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Three Components of Sprinting (and How S&C Coaches Can Improve Each)
Coach Steve Haggerty looks at the three components of sprinting—strength, elasticity, and technical—and explains how to improve them to improve athlete speed.
What I’ve Added and What I’ve Dropped from Training High School Jumpers
Coach Rob Assise believes junk volume may be the biggest deterrent to high performance after mental health, diet, and sleep. However, he dropped “minimum effective…
Neuromuscular Integration Approach for Two Chronic Posture Issues
Dr. Samuel Lauman examines whether neuromuscular integration (NI) principles—the standard of care in lower extremity rehabilitation—can be successfully applied to the increasingly common posture issues…
Facility Finders: Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning (MA)
How necessary is specialty equipment for your S&C program? This month’s Facility Finders visits Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in Massachusetts, where Coach Boyle addresses…
Why We Dropped ‘Max Out’ Days!
If the purpose of a one rep max is to train with more accuracy, why use a “max out” day, where the athlete overexerts themselves…
A Few Coaching Necessities: Continuing Education and Training Aids
A coach shouldn’t need to rely on talented athletes in order to be successful; instead, they should be the one…
Common Misconceptions About Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR)
Reflexive Performance Reset is more than just pushing in on one part of the body. As part of a new…
A Simple Guide To Effective In-Season Training
A highly effective in-season training program is one of the most important things that a coach can prepare for their…
10 Common Misconceptions About Feed the Cats
Misconceptions happen when we take other people’s word on something without trying it out ourselves. In this new series on…
Strength Coach Pro: Intuitive Programming Software for an “Old School” Coach
When the need to both save time and work more efficiently entices you to upgrade from Excel, what programming software…
The Velocity-Based Training Benefits That Nobody Talks About
When you don’t have as much time in the weight room with athletes as you’d like, it’s essential to train…
Rethinking Dryland Training for Performance in the Pool
Endurance may be the most common trait swim coaches want to develop, but swimmers—especially short-distance swimmers—need speed and power too.…