Quarterback Escape Drills
Escape Routes for Quarterbacks By: Doug Heslip The ability or the inability to handle pressure will cull the quarterback herd quickly. When he tells …
Sports
Aerial Perfection: How to Become a Serial Thrower
By: Doug Heslip I have heard it time after time. “My kid can throw the football a country mile.” “He has got a cannon …
Drive and Drop Start Technique
By: Phil Loomis Recently I watched a video of 3-time MLB stolen base leader Dee Gordon explaining how he initiates movement on an attempted …
Wide Receiver Play
By: Doug Heslip I have seen the best of hands and the worst of hands. That is how it works in football. You have …
Jumping and Landing Progressions for Volleyball Players
By: Jason Maher, C.S.C.S. Jumping for volleyball players is obviously a much-needed skill that has to be practiced. From a strength and conditioning perspective …
Running Back Drills
Doug Heslip When I look at athletes for the first time that want to play football I give them the eye test. Right or …
5 Exercises to Help Develop a More Powerful Golfer
By: Michael Zangl Golf athletes are required to execute one of the most dynamic athletic movements. In order for a golf athlete to properly …
Perfecting the Jump Cut
PERFECTING THE JUMP CUT By: Doug Heslip I have found myself fascinated by the jump cut. I think about it when I am at …
3 Thoracic Mobility Exercises You’re Not Doing with Your Pitchers
By: Scott Gray Shoulder and elbow injuries are common in pitchers. The cause of them can be an array of factors, but… One of …
Creating a Comprehensive Soccer Lesson
Creating a Comprehensive Soccer Lesson: Training the Center Forward to Score By Anthony Hazelwood Soccer specific training sessions are performed on either an individual, …
Essential Movement Skills for the Baseball Athlete
Essential Movement Skills for the Baseball Athlete By: Phil Loomis As a kid I was always fascinated with two things: running fast and baseball. …
How does a strength coach train for performance without having ever played the sport?
How does a strength coach train for performance without having ever played the sport? Using Sound Strength & Conditioning Principles for the Lacrosse Athlete: By: …
Testing for Soccer in Depth
Testing for Soccer By: Patrick Beith Creating a periodization program for the upcoming soccer season takes a lot of time and effort. Hours are …
Youth Football Specific Speed
Youth Football Specific Speed There is always much debate and conjecture when it comes to the topic of sport-specific speed training. Being a Youth …
Soccer Speed – How Fast Can You Stop?
Soccer Speed – How Fast Can You Stop? By: Jeremy Boone Speed is arguably the most desired quality in soccer. In fact, many coaches determine …
Medicine Ball Exercises for Strength and Power
Medicine Ball Exercises for Strength and Power Speed, strength and power is vital to the success of ALL track and field athletes whether …
Strength Training Program for High School Throwers
Strength Training Program for High School Throwers By: Ray Wilks, USATF I Ray Wilks, USATF I Bridgeton High School Weight in high school: …
Off Season Strengthening of the Sprinter and Jumper
Off Season Strengthening of the Sprinter & Jumper By: Lee Taft It doesn’t take an expert coach to figure out the direction a track …
True “Functional” Training for Lacrosse
True "Functional" Training for Lacrosse By: Brian Yeager The term "functional" training has become a very trendy method of training over the last few …
Conditioning Lacrosse Players
Conditioning Lacrosse Players By: Pete Koeniges, M. Ed, ATC, CSCS When you watch a game from start to finish, you probably think to yourself, …
