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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 protocol.
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 of an S&C coach. Coach…
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 you to ALL committed coaches.
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 poisons through their diet. He…
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 its impact on human physiology…
Key Considerations for Sprint Training with Tactical Athletes
Tactical athletes typically have experience running long, slow distances, often under load, but sprinting is a different story. Coach Danny…
Making Unified Programming Specific
There’s a way to offer sport-specific training within a larger unified programming framework, even when you coach groups of athletes…
Do Team Sport Athletes Need a Cardio Base?
How much should performance coaches emphasize an aerobic base with team sport athletes? Coach and athletic coordinator Kyle Davey discusses…
What I’ve Added and What I’ve Dropped in a Holistic Training Model
Coach Andrea Hudy has found that a holistic approach to training incorporating technology is more successful for her basketball athletes…
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…