The Purpose Q: What does an initial athletic assessment do for you as a trainer/coach? A: It gives you initial information. Q: What does assessing an athlete do for you while they are training or competing? A: THE TRUTH! If you think you have all the answers from your assessment on day one, you are […]
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If you have been in the strength and conditioning field for any length of time, you quickly realize there is an influx of new information always coming in. Some of this information causes a quick and immediate call to action. Then all of a sudden, the pendulum of coaching and training drastically swings. Variability training
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Below I have listed three of several speed cutting techniques athletes must become proficient at in order to improve performance and reduce injury potential. Let’s Take A Closer Look Cutting is an example of a natural repositioning movement which allows the athletes to quickly use an appropriate angle to change the path of the body.
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Simply Google ‘Acceleration’ and you will find hundreds, if not thousands of articles. Type Google Backwards Acceleration and you will find a completely different response. If we look at athletes that play sports, like basketball, tennis, baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, etc., you will notice that players often become disorganized when traveling backwards. Moving backwards isn’t
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It goes without saying, if an athlete is in a better “athletic stance”, then she can generate more power. But, what does it take to get into a better athletic stance? Mobility for Ankle Power A part of an athlete’s body that is often overlooked and lacking mobility is the ankle. The ankles, due to
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Why Rebounder Training? Having owned and operated several speed academies since 1994, I have experience with many different types of training tools. A good coach knows a training tool is to serve a purpose. It certainly isn’t to build your philosophy around. I have been known for being extremely resourceful when it comes to using
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Body control is a broad subject due to the fact it is governed by so many systems in the body. To keep it simple stayed with the exercises that help the athlete control posture, body angles, and mass and momentum. Plus, these are exercises and tools we know to most coaches. Some of the key
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Are we learning the principles of athletic movement from the right people? Bet you are wondering where I am going with this one. This isn’t the first time voicing my opinion about this topic. It is important to understand that we need to use our athletes as our guiding light. They are trying to tell
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We are becoming an assessment happy industry and that is a good thing. The more we know about our clients (within reason) the better we can address their goals. Questions to First Ask When Assessing Speed Are we qualified to assess properly? Do we really know what we’re looking for when assessing speed? Understanding Assessing
A sports performance trainer that works with many baseball players wanted to talk about how to improve the speed of a baseball player, especially when it comes to base stealing. Anyone that knows me realizes any conversation about the technique of speed gets me fired up! Technique is Important I find most trainers and coaches
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