The Important Key Elements of Teaching Sprint Mechanics

This detailed approach to teaching proper sprint mechanics is a valuable guide for athletes, coaches, trainers and individuals at all levels. Below are some key points for great results. Key Points Importance of Proper Technique: Proper movement mechanics reduce injuries and enhance performance. Youth athletes, in particular, benefit from early development of these skills to […]
Training the Female Athlete: Ask the Experts

When it comes to strength and conditioning, much of the attention is focused on the male athlete and in particular football. However, some strength and conditioning coaches prefer to work with female athletes for a variety of reasons, and over the course of their careers have developed great practical expertise in training the female athlete. […]
A Checklist for Designing Strength and Conditioning Programs

By Joe Eisenmann, PhD In my role here at Perform-X, I get a chance to ‘coach the coaches’ and also learn from them. These coaches range from volunteer high school coaches with little educational background in strength and conditioning to well-educated and certified strength and conditioning coaches at the high school, collegiate and professional levels […]
A simple guide to improve the health of coaches

By Joe Eisenmann, PhD Coaches – First, thanks for taking the time to step away from the practice field, gym, weight room, film room, telephone, meeting room, or laptop to read this blog. We spend so much time and energy preparing our athletes and team for the demands of competition that sometimes we fail […]