Club Sports Condundrum

Club Sports Condundrum

— James
The current climate of club sport, in combination with school sport, in Southern California is one in which the majority of athletes are being placed under a degree of physical stress that their bodies are unsuited to handle.
Six Lateral Strength Exercises for Crazy Football Speed

Six Lateral Strength Exercises for Crazy Football Speed

— Steven Morris
Here are six lateral strength exercises you can use in your training program to ensure that you’re building real world game speed.
Wild Thing: Pitching Strength

Wild Thing: Pitching Strength

— Kyle Newell
It's essential to strengthen the external rotators because the internal rotators will grow exponentially stronger from so much throwing if nothing is done to correct the imbalance.
Parent/Athlete Appreciation

Parent/Athlete Appreciation

— Rick Daman
Let your results speak for themselves.
Improving Your Self-Discipline with Your Training

Improving Your Self-Discipline with Your Training

— Jackson Yee
The most important factor for success isn’t strength, motivation, or hard work—it’s discipline.
Periodization, Training, and MMA, Why All the Confusion?

Periodization, Training, and MMA, Why All the Confusion?

— Shaun Mirjavadi
Have pride in your workouts, only you can get it done!
Applicable Strengths: Our Top Four

Applicable Strengths: Our Top Four

— Rick Daman
My job as a coach is to build the foundation of strength, make them faster, improve the balance of the athletes and increase mobility.
Top 10 Football Training Tools for Under $75

Top 10 Football Training Tools for Under $75

— Steven Morris
When it comes to football strength training, I’m a simple man.
What Type of C.A.R. Are You Driving?

What Type of C.A.R. Are You Driving?

— Kyle Newell
Strength coaches, our critical off-season is being taken away before our very eyes.
Considerations for Training Offensive and Defensive Linemen

Considerations for Training Offensive and Defensive Linemen

— Gabriel Naspinski
In the sport of American Football, no player is more important and often less recognized than the down linemen.
Meeting the Scale: The Art of Making Weight

Meeting the Scale: The Art of Making Weight

— Shaun Mirjavadi
Have you ever watched a pre-fight weigh-in and noticed how gaunt and stringy that most fighters look as they get on the scale, only to see them with full cheeks and muscles the very next day as they step into the cage or ring?
How Strong Is Strong Enough? Training Considerations for Track and Field Athletes

How Strong Is Strong Enough? Training Considerations for Track and Field Athletes

— Matt McManus
The following is an analysis of the strength requirements and the relative importance of maximal strength for different disciplines in track and field.
Chronicles of an Intern: The Art of Coaching

Chronicles of an Intern: The Art of Coaching

— John Annillo
I've often heard that “in order to be the best, you need to surround yourself with the best.”
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

— Dave Tate
It's very hard to be an athlete and coach at the same time.
Leadership Style Discovery in Performance Coaching

Leadership Style Discovery in Performance Coaching

— Joe Giandonato
Someone doesn’t have to hold a prestigious head coaching position at a Division 1 university or be a C-level executive of a company to be a leader.
Physical Preparation of a Quarterback: Dr. Yessis Project part 2

Physical Preparation of a Quarterback: Dr. Yessis Project part 2

— Jeffrey Moyer
I was fortunate enough to call upon the efforts of Dr. Yessis to help find out the root mechanical cause in Troy’s throwing and come up with a program to improve him.
Are Injuries Due Mainly to Conditioning or Lack of Conditioning?

Are Injuries Due Mainly to Conditioning or Lack of Conditioning?

— Dr. Michael Yessis
In the last few years it appears that the number of injuries to professional and collegiate players, especially early in the season, has increased greatly. Every week you can read...
Moving Ahead

Moving Ahead

— Doug Berninger
We are all in the same boat—looking for jobs, trying to make money, just finishing school, so what can and should be done to move ahead in this profession and land that dream job?
Top 12 Things Athletes Expect from Their Coaches (from an Athlete’s Perspective)

Top 12 Things Athletes Expect from Their Coaches (from an Athlete’s Perspective)

— EliteFTS
We expect to be pushed.
Seventeen Football Training Tips for Beginners

Seventeen Football Training Tips for Beginners

— Steven Morris
If you want to be a great football player, great lifter, and, maybe in the future, a great coach, you need to invest time, effort, and money.
A Weightlifter Consumes a Strength Coach

A Weightlifter Consumes a Strength Coach

— Doug Berninger
What is this sport I love so much? It’s a circle of obsession, frustration, success, and injury.
Test Yourself: Strength and Conditioning Standards for the Martial Arts

Test Yourself: Strength and Conditioning Standards for the Martial Arts

— Brendan Chaplin
This article is aimed at mixed martial artists and those wishing to make that transition into mixed martial arts (MMA).
Is Your Coaching Antiquated or Just Heedless?

Is Your Coaching Antiquated or Just Heedless?

— Lance Latkiewicz
When position coaches do film breakdowns and pages upon pages of scouting reports, they're being virulently unproductive.
The Super Secret Secret to Becoming a Great Strength Athlete

The Super Secret Secret to Becoming a Great Strength Athlete

— Matt Dawson
In this article, I will unveil the truly hidden secret to becoming a successful strength athlete.