Why do strength coaches quit and the people that hired them don’t care? Before exploring some possible answers, let’s look at the problem.

After 15 years at the collegiate level, I didn’t think I had anything to learn from high school. I was wrong.

This video is Jim’s full 20-minute introduction to his UGSS presentation.

At the bottom of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is food, shelter, and safety. If your athlete doesn’t have one of these three things, how can you expect them to perform at their best?

Interest was peaking and you know what happened?

You might call this The Grand Unified Training Theory: attempting to combine the training elements of Olympic lifting, powerlifting, strongman, and bodybuilding into one single training program.

Jay DeMayo invites Dr. Mann to discuss power and how strength coaches everywhere can better use information collected through athlete testing.

A player’s lean body mass has effect on the optimal mode of programming and dictates the methods you should use to improve athletic performance.

When an argument comes up about training women and the differences, I have a perspective that many of my male colleagues do not: there is no difference.

There are three types of people in the world of strength and conditioning — which one are you?

With your athletes and with your staff, communication is all you have for keeping everyone on the same page. If you won’t talk to them, you won’t understand them, and your program will fail.

Even at the highest levels of coaching and training, there is a need and desire to continuously learn from different people to consistently improve your ability to help your clients get better and improve.

Trial and error over time has led me to where my programming is today. This has produced a philosophy that includes a different approach to upper and lower body training.

It’s not all smiles and pep talks. There will be broom duty, but kindness should always be somewhere in the mix.

Your relationship with your athletes is fundamental to helping them improve. It’s also fragile. Don’t risk compromising your role as a leader and your job as a coach.

The most valuable information you will find from testing your athletes is not a measurement of height.

The style of your coaching and the content of your program say a lot about you as a coach. If someone questions your approach, do you have an answer?

After a four-year degree and multiple internships, I thought I knew it all. I was wrong. You are too.

Through a recent trip, I had the privilege of seeking guidance from two coaches I admire and whose knowledge can benefit any young strength coach looking to make their mark in this industry.

If you spend all your time in high gear, you need to find a way to downshift. This technique is what works for me.

Use the art of coaching to determine where you stand as a facilitator of strength and conditioning. Are you where you ought to be?

As strength and conditioning coaches, we need to adapt to every athlete who walks into our weight room.

Nearly thirty years of coaching experience: let the revolution begin!

If you want to lose fat and do so by diet and increasing your conditioning, is it no wonder you got weaker?

As far as relating to the athletes, I think that because you are around them every day, you will pick up on the current trends.

If you understand simple physics, anatomy, and biomechanics, you can understand movement better.

There are so many people who say they want to become strength coaches but are unwilling or do not know how to take advantage of all the learning opportunities available to them.

If we keep pulling in opposite directions, we’ll never get anywhere.

If you are a strength and conditioning coach, or looking to break into the industry, it’s time you think about these relevant points.

Be a leader, be loyal, pay attention to detail, have a strong work ethic, and do not be a weight room reptile.

“Can’t we all just get along?”

In order for the hive to survive and thrive, each bee must know her place in the hive. The same goes for your coaching team.

These guys need some guidance. Are you their answer?

This week’s EliteFTS Spotlight features University of Pennsylvania strength and conditioning coach Jim Steel. Coach Steel is a former college football player with an extensive powerlifting background.