The Importance of Strength Training for Female Athletes
If you were to take a look at injury rates amongst athletes over the last 10-20 years you would notice that female athletes seem to be at a much higher risk of injury compared [...]
Championship Recipe – A Look into the VAHS 2019-20 State Championship
Nine periods, two days, two OT victories, and a state title. Yes, nine periods in a span of roughly 24 hours. The 2019-2020 Verona Wildcats won in an impressive fashion. Undoubtedly the coolest moment [...]
French-Contrast
Lately, we have had a ton of fun experimenting with the French Contrast Method in order to maximize power output and increase athleticism in our athletes. This method was developed by a French track and [...]
Unilateral Lower Body Training
The primary goal of a sports performance coach is to reduce the chance of injury in the weight room and in sport. Therefore, the implementation of unilateral training is of great importance when programming for [...]
Anti-Rotation
In almost every competitive sport, rotary strength/stability not only plays a huge role in developing skills necessary to be successful, but also to preventing injury. Excessive rotation at the lumbar spine can lead to a [...]
Maximum Velocity
Flying sprints have been around for awhile now, and they have been used as an exercise for the development of maximum velocity or “top end speed”. The idea is to build-up slowly in a relaxed [...]