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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 Guarascio takes a closer look…
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 swimmers, “priming” looked like the…
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 95% sprint threshold for comparison,…
Implementing Carries with Tactical Athletes
Loaded carries are useful and straightforward exercises that can have a huge impact on strength in the long run. Brandon Holder, the Strength and Conditioning…
Positions, Progressions & Patience: A Better Approach to Push-Ups for Female Athletes
Coach Rachel Hayes discusses why for females, push-ups are more of a reflection of strength than a foundational strength builder. Therefore, coaches should be progressing…
Jumps Roundtable: Approach Accuracy
Jumps coaches have differing views when it comes to the issue of approach accuracy. SimpliFaster talked to eight of them…
Popular Articles
Getting Creative with Long Jump Training Indoors
There are many reasons why coaches and jump athletes may not have access to a sand pit, runway, or board.…
Building an Internship Program with an Eye for the Future of S&C
How can you build an internship program that helps prepare the next generation of S&C coaches? Coach Ross Garner discusses…
How to Plan an Off-Season Speed Session for High School Football Players
Coach Steve Haggerty emphasizes that you can’t improve every athletic quality and movement in one training session. He discusses how…
Crawling: An Introduction and Progression-Based Model of Training
Crawling is beneficial for athletes, no matter the age, as crawling patterns promote total body strength and body and spatial…
What I’ve Added and What I’ve Dropped When Taking a New University Position
Moving from place to place as a coach has its advantages and disadvantages. In a continuation of our What I’ve…
Facility Finders: Army Football Strength and Conditioning
Take a peek inside Army’s second-story strength and conditioning center with Coach John Delf-Montgomery in this month’s installment of Facility…