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. …
Training
How to Teach the Clean
How to Teach the Clean By: Wil Fleming The clean is the first portion of the second lift, the clean and jerk, contested at …
Anterior Core Training
Anterior Core Training By: Michael Boyle www.strengthcoach.com Who do we believe? The strength guys say something like “forget doing abs, just do …
A Strength Coach’s Guide To Preventing Sport Hernias
A Strength Coach’s Guide To Preventing Sport Hernias By: Dr. Scott Gray Sport hernias affect many athletes, especially those in team sports that …
Understanding or Misunderstanding Aerobic Training
Understanding or Misunderstanding Aerobic Training By: Mike Boyle “Successful endurance training involves the manipulation of training intensity, duration, and frequency, with the implicit goals …
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: …
Optimizing Long Term Athletic Development
Optimizing Long Term Athletic Development: A Guide for Physical Preparation Coaches By: Joel Smith For those of us whose job is physical preparation, …
Box Jumps: Higher the Better?
Box Jumps: Higher the Better? By: Lauren Green I think I am what some might consider to be old school. I am …
3 Tips on Training Today’s Female Athlete
3 Tips on Training Today’s Female Athlete By: Adam Feit & Dan Hitman Reach Your Potential Training www.igotrypt.com Generally speaking, there aren’t …
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 …
5 Ways to Get More Dynamic Transfer From the Weightroom to the Field
5 Ways to Get More Dynamic Transfer From the Weightroom to the Field By: Joel Smith A burning question amongst nearly any coach who …
Training others to Coach Weightlifting Movements
Training others to Coach Weightlifting Movements By: Coach Wil Fleming Recently I was accused of being under the influence of the cognitive bias …
6 Amazing Exercises that Improve Athletic Speed
6 Amazing Exercises that Will Improve Athletic Speed By: Coach Lee Taft Exercise #1 Medicine Ball Side Throw Progression: A. Standing side throw– …
Coaching the Cue to Maximize Jump Height and Distance
Coaching the Cue to Maximize Jump Height & Distance By Adam Feit Do you remember that “a-ha” moment? You were learning a new …
MASTERING THE LATERAL SHUFFLE
Mastering the Lateral Shuffle By: Travis Hansen The lateral shuffle pattern has been a staple for basketball players and lineman for decades now. Although …
Modern Core Training
Modern Core Training By: Josh Henkin Yes, I used the infamous word, “core”. Did you just lose interest? I hope not as understanding what we …
5 Reasons Hill Acceleration Training Is Important
Hill Acceleration Training By: Lee Taft Throughout the course of coaching athletes to be faster all coaches use the fancy drills, fancy equipment, and …
The Five Elements of a Good Strength & Conditioning Program
The strength and conditioning world is changing right before our eyes. Because this is still a relatively new field, we’re seeing major advancements on …
IMPORTANCE OF TOP SPEED TRAINING FOR ATHLETES
Speed Training for Athletes By: Travis Hansen I think if you were to ask how many coaches and trainers throughout the country find it …
Three Critical Areas Every Athlete Needs to Develop
By Mike Robertson Over my 15 years as a physical preparation coach, I’ve made more than my fair share of mistakes. Whether it was …
