Baseball Speed and Agility, Part 1
Speed and agility are very important qualities for baseball players. In terms of offense, speed and agility get an athlete to first base or beyond. These qualities allow the athlete to advance...
strength and conditioning
In-Season Training
In-season training offers unique challenges with program design for athletes. Frequently people do either extreme, too much or too little for the athlete’s strength and conditioning. Below are some thoughts to assist...
Training the Horizontal Application of Force
Much of strength training is concerned with the vertical application of force. Sit down and stand up in the squat, vertical application. Perform the second pull during the power clean or power...
Fundamental Lifts for Sports
When I started in the strength and conditioning field more than twenty years ago, the field was a lot different than today. At the time, most strength and conditioning coaches had a...
Speed/Agility: More Than Mindless Drills
I recently had a conversation about speed and agility training from the standpoint of how to prepare young strength and conditioning coaches for it. I made the recommendation that we need a...