The Responsibilities of a Strength Coach: How Much is Too Much?
The Responsibilities of a Strength Coach: How Much is Too Much?
With all the new technology for improving athletic performance, strength coaches should remember why they are there in the first place.
Technology In College Football: Using Their Brains To Get More Brawn
Technology In College Football: Using Their Brains To Get More Brawn
From the Stone Age into the Information Age: How College football player's are using their brains to get more brawn.
LISTEN: Showing Loyalty and Earning Trust with Evan Marcus
LISTEN: Showing Loyalty and Earning Trust with Evan Marcus
The Head Strength Coach of the Minnesota Vikings explains the importance of buy-in with professional athletes.
Lessons from the 2015 CSCCa Conference
Lessons from the 2015 CSCCa Conference
In constant strive to get better as a coach and staff, these six things will prove useful.
Should Athletes Powerlift in the Off-Season?
Should Athletes Powerlift in the Off-Season?
Whether you're an off-season athlete or an athlete who isn't getting everything you want out of your school's team sports, powerlifting can be a viable option in your yearly process.
How Are We Judged As Strength Coaches?
How Are We Judged As Strength Coaches?
Wins and losses? Injury prevention? Fourth-quarter dominance?
 Bill Tocco — When Cult Worlds Collide
Bill Tocco — When Cult Worlds Collide
When fitness was nothing more than an afterthought of the culture, this pro skateboarder created his own approach and looked to strength and conditioning to forge a new path.
Are You Consuming, Producing or Engaging?
Are You Consuming, Producing or Engaging?
Proper communication and behavior requires a firm understanding of your surroundings and of those with whom you interact.
LISTEN: Ted Perlak on Programming, Preparation, and Personal Communication
LISTEN: Ted Perlak on Programming, Preparation, and Personal Communication
The Head Strength and Conditioning Coach out of University of Delaware breaks down the beginning of the year struggles and how to set your program up for success.
7 Tips to Ace Your Interview as an Exercise Science Student
7 Tips to Ace Your Interview as an Exercise Science Student
Are you blowing your interview by blowing off your preparation?
What to Expect as a Strength and Conditioning Intern
What to Expect as a Strength and Conditioning Intern
In this industry, you start at the bottom and work your way up. Level your expectations, respect those who give you the opportunity, and be ready to sacrifice for the profession you love.
A Strength Coach's Lesson in Delegation
A Strength Coach's Lesson in Delegation
If you don't trust your staff, you'll try to do everything yourself. If you try to do everything yourself, you will fail. Break the cycle.
The National Strength And Conditioning Association Joins With Volt Athletics
The National Strength And Conditioning Association Joins With Volt Athle...
Technology on the forefront of strength & conditioning
Investigating University of Maryland's Strength and Conditioning Blueprint
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.
WATCH: Technical Demonstration of Competitive Kettlebell Sport
WATCH: Technical Demonstration of Competitive Kettlebell Sport
Two veterans of kettlebell sport walk you through the ass-kicking, heart-pounding, 10-minute event.
Cory Schlesinger Shares 'Playground Series' from UAB Basketball Program
Cory Schlesinger Shares 'Playground Series' from UAB Basketbal...
The 14-seed that upset Iowa State on the very first day of March Madness is doing some training you might not have seen before.
How My Old Programming Taught Me Something New
How My Old Programming Taught Me Something New
It may seem simple or it may seem stupid, but does it produce results?
CrossFit vs. NSCA: What's Behind the Lawsuit?
CrossFit vs. NSCA: What's Behind the Lawsuit?
Two of the largest names in this industry seem to be at odds with one another. If you care about the strength and conditioning industry, this lawsuit matters to you.
The Strength Coach's Guide to Squat Variations
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
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.
Is Coaching the Best Job in the Worst Profession?
Is Coaching the Best Job in the Worst Profession?
Misconceptions of a cut-throat industry.
Know What You Don't Know, Execute What You Do
Know What You Don't Know, Execute What You Do

At the Sports Performance Training Summit, Dave Tate defines Live, Learn, Pass On for coaches.

LISTEN: You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure
LISTEN: You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure

Using all available technology and resources, Ryan Horn explains how he developed his successful basketball team.

6 Keys to Proper Speed and Agility Training
6 Keys to Proper Speed and Agility Training

Fulfill your need for multi-directional speed.

SPTS Weekend: Principles of Increasing Sprint Speed
SPTS Weekend: Principles of Increasing Sprint Speed
Athletes sprint. They accelerate and change direction. Joe DeFranco can tell you how to be better at all of this.
SPTS Weekend: Audience Notes from Kenn's Tier System Presentation
SPTS Weekend: Audience Notes from Kenn's Tier System Presentation
The Sports Performance Training Summit has reconvened after lunch with Joe Kenn's presentation on the Tier System.
SPTS Weekend: Joe Kenn Arrives at S4 Compound
SPTS Weekend: Joe Kenn Arrives at S4 Compound
The weekend is off to a busy start, and there's no jokin' about it. (But there is a Joe Kenn).
Teaching Humility and Success
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.

