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Breathing Techniques to Improve Recovery
While tools and techniques for athlete recovery come and go, one technique is easy to implement, proven, and free—breath control. Coach Rob Wilson presents two…
High Performance Library: Developing Sport Expertise
Expertise is a difficult achievement for athletes and coaches to pursue, let alone achieve. Coach Craig Pickering summarizes the useful and transformational views of the…
What I’ve Added and Dropped with Collecting Measurement Data
Coach Joey Bergles added measurable drills to his training programs to get more data that drives athlete intent. Then, he stopped recording any of those…
Examining Unilateral and Bilateral Strength Training Exercises
Mike Croskery joins the unilateral versus bilateral strength training discussion with this examination of how these exercises train (or don’t train) the involved muscles. To…
Get Faster Now with Cluster Training
When Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, he did it by using rest and reps in training. Coaches Mvumvure and Goss explain how that example…
Redefining Assessment in K-12 Physical Education: A Foundation for LTAD
For PE teachers, physical assessments have long been synonymous with broad standards for push-ups, sit-ups, and traditional exercises. Coach Tucker…
Training the Feet
Strength and conditioning training is about so much more than just building muscle; it also involves training the foundational components…
Misconceptions on Training Speed in Court-Based Athletes
A huge misconception about speed training for team sports is that it’s only for field-based sports like football and soccer.…
Yin and Yang: The Contrast of Training
Training is about more than building one type of strength; it’s about the balance of the whole system. Coach and…
The Life and Strong Times of Legendary Strength Coach Charles Poliquin
Charles Poliquin is a legend who pioneered many modern S&C methods. Coach Kim Goss looks back at his time with…
Facility Finders: Urbandale High School
In this first of a series, Coach John Delf-Montgomery talks to Pete Traynor at Urbandale High School about the high…
5 Common Misconceptions About HRV Data
The increased availability of HRV devices should be a good thing, but it’s making it difficult to discern the value…