training

January 13, 2014

Maximizing your conditioning sessions

School has started, which means its time to organize your preseason workouts. In addition to maximizing strength and explosiveness training, your primary concern is to condition your team for the upcoming season. You might not have all of your potent...


September 22, 2012

Worth The Weight

Indiana University spent years training student-athletes in outdated facilities, but now its strength and conditioning center is among the nation's best. Recruits touring Indiana University's campus prior to 2009 may have a hazy recollection of the ...


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Deer Creek Renovation: Inside Look At Training/Conditioning (Raw Footage)

This raw footage was taken by Coach And Athletic Director’s Editor-In-Chief, Michael Austin, during his recent visit to Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.). The school recently underwent a renovation of their athletic facilities. Here, student-a...


September 5, 2012

Powerline: Exploring neck-up response training

First step explosion, instinctive change of direction (COD) and swift response to visual and pressure cues are vital athletic attributes sought after by coaches of all sports. The approaches, equipment and protocols implemented for training these com...


May 16, 2012

Athletic directors are responsible for coach certification

In the last few years, coaching education and national certification have grown and moved to center stage. These efforts are important and necessary to move high school coaching to a higher level and for those involved to be accepted as professionals...


March 22, 2012

Powerline: Strength training for the multisport athlete

As far as strength training has come in gaining acceptance and being embraced by the athletic community as a vital component to success, some archaic and unfounded notions still prevail. A common dilemma at the high school level is the splintering...