Blog
With over 1,700 articles written by 300+ coaches, scientists, and performance experts, the SimpliFaster blog is your go-to resource for smarter training. Performance professionals share real-world insights, data-driven methods, and practical tools to allow you to stay current and sharpen your approach.
Our articles help you think deeper and coach smarter.
Featured
How to Break Through Speed Plateaus with High School Athletes
Prioritizing speed with precise and consistent sprint training can help develop faster athletes, but what should coaches do when those speed gains hit a plateau?…
Sprint Strength: Chasing White Whales and Limb Velocity
In a quest to find physical attributes possessed by the fastest athletes, Coach Chris has settled on a quality he calls “Sprint Strength.” More importantly,…
The Collision Zone: Tracking Momentum in Rugby Union with 1080 Sprint Benchmarks
While speed and size are building blocks of athletic performance, the combination of those qualities as momentum plays an even greater role in collision sports.…
Strength and Conditioning for Kids—Developing Impact Athletes
Given the window of opportunity for movement literacy with kids, Coach Zach Pinney advocates for introducing youth athletes to fun and engaging strength training programming…
The Fly-By Exchange (Revisited): Success Stories and Coaching Considerations for the Weirdest Handoff You’ve Ever Seen
In track and field relays, executing a clean handoff remains one of the biggest technical challenges. For the 4x200m relay, Coach Tyler Germain has instituted…
Anaerobic Lactic (Glycolytic) Conditioning for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Athletes
An athlete’s ability to generate extremely high amounts of power during short, explosive bouts of exercise can be the difference…
The Power of Data-Driven Biomechanics in Optimizing Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention
Understanding biomechanics and performing movement assessments are crucial skills for performance coaches looking to enhance athletic outputs and reduce injury…
Are You Training Tensegrity?
Can architectural applications of tensile strength inform performance training for athletes? Coach Drew Hill examines ways that tensegrity in bridge…
Specificity That Transfers: Targeting Horizontal Force Production with French Contrast and Performance Patterning
While some “sport-specific” methods of training fail to pass the eyeball-test, Coach Nolan Dreher believes that for advanced athletes, physical…
Curved Sprint Training: The Key to Unlocking Game Speed
Rather than straight lines, team sports are played on angles, curves, and edges. To train game speed and prepare his…
Chaos Theories: Three Elusive Questions from TFC Chicago 2024
Missed the 2024 Track Football Consortium in Chicago? Coach Nate Huffstutter shares key takeaways from the conference speakers and poses…
Perfecting the Taper to Peak at the Right Time
How does climbing a mountain peak relate to training and tapering athletes for peak performance? Coach Dillon Martinez recounts a…