Shuffling is about Moving Side to Side
The shuffle is a fundamental motor skill in many sports. The shuffle involves moving from side to side while facing straight forward. This is a motor skill that is done for short...
program design
Training for Strength, Part 2
In a previous post we talked about how not to do strength and conditioning in a team setting. In this post I’m going to present some thoughts about strength and conditioning in...
Training for Strength: Part 1
Strength is a critical skill for most sports. Strength is important for speed, power, stopping, starting, changing directions, jumping, throwing, hitting, batting, kicking, the list goes on. This makes it a really...
The Kettlebell Swing
Kettlebells are one tool used in the metabolic conditioning of athletes. Some of the exercises that are specific to kettlebells lend themselves to a conditioning workout. One of these exercises is the...
Sprinting and Hamstring Injuries: Do We “Know” Anything?
We've known that hamstring injuries happen when athletes sprint for a long time now. There have been a lot of hypothesis about why this is. The strength and conditioning field has looked...