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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.
Summer School Session 1: Dan Mullins on Implementing His Program at a New High School
How does a strength and conditioning coach begin executing his program when starting a position at a new school? Coach Dan Mullins launches his 6-week…
Going Back to Guiding Principles: Answers to Track & Field FAQs
As a follow-up to his article on the 7 Principles of HS track & field, Coach Noah Kaminsky revisits some questions he received from coaches…
How to Choose the Right GPS System for Your High School
GPS is a powerful tool, but without a streamlined organizational system to manage the data, the sheer amount of it can overwhelm coaches. To help…
Voice from the Void: The Disappearing Middle Ground of Coaching
Rather than just accept the growing polarization in society today, Coach Kyle Hierholzer advocates for the value of the middle…
Outside of My Lane (Hiring Edition): 3 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Department’s DEI Initiative
As we enter a new year, it’s past time to make diversity a true part of the coaching profession. How…
Your New Favorite Max-Speed Workout
Training for max speed doesn’t have to be the same old, same old. Kick off the new year with this…
Developing an Athlete Monitoring Program with Jump Data
There are many different ways to monitor fatigue in athletes, depending on your time, budget, and athlete availability. Coach Brett…
Out of My Lane: Youth Performance Training
Youth training done right is crucial for athletes—and their coaches—up and down the sport continuum. To that end, Coach Joey…
Taper Problems, Prime Solutions: How to Not Screw Up the Taper in the Weight Room
When Coach Pete Arroyo was searching for a weight room approach that replicated the tapering effect of in-season training for…
Daily Vertical Jumps: What Percentage of an Athlete’s Best?
The vertical jump is simple to test and track consistently. But can it help us determine athlete readiness? Using the…