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How to Determine Age-Appropriate Training for High School Athletes
One of the hardest concepts to get across to youth athletes is the importance of age-appropriate training methods. If it isn’t advanced, complex, or professional-grade, it probably isn’t going to satisfy many initially. But, with a steady dose of patience and education, combined with a consistent message based on long-term development, eventually most athletes will jump on board… Read more
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Athletic Development at the High School Level: What It Is, What It Isn’t
There are many people involved with high school athletics who mean well. They have admirable intentions, yet their misguidance or misinformation renders them more of a liability than a resource for athletic and personal development. There are also those that are in it for all of the wrong reasons. Some may think they have good intentions, but are truly… Read more
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5 Training Tips for the High School Baseball/Football Athlete (Guest Post by Noel Piepgrass)
Note from the editor: We are very fortunate to have a great guest poster today. Coach Noel Piepgrass has a wealth of knowledge built through years of strength and conditioning experience, both at the high school and collegiate level. I’m very thankful that Coach Piepgrass is willing to share with us on this topic: training tips for… Read more
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The Value of Using Low-Intensity Eccentrics
Most strength and conditioning professionals have read the training manual Triphasic Training, have seen Cal Dietz – the writer of said manual – speak at a conference on the topic, or in the very least have heard of it. Without doing Cal the injustice of trying to fully explain his work, the general idea is to first… Read more
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3 Ways to Program For “Sport-Specificity”
The most common questions posed by young ballplayers and coaches alike all seem to be variations of the following: “What exercises are most important for baseball?” “If you had to choose just one exercise, which is best for baseball?” “Can you send me a baseball-specific program?” Likewise, other sport coaches and athletes aside from those in baseball ask… Read more
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Hacking the Hip Hinge – A Teaching Progression For Coaches
My training programs, regardless of sport, are always built around a handful of staple or “fundamental” movements. These movements in large part include the squat, hip hinge, lunge (in all planes), and upper body push and pull movements. The order of those movement categories should be noted, as they are generally listed from most to least difficult… Read more
Ryan J. Faer 