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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 his framework for training athletes…
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 refining a sprinter’s starting block…
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 of TMG data to hyperspeed-specific…
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 new strength and conditioning coaches…
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 prepared for the demands of…
What Is Velocity-Based Training?
Velocity-based training (VBT) uses the speed of movement to determine optimal training load. This allows athletes to train at their…
What I’ve Added & What I’ve Dropped from Our Strength Programming
Chasing adaptation is often the goal of a training program, yet how often do coaches adapt their own principles, strategies,…
The Key Missing Factor in Injury Prevention
More than increasing an athlete’s strength and mobility, preventing injuries requires that you decrease the amount and intensity of threats…
Affordable Workload Monitoring for Independent Practitioners
Vien Vu helps independent sport practitioners monitor athlete workload affordably with this guide. Discover how to set up a system…
Partner Combatives: Bridging the Gap
There are physical battles in almost every play in sport, and they often have a large role in deciding the…
Hydration Monitoring: Misconceptions and Best Practices for Team Sports
These days, everybody understands the importance of hydration for athlete health, safety, and performance, but what’s not as widely understood…
Not All Tightness Is Created Equal
Athletes may feel “tight” for various reasons, not all related to a restriction of muscles and connective tissues. Coach Danny…