First Female Strength Coach in MLB History
Strength & conditioning coach Rachel Balkovec breaks the gender barrier in Minor League baseball
Investigating University of Maryland's Strength and Conditioning Bl...
Coach Hamer interviews strength and conditioning coach Drew Wilson from the University of Maryland to find out how he gets the Terrapins strong and ready for football season.
Exercise Selection Evolution
As your athletes grow and develop, so should the movement patterns of their program.
Should Strength Coaches be Fired for Disciplining a Team or Player?
In the case of well-respected Tulane University strength & conditioning coach, Stephanie Sharpe, another example of "accountability gone wrong" is evident.
The Strength Coach's Guide to Squat Variations
The king of all exercises is a crucial teaching tool for your athletes.
Understanding Your Role as Strength Coach
Your influence on the team will make or break every meeting, training session, and game. Here's one simple way to remember how you should act.
Strength & Conditioning Legend Al Miller Recieves NFL Lifetime Achei...
Al Miller was the strength & conditioning coach for Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, and Dan Reeves. He is one of the original coaches in the profession and paved the may for many after him
Teaching Humility and Success
One of the most important lessons is not learning how to accomplish your goals, but rather how to carry yourself once you do.
How to Kick Ass in a One-Car Garage
Move that Ford Escort to the driveway, toss that box of old high school trophies in the trash; it's time to get serious.
State of the Profession
Strength and conditioning is constantly evolving, never at a faster rate than now.
Strength Coach Podcast with Jeff Connors
Interview with ECU strength coach and author of "A Call to Serve."
I'm F#cked Up and I Like It
No athlete who has a competitive bone in his body would choose a passing FMS score over being an Olympic champion.
Is Your Bulls**t Detector On?
Are your info sources qualified? Or are you counting on secondhand questionable advice?
The Devil Is in the Details
Does your focus on the big training picture make you miss the details that can ensure your success?
By the Coach for the Coach: The Left Coast Edition
How can we work to improve this profession so that we can make a true living?
3 Things You Should Always Do as a Strength Coach
In the days of the entitled millennial, nothing ruins a young person quite like giving them something they did not earn.
Tough Questions for Aspiring S&C Coaches
I have had the privilege of mentoring numerous interns trying to become a strength & conditioning coach
A Day In The Life Of A Real World Strength Coach
Elitefts Team Strength Coach Matt Rhodes outlines a day in his life.
The Thinker: Sport Training Program Management–The Criminal Nature of it...
The problem must be identified before the solution is drawn.
Highland Games Interview with Joe Kenn
Team Elitefts Alumni Joe Kenn interview recapping his first (and second) Highland Games experience.
Training The Bench Press
The training program explained here is one based on the principles of Westside.
Coach G: The Triumph of the Will
If you do not have that “whatever it takes “ mentality, then don’t try to get into coaching.
What Is Your End Game?
Being a strength coach is one of the greatest jobs on earth, but you must be prepared.
By the Coach for the Coach: Stronger Than the Sum of Our Parts
Todd Hamer interviews former professional boxer, Joe Divosevic.
Being a Woman is Not a Disability
If you are a strength coach in an educational setting, your title goes beyond strength coach. You are an educator.
There Is a Place for Everything
While you won’t, and shouldn’t, agree with everything they do or say, it’s important to stay open-minded enough to figure out what you like and what you don’t like about their philosophies.
By the Coach for the Coach: Be a Better Coach
I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching about what the goals are for this article series.
Dave Tate and Julia Ladewski on Sport Training, Part 2
In the second part of this two-part interview, Dave speaks to Julia Ladewski about the importance of comprehensive program in order to prevent injuries.
Dave Tate and Julia Ladewski on Sport Training (part 1)
Dave Tate and Julia Ladewski talk athletic training.
Sick of Your Gym; Part 4 The Gift
Jim and I have been doing a lot of seminar traveling lately and nothing we have ever done in the past could have prepared us for the “The Gift.”
Learn. Apply. Compete.
I’ve heard the saying, “The more I know, the more I realize that I don’t know much.” This saying couldn’t be truer for me.
Bench Terminology and Execution for Dummies
Once you learn the motions and the feel, you’ll exceed even your own expectations.
By the Coach for the Coach: 10 Things I Learned (or Was Just Reminded of...
Now that we’re into summer, and the spring semester is behind us, I think we must reflect on what we did during the school year.
Interview with Vladimir Issurin
What is the history of the block periodization concept, and how has it evolved into what it is today?
Top 10 Ways to Know You Are Huge
Lately, it has occurred to me that too many people are under the impression that they’re huge when they’re clearly not.
Strengthening Your Core (Values)
With many great things, the precise point of origin is not always obvious.
The 10 Commandments of Conditioning
No matter what sport you compete in, you’ll probably agree that conditioning plays a huge factor in how an athlete performs. If athletes aren’t conditioned properly, they’ll never achieve peak performance in their sport.
The Angry Coach: High School Strength Coaches - Don't Make This Mis...
I learned that it’s pointless to bring a gun to a knife fight, if you will.
Training Concepts, Recovery and Knee Rehab with Buddy Morris
These videos made me realize what I needed to do in order to preserve longevitiy in doing what I love…lifting!!
Biomechanical Analysis of the Deadlift
The deadlift can be considered as one of the best tests of overall body strength. It is a multi joint movement that in simple terms involves picking up a barbell from the floor and standing to the erect position.
EFS Classic: The Big Rant
I am usually an upbeat person and I love fitness/strength/conditioning and recently got involved in powerlifting since attending an elitefts™ seminar.
The Strength & Conditioning Internship: A Simple Guide for Strength ...
Organizing and implementing a quality internship program can enhance the overall goals of your strength and conditioning program, which has limited budgets and resources.
For the Coach From the Coach: We Are Educators
“When you think of a strength coach, you think of loud music, yelling, and chalk. We have all that and so much more.”
EFS Classic: Coaching Axioms
Recently, I was able to observe a high school football team lifting. While the coaches sat in the corner and talked, the athletes proceeded to do their version of a power clean.
By the Strength Coach for the Strength Coach
These articles will focus on collegiate strength and conditioning and issues associated with the profession.
Paying the Bills – My First Year in Powerlifting
So how exactly does one get mixed up in the sport of powerlifting?
Advanced Squat Cycle
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Paul Childress recently and talk about how he sets up his squat cycles before a meet.
Constructing a Strength and Conditioning Program for College Hockey
When developing the strength and explosiveness program for the University of Pittsburgh men’s hockey team, there were several factors I had to take into consideration as a coach. Hopefully my experience thus far will help you in similar situations.
How to Land a Graduate Assistant Strength Coach Position
I wish someone had told me all this from the start.
Considerations for Training Offensive and Defensive Linemen
In the sport of American Football, no player is more important and often less recognized than the down linemen.
Military Special Operations Physical Preparation Concepts
The paradigm of military special operations training poses an ironic problem.