Stupid Training Tools: Agility Ladders
Stupid Training Tools: Agility Ladders

Sidestep your way to mediocracy.

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Your Staff
3 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Your Staff

Getting the most out of your athletes starts with bringing on the right coaches.

Incentive-Based System for Collegiate Athletes
Incentive-Based System for Collegiate Athletes

Abandon the carrot and stick in favor of a more effective and measurable motivational strategy.

Zach Gallmann Teaches 'Spot' Interns, Shares Diagram
Zach Gallmann Teaches 'Spot' Interns, Shares Diagram
Visual representation of joint angular velocity, extensors, flexors, torque, and isometrics.
Musings from the Coach's Desk
Musings from the Coach's Desk

Lessons from the gym transferred to life.

The Demon of Discouragement
The Demon of Discouragement

Stepping back and looking over the years of your career, the reasons for your steady progress become apparent.

How Not to Behave and Why
How Not to Behave and Why

Avoid these career-crushing errors that most strength coaches inadvertently commit.

Personal Training: Myth Versus Reality
Personal Training: Myth Versus Reality

A real view of the industry from someone inside it.

Recruiting From Within the Weightroom
Recruiting From Within the Weightroom

Your first impression defines the coach-athlete relationship that determines your program's success.

3 Partners Open 2XL Powerlifting Gym
3 Partners Open 2XL Powerlifting Gym

Large? Not good enough. XL? Not quite there. 2XL? Now you're talking.

How to Improve Strength Training at the High School Level
How to Improve Strength Training at the High School Level

We're no longer in the age of whistles and clipboards, random calisthenics, and hydration negligence.

Having the Courage to Put Your Program Under the Microscope
Having the Courage to Put Your Program Under the Microscope

Being open to criticism from an experienced coach may be what you need to build a better program.

Guidance from Veterans: Advice from the Best Female Coaches
Guidance from Veterans: Advice from the Best Female Coaches

Fourteen strength coaches with DI experience provide insight on what it takes to succeed.

Throw Out Your Science Books
Throw Out Your Science Books

Insights from the 2014 NSCA Pennsylvania State Conference.

Keep Your Head Above Water
Keep Your Head Above Water

Strength and conditioning for swimming.

State of the Profession
State of the Profession

Strength and conditioning is constantly evolving, never at a faster rate than now.

Confidence or Competence?
Confidence or Competence?

Which of these drives the success of a program?

LISTEN: Shawn Windle talks NBA Strength and Conditioning
LISTEN: Shawn Windle talks NBA Strength and Conditioning

The Indiana Pacers have taken a blue-collar approach to their success on the court. Shawn Windle has a lot to do with it.

Who's the Mann?
Who's the Mann?

Interview with Bryan Mann, University of Missouri Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning and Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training.

Eight Must-Have Physical Attributes for a College-Bound Athlete
Eight Must-Have Physical Attributes for a College-Bound Athlete

If you are about to enter your freshman year of college, follow these tips for an easy transition.

Lightning Strikes Twice!
Lightning Strikes Twice!

Strength athlete Matt Mills passes on the power to clients at Lightning Fitness.

So You Want to Be a Personal Trainer?
So You Want to Be a Personal Trainer?

Is a life in personal training for you?

Why My Staff Hates Me
Why My Staff Hates Me

When you coach, train, or live, do you do what is best for the group or what is best for you?

Other Reasons Michael Jordan Couldn' t Jump
Other Reasons Michael Jordan Couldn' t Jump

Choosing the proper exercises required much deeper thought than just scanning which rack is open. Take a deeper look into the logic behind this aspect of programming.

WATCH: Gym Installation at Pickerington Central High School
WATCH: Gym Installation at Pickerington Central High School

Although he has setup hundreds of the finest weight rooms in the country, for Matt Goodwin this gym install became a very personal mission.

The Continual Evolution of Collegiate Strength Coaching
The Continual Evolution of Collegiate Strength Coaching

You can’t lead while sitting on your ass!

The Flexible Periodization Method: Why Michael Jordan Couldn't Jump
The Flexible Periodization Method: Why Michael Jordan Couldn't Jump

Everything links back to training and exercise selection.

Buddy Morris: The Next Chapter
Buddy Morris: The Next Chapter

Back as the Head Strength Coach at the University of Buffalo, Buddy Morris takes time to talk shop.

Wise Words for Aspiring Strength Coaches
Wise Words for Aspiring Strength Coaches

The under-the-bar and academic experiences needed to become a successful strength coach.

Training with Purpose: Strength Training Considerations for Athletes
Training with Purpose: Strength Training Considerations for Athletes

The term strength and conditioning usually brings visions of a meathead coach loading plates, spotting athletes, and screaming motivational words.

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