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Asteroids, Death, and the Evolution of a Track Coach
In this second piece in our “What I Added, What I Dropped” series, Tony Holler looks back on 41 years of coaching and how he’s…
Charlie Francis’s 95% Speed Threshold: What Does it Look Like in Real Life?
It can be frustrating for coaches and athletes when PRs don’t happen as often as they would like. To give some perspective, Coach Matt Tometz…
Integrating Trunk and Spine Training into Speed Sessions
Coaches should have their athletes do more than just ground-based ab exercises to strengthen their trunk and spine. Coach Brandon Holder has recommendations for integrating…
What I’ve Added & What I’ve Dropped from Our Strength Programming
Chasing adaptation is often the goal of a training program, yet how often do coaches adapt their own principles, strategies, and exercise selection? In this…
The Key Missing Factor in Injury Prevention
More than increasing an athlete’s strength and mobility, preventing injuries requires that you decrease the amount and intensity of threats perceived by an athlete’s body…
The Coach’s Guide to Variable Friction Resistance: Maximizing the Exer-Genie
Resisted sprinting without the bulk. Watson Berreman explores how the Exer-Genie’s compact rope-and-pulley system allows coaches to train constant resistance,…
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Small School, Fast Kids (And 5 Keys to Make it Work)
Working in a small school can be frustrating sometimes. High school track and field coach Phil Suprenant shares his tips…
Developing Elastic Strength to Prevent Hamstring Injuries with Sprinters
Coaches Gabriel Mvumvure and Kim Goss present common faults in sprinting technique that can lead to hamstring pulls, as well…
Structuring and Organizing Large Group Speed Sessions for Football
How can you successfully train speed in large groups of team athletes? Using football as an example, Coach Joey Guarascio…
Load-Velocity Profiling on the 1080 Sprint: Everything You Need to Know
As Coach Matt Tometz states, load-velocity profiling is how to stop guessing about how much resistance to use for each…
Relax to Run Fast? Implementing Submaximal Sprints to Improve Max Velocity
Peaceful sprints—it may sound contradictory, but Kyle Davey explains how embracing a peaceful and calm running style can improve your…
My Athletes Don’t Know How to Eat – How Can I Help Them?
Although they may want to eat better, many high school student-athletes are simply too busy to address proper nutrition and…