2021 October/November (Volume XXXI, No. 5)
6 Tips to Improve Leadership Qualities
It is often said that all problems inside organizations come down to issues in leadership. For this reason, it should become an area of study for all sports medicine and strength and conditioning professionals. Since leadership is a learned skill, people should go out of their way to make it a priority in their education. […]
Building Effective Soccer Strength & Conditioning Programs
Modern soccer is characterized by intense, large volume microcycles, which require very precise and non-intrusive methods to guide the soccer-specific development of the athletes. The following article contains exercises that are meant to provide aid in training your athletes without interfering or taking up too much time of the specific and general strength and conditioning […]
Implementing a High-Performance Program During a Pandemic
The last year-plus has challenged us in many ways, both personally and professionally. As a strength and conditioning professional, your focus is always on developing your athletes and being with them daily to ensure they are physically, mentally, and emotionally prepared for the competitive season. When laying out your vision of a pre-season training program, […]
Incorporating Complex Training in your Program
Unless you’re a racecar driver, equestrian athlete, or surfer, your sports skills are initiated by your feet putting force into the ground. Athletes operate through ground-based activities. They’re pushing against the ground or a firm object that returns force back through them. It is, after all, relating to Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of motion […]
Major League Culinary Performance Nutrition
One hundred and sixty-two games over a six-month-long regular season. It’s an extended haul in Major League Baseball, and recovery throughout is pivotal to maintaining healthy and high-performing athletes. This goal is top of mind for the culinary and nutrition team working with the Cleveland Indians Baseball organization. Together, Sports Dietitians Grant Harris and Miguel […]
Steering Student-Athletes Away from Opioids for Pain Management
Athletes at all levels and ages commonly experience pain during practice and in competition. Identifying and appropriately managing acute and chronic pain is fundamental for short- and long-term health. This is especially true for adolescent athletes in whom inadequate or inappropriate pain management can lead to a lifetime of consequences including an increased risk of […]
The Foundation for the Future Begins in the Weight Room
Winning starts in the weight room. We’ve all heard that from the mouth of a sports coach at one time or another. And, sure, there’s truth to that on the field. But once the clock strikes zero and the referees change out of their uniforms and return home, that phrase — winning starts in the […]
Women in the Weight Room
Progress is a continual onward movement, unconcerned with what’s around it or what’s being said — only with advancing forward. And though progress is a never-ending process, it is important to look at what’s been accomplished in order to keep moving forward. Every year, Training & Conditioning Magazine highlights industry pioneers — those who blazed […]
Yellow Jacket In-Season Speed Training
Coaches of all levels and all sports now realize the value of a well-run and organized in-season strength and conditioning program. This was not always the norm though. Many coaches and programs were reluctant to have members of their team lift weights during the season. The thinking of the day was that weight training would […]
