Every profession has something to prepare for… Here are 10 things to consider as a new coach.
Female athletes require good coaching and programming, just like their male counterparts. However, our industry frequently does them a disservice. Let’s change that.
If you understand the science of physics and how to apply it, you’ll have a better understanding of sports and performance enhancement. You owe it to your athletes to understand the fundamentals. Let’s get started.
Most athletes will forget the win-loss records of their teams, but they won’t forget the way the coach treated them. This podcast episode focuses on the impact coaches can have on young athletes outside of sets and reps.
Specificity tells us we become best at the things we do most often, but accommodation tells us that we become stale from the things we do most often. What’s the answer?
Two words forever changed JL’s perspective on what it means to grow a business.
The farmer’s walk is the single best exercise you’re not doing for shoulder performance, posture, and health.
I have collated a few of my most result-producing programs for you to try, from both a sports performance perspective and also general training for size and strength for the non-sports person.
In sports performance, sometimes you need to shut up, take a seat in the back of the room, and learn before you are ready to lead from the front.
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).
A loose forward must be one of the fittest players on the field. This requires a specialized approach to the strength and conditioning program.
Most coaches rely on verbal internal cues, which may be the least effective. Here are several alternative options to help your athletes.
Jay DeMayo invites Dr. Mann to discuss power and how strength coaches everywhere can better use information collected through athlete testing.
The huddle has everything to do with your team’s success. What might surprise you is that it also has everything to do with your success in life.
In this profession, you are going to experience career limbo. Sometimes you don’t know where you’re going next — or if you’ll even have a job next season.
In honor of Tarantino’s most recent big-screen release, I’ve decided to release my own Hateful Eight: the eight exercises and training modalities that make me shudder with anxiety, angst, and downright hatred.
If you spend all your time in high gear, you need to find a way to downshift. This technique is what works for me.
We’ve utilized Mann’s method with great results as written and with a few tweaks — breaking up the fourth set is just what our basketball players needed to bust through their strength plateau.
Clint answers your questions: Olympic weightlifting for Strongman performance? Sumo or conventional deadlift stance?
Communicating with your athletes and ensuring you have a mutual understanding of goals and systems is vital to improving the physical capabilities of your players.
No matter the athlete, the ability to move is the most important function to build. Sometimes, it’s best to slow things down.
Could your favorite (or least favorite) songs work as psychophysiological performance enhancers? Let’s turn to research for the answer.
How you learn and who you listen to will determine whether or not you keep growing in this industry.
Offering a standardized program of muscle-building protocols can keep your athletes engaged and motivated to complete the training demands.
Training a high number of athletes in a limited number of time poses unique problems for timing and extensive warm-ups. Use these quick and efficient protocols to streamline team workouts.
It’s been a good two years and 64 episodes with elitefts and the Sports Performance podcast. Mark reflects on the ending of a great chapter.
The best program for muscle hypertrophy and aerobic capacity extends the training perspective to a year-long pursuit of improved fitness.
Joe DeFranco takes an in-depth look at how to use a variety of tools – including the elitefts Prowler – to help push your athletes’ speed to the next level!
Clear pathways of communication can optimize relationships and elongate careers.
Technology on the forefront of strength & conditioning
The breakdown of food and the conversion of nutrients to energy coincides with the body’s regulation of multiple energy systems.
Use this video to develop a comprehensive and meaningful curriculum to guide young coaches and build a future for this industry.
You don’t go from college graduate to Buddy Morris overnight. Here’s a step-by-step guide to building a career in the most cut-throat profession.
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.
The Head S&C Coach from the University of Richmond shares how to shape an annual training model.
This position can serve as a basic starting point for the Power, Rack, Catch, Jumping, or Landing Positions.
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The newest guest on the Sports Performance Podcast shares an exclusive section from his ebook.
Fourteen strength coaches with DI experience provide insight on what it takes to succeed.
Modify your board press technique when training for athletic development
Overcoming obstacles in strength and conditioning is what separates the best from the rest.
What happens when three of the most influential coaches sit down at the elitefts compound?
Interview with ECU strength coach and author of “A Call to Serve.”
Interview with Bryan Mann, University of Missouri Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning and Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training.
Brett Bartholomew is one of the brightest young strength coaches in the industry, listen to this podcast and hear why.
Interview with JL Holdsworth and Nic Bronkall of The Spot Athletics.
Back as the Head Strength Coach at the University of Buffalo, Buddy Morris takes time to talk shop.