanks to coaches who pay a high opportunity cost to coach. In other words, thank…
Is the Carnivore Diet for Athletes?
Coach and nutritionist Matt Cooper asks what good is using the latest sports technology if athletes are being fed slow-acting…
Vibration Therapy for Athlete Performance: What’s All the Buzz About?
Coach Jim Wittstrom walks us through a general background on vibration therapy and what the scientific literature has found for…