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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 awareness. Coach Brandon Holder lays…
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 Added/What I’ve Dropped series, Coach…
Facility Finders: Army Football Strength and Conditioning
Take a peek inside Army’s second-story strength and conditioning center with Coach John Delf-Montgomery in this month’s installment of Facility Finders. There, Coach Conor Hughes…
Run Your Fastest 4×200 Relay with the Fly-By Exchange
Is it better to have a safe or a fast handoff in the 4×200? Coach Tyler Germain explains how you don’t have to choose between…
It’s Gotta Be the Shoes: How Basketball Players can Run Faster, Jump Higher, and Improve Injury Resilience
Ankle injuries are common in basketball and can be devastating to an athlete’s career. In this article, coach Juan Perez shares some insight on the…
Making Cues Memorable
Memorable coaching cues are more than words — they’re stories that create a feeling and paint vivid images. Cole Hargott…
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…