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Speed Training Exercises
“Build the quality, then learn to endure it”
This month of our internship we have been learning about speed and the most effective ways to train for it writes Matt Durber.
The best sport psychology book?
A discussion we had on the Level 3 Coaching Strength and Conditioning Sport Assessment on Saturday.
I always share some book ideas with coaches on the courses I deliver. This time the 3 I brought were:
Read MoreStrength and conditioning for basketball: some thoughts.
If you think that basketball conditioning should resemble a scene from Coach Carter with repeated running in straight lines, you might be mistaken.
I am lucky enough to train some good young basketball players. Most of them arrive with some sort of work ethic and overall athleticism.
What is the difference between the Yo Yo Tests?
Happy National Yo-Yo Day
The Yo-Yo may have been around for nearly 1000 years, but today a new form of Yo-Yo is a regular fixture in Sport’s coaches’ fitness testing toolbox.
To celebrate National Yo-Yo Day, Matt Durber looks at the 3 different variations of the yo-yo test.
Read MoreHow to get fit for golf
hese are the 3 aspects of fitness that we have been told to develop with our golfers. Unfortunately, these ideas are alien to most of the young golfers when they arrive at the squad. Despite the fact that most of them are doing either GCSE p.e. or a BTEC in sport and exercise, the lack of knowledge and sound practice is frightening.
Read MoreWeight training for women
Being a woman in the gym!
(By Fran Low) So I’ve spent the last 4 to 5 months telling you about the challenges that face training female athletes, however I have not once related it to my own experiences.
When I used to go to the gym I would perform:
Read MoreAre you restricted by forms?
“When one has reached maturity in the art, one will have a formless form. It is like ice dissolving in water. When one has no form, one can be all forms; when one has no style, he can fit in with any style.” Bruce Lee
Read MoreWhat are the 3 stages of fitness testing?
“I test athletes to justify my job” s one reason that fitness testing has become maligned and dreaded by coaches and athletes alike.
Others include “to look professional” or “to use my new bit of kit” or “to identify talent”.
Weight lifting program
6 week weightlifting program
Here is the schedule for the next block of training for the Excelsior Weight lifting Club.
Squat versus deadlift
When should I deadlift?
I have never been a deadlift fan, instead working on squats and using the snatch and clean to develop power.
However, I have recently been using it to create some variety in environments with no squat rack.
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