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…
Importance of a Rebounder
Category: Strength Training
Body Weight Exercises Might Not Be Best
Thoughts to Consider with Body Weight Exercise There is a reason gymnastics is NOT easy. Body weight exercises are hard. It is kind of odd, but I agree and disagree…
Components of Coaching Speed
As we develop our individual athletes or teams from an athletic standpoint we look at several components; speed and quickness, strength and power, and conditioning. If we want an athlete…
Value of Sprinting
Value of Sprinting is a Skill Sprinting is one of those skills that are taken for granted. Most of the time we just say “Go run a few sprints” without…
Check-List For Strength Coaches
How many times have we heard coaches say, "I am a kettle bell guy, or a strongman guy, or a chains, or a bands guy, or a conjugate system guy,…
Strength Training For Athletes
Strength Training For Athletes Should Be About: 1. Safe Productive Strength- It's not the program. Too many people hang their hat on the type of program they use rather than…
Complete Speed Training
Developing Explosive Speed and Agility in Your Athletes is simple if you have the right system. Before your athletes can begin competing at the next level, you simply have to…
Multi-Directional Speed
Athletic Development Strength Energy System Multi-Directional Speed When we look at these three areas of athletic development; strength, energy system, and multi-directional speed we must understand that the first two…
Strength Training for Success
I am not going to write about all the various strength training programs and models. I am not going to write about how to use percentages and loading to gain…
Single-Leg Strength Training
I am often asked what kind of strength training I use with my athletes. My answer is always "What they need". I don't follow a particular training program like BFS…