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Articles
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Diabetes - how it affects sports and how to combat it
diabetes and sports performance
Training for Cyclists: Cycling Aerodynamics and Stamina
Don't Let Drag Interfere With Your Cycling Training
Strength Training and Leg Exercises for Cyclists
Strength Training And The Importance Of Leg Exercises: Novice, Expert and Club Cyclists
Acceleration Training for Peak Performance
learn how to increase speed to make a quick getaway
Football coaching - half time psychology
Make sure your football coaching mentally prepares you for the second half!
Exercise Special - wake up your body and brain
A hand to knee reaction drill to improve speed, power and strength
Building Speed Before Endurance: time to turn convention on the head?
Eating disorders: are coaches to blame?
Injury Recovery and Conditioning
Want to know the key to training success? Plenty of R&R
Looking back at the past - how much has athletics really changed?
Sport Motivation : To create a positive motivational climate you need more carrot than stick
Warm Up Activity : The dynamic alternative to static stretching
Child protection in sport
Weight training for women: Why women avoid weight training - and how coaches can change their minds
Successful coaching: The secrets of success with high-level athletes
Training schedules: Three ways to quantify and evaluate your training - and make sure you are achieving what your coach has planned for you
Sudden cardiac death: how can clubs pick out those at risk ?
Mental imagery for physical people: how recreating all-sensory experience can profoundly affect your performance
Football fitness - The role of personal fitness in team success
Concurrent training - Weight training and endurance training - the perfect sports conditioning partnership?
Goal setting: One step at a time - how to raise your game through effective goal-setting
Inspiratory stridor - How do you deal with 'asthma' when the drugs don't work?
Underperformance Syndrome - how youth rugby coaches are using psychology to raise their players' game
Human growth hormone hGH - Don't waste money - and risk your reputation on human growth hormone; make your own instead!
deadlift | romanian deadlift exercise
Deadlift: The single-legged Romanian deadlift
training for football and rugby
Football and rugby teams pre-season training
Sequencing In Training 2: Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
The Javelin: The throwing Finns: are they made or born?
To win, you must prepare yourself to be the winner - not simply to "do my best"
Sports Psychology: Tennis. How a promising young tennis player was rescued from the clutches of overtraining.
Strength training | strength programs
Strength training programs
Race Pacing
Exercise And Immunity: Infection and swimming performance
Speed workouts | speed exercises
Speed Work and speed exercises: Speed work does not mean drudgery on the track, and it should never be "rubbish speed"!
Coaching: What is wrong with British sport?
Call the Coach: Your questions answered
Some 31 years as a coach to 38 junior and senior GB internationals (including five sub-four-minute milers) has led me to some conclusions:
Wheelchair Athletes Training: A strength and sprint training programme for pre-elite wheelchair athletes
Core Stability Training: This exercise programme will strengthen your trunk muscles and thus help avoid back problems
Injury Rehab Programme: An injured sportsman is like a sick gorilla - no use and a lot of trouble. The coach has to deal with the mind as well as the body in maintaining the athlete's equilibrium.
Tapering And Performance: In order to be the best in whatever swimming discipline, competitive athletes and their coaches are constantly seeking new and effective methods to improve performance.
The athletic world reacted with a mixture of derision and skepticism when it learned that famed Chinese running coach Ma Junren was giving his world-champion female athletes turtles' blood in hopes of enhancing their performances, but scientists in Cambridge, England have recently learned that a turtle-blood cocktail may be no laughing matter. That's because they've discovered that the blood of another reptile - the crocodile - may eventually improve athletic prowess.
Periodisation 1: Periodisation
Pre season training for soccer and rugby
Conference Report: How football and rugby teams should train before the season begins.
Chronic fatigue syndrome: ian wilson
Chronic fatigue syndrome - Swimmer lan Wilson is British Record Holder (Long Course) 1500m Freestyle, 15:03: 72 (1991), and was European Silver Medalist (91), World Student Games Champion (91) and World (91,94), Olympic (92) and Commonwealth (90, 94) Finalist.
'Stages of change': how to motivate your athletes to help themselves
'Stages of change': how to motivate your athletes to help themselves
Physiotherapy and sports injuries
Physiotherapy and sports injuries: Physiotherapy plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary approach to the management of sports injuries. The aim of physiotherapy is to treat and fully rehabilitate the athlete post-injury, post-operatively, to prevent further injury and to return the athlete to sport in the shortest possible time.
Aerobic Interval Training: You can vary the intensity, the work period and the rest period - but which combination is most effective?
training: how sequencing determines overall fitness 2
Get your training in order: how sequencing determines your overall fitness
Is it their high-intensity training that makes black African runners so fast?
Stretching Flexibility Exercises 1
Stretching Flexibility Exercises 1: What science has to say about the performance benefits of flexibility training
Recording training | Bruce Tulloh
Recording Training by Bruce Tulloh: Motivator, guide and silent coach: the advantages of keeping a training diary.
training intensity | VO2max normalisation
Training intensity - To find out which level of intensity is right for you, first work out your intensity 'domains'
Tapering 2: What form of tapering works best in which sports? Here's a critical review of the research
Injury Management: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
Race And Sport 1: The race to the swift - if the swift have the right ancestry
If you want to reach your peak level of performance and be a winner, especially in an endurance sport, you must accomplish five critical tasks:
Sport Injury Rehabilitation: So what exactly is the coach meant to do during the rehabilitation period? Here are a few pointers.
psychometric testing | sports training
Psychometric testing: How the Giants kicked tradition into touch with psychometric testing
The Protein Puzzle: The all-pervading folklore in strength sports is that you need to pack in the protein. Up to 4g of protein per kg of body weight per day (contrast this with the standard Recommended Daily Allowance of 0.8g/kg) has been recommended - most notably by Eastern bloc coaches and nutritionists. There is evidence that athletes involved in resistance training have a heightened protein requirement. But 4g/kg seems to be way over the top.
Heredity, genes and sports performance
Heredity, Genