Training Should Improve Performance
Strength and conditioning is widely used in the preparation of athletes for their sport. As you can image, a lot of it is subject to the background of the coach. For example,...
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Pitchers Adapt To Pitching
At all levels, we're concerned about the health of baseball pitchers. Some studies show that more than 40% of MLB pitchers will be injured during a season. Add to that concerns about...
Noncontact ACL Injuries: Knowledge Is Power
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are a devastating injury for an athlete and usually mean them being out for at least 8-9 months and maybe spending another season getting back to normal....
Program Design 101
This is a post that is focused on the short-term. Many junior coaches want to jump into designing elaborate, long-term strength and conditioning programs for their athletes. Many junior coaches get extremely...
Small Sided Games For Conditioning
Small sided games (SSGs) are used in soccer, basketball, rugby, and cricket to develop conditioning, repeated sprint ability, technical skills, and tactical abilities. Basically these involve games with a smaller number of...