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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…
Facility Finders: Ozark High School (Ozark, MO)
This first Facility Finders installment of the new year takes a look at Ozark High School, where the renovation included specialty equipment as well as…
The Post-Workout Recovery Handbook
Recovery techniques vary greatly from coach to coach, and not all of them are created equal. To help cut through some of the myths surrounding…
The New Science of High Pulls: The Pros and Cons of these Popular Explosive Exercises
Should you have your athletes use high pulls in training? Coach Kim Goss examines the pros and cons of this popular exercise used to improve…
The Economical Runner: Maximizing Biomechanical Efficiency
While an athlete’s efficiency is affected by both genetic and adaptive factors, not all are modifiable and some have little…
Popular Articles
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…
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…