Shin Splints and Sprinting, Part 2
In a previous post we covered preventing shin splints. A great time to address this is at the end of a speed/agility session during the cool down. This post is going to...
sprinting
Shin Splints and Sprinting, part 1
As I write this a lot of football programs are beginning off-season work in the spring. Track and field programs are gearing up their workouts as well. This means a lot of...
Landing Safely
There’s been a lot in the strength and conditioning literature over the last ten years about non-contact ACL injuries, especially with female athletes. One of the concerns here is with how athletes...
Sprinting: Pulling it all together
In previous posts we have talked about different aspects of sprinting. We covered the foot contacting the ground, bringing the heel up to the hip to shorten the lever, and we talked...
Sprinting: Teaching frontside mechanics
In previous posts we have talked about sprinting starting from the ground and what the feet are doing. We covered the need to bring the heel to the hip to help us...