I wanted to write an article that impacts all of the sport teams I work with but can be used across really any team setting. This is going to be a general guideline I use for my entire program.

If speed is what we’re going after, then why do the weights on both our heavy and light days continue to climb, and bar speed continues to fall? As we get deeper into the competitive season and continue to put more tonnage on the athletes, we are burning the candle at both ends.

This article was conducted in collaboration with David Kitchen (Bloomsburg University), Matt Clapp (University of Indiana), Ryan Nosak (UNC Charlotte), and Parker Showers (University of Cincinnati).

Throwing heat all season long.

Do not just blindly follow this training template with your teams, but experiment with elements of it and come up with what works best in your own environment.

Elitefts™ coaches and columnists discuss their views on the best in–season templates for football.

This article will hopefully serve as a guide to you whether you’re a player, coach or strength coach.

Too many times, I see athletes make some nice strength gains in the off-season only to lose them all during the competitive season because of their lack of training.