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How Coaching, Science, and Technology Will Save Football
Football is currently losing players at the high school level, and is the subject of intense debates over safety at all player levels. This is…
Why Are Improvements from Training Different Among Athletes?
Why does such a large variation in adaptation exist among athletes that undergo the exact same training program? Why do some improve more than others?…
How to Train Intensive Squatting for All Sports
Reconciling the benefits of intensive squatting with athletes who have busy schedules and high training volumes can be tricky for coaches. However, with derivatives, clever…
Managing In-Season Loading and Training with Contact Sports
Managing athletes’ training loads in-season is a delicate art, with a coach needing to balance long-term player development goals with short-term team successes. Coach Devan…
How to Design Better Flywheel Sports Training Sessions
While there has been some research comparing flywheel training to conventional training, we still have much to learn about using flywheels in training sessions. This…
The Long-Term Dangers of Underfueling for Endurance Cyclists
Learn how to help the future generation of cyclists achieve their best health and performance by prioritizing proper nutrition, adequate…
How Collaboration Leads to Success: A Comparison of Walt Disney and Performance Therapy Best Practices
Although not readily apparent at first, ALTIS trainer Rick Wade points out that the collaboration best practices that helped Walt…
Five Speed Enhancers: Alternatives to Performance Enhancing Drugs
Feeling good is a performance enhancer. How can you feel good without pharmaceuticals? Coach your athletes to perform as high-octane,…
The Art of the Mini Hurdle: Building Sprint Form
The mini-hurdle run can change a runner’s form without any cues. With repetition, the mini-hurdle form becomes the runner’s gait.…
23 Creative Ideas to Benefit Your Sponsors
When thinking about sponsored athletes, do images of logos on clothing come to mind? While logo placement is definitely a…
Changes I Made to My Team’s Sprint Training Program with the Help of a Mentor
This article is about how mentoring a coach can change one’s outlook on an entire profession. How we need to…
Performance Therapy: What Is It and How Is It Applied?
Performance Therapy is more than just a treatment provided trackside. It relies on the collaboration of coach, athlete, and therapist…