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Hydration Monitoring: Misconceptions and Best Practices for Team Sports

These days, everybody understands the importance of hydration for athlete health, safety, and performance, but what’s not as widely understood is how to measure and…

Athlete Hydration|Hydration Levels|In Flow Usage Steps|Hydration Monitoring

Not All Tightness Is Created Equal

Athletes may feel “tight” for various reasons, not all related to a restriction of muscles and connective tissues. Coach Danny Foley seeks to break the…

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Looking at Rehearsed Speed Drills Through the Lens of Corrective Exercise

How do we help athletes move well, and how do we help athletes move well faster? Coach Jason Feairheller explores change of direction speed drills,…

Corrective Plyos

Lessons from the Platform

Why is your training space so special to you? Coach Missy Mitchell-McBeth reflects on the clarity she finds when lifting on her platform and on…

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Facility Finders: North Scott High School (IA)

Facility Finders visits Coach Tony Stewart at North Scott High School in Iowa for a look at the redesigned Lancer Athletic Building. In addition to…

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Running with Heart Rate Monitor

GPS and Heart Rate Technology: The Endurance Training Revolution

Several GPS watches now have a multisport function which can track specific parameters across multiple disciplines. In my training, the…

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Hooking Your High School Athletes on Intent and Technique with VBT

Velocity-based training can be used with all levels of high school athletes as long as they, and more importantly, their…

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How Non-Elite Athletes Can Rehab Like a Pro with Kinvent

When rehabbing, non-elite athletes often don’t have access to the robust tools that elite athletes do. Alex Shafiro discusses how…

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A Modern Approach to Conditioning for Football

To condition athletes, coaches must understand what conditioning means for the athlete’s sport and position. Coach Joseph Guarascio presents a…

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“Daily Vitamins” for Performance

Coach Austin McClinton presents his idea of “daily vitamins” for athletes—hits of micro sessions to implement into a physical preparation…

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Sprint Start Variations

35 Starting Variations to Blend Speed and Sport

Because sports are chaotic and unplanned, coaches need to move beyond the standard drills to develop athletes’ movement variability. Coach…

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Time to Rethink Monitoring

Current athlete monitoring practices have many flaws, not the least of which is some methods are too general and others…

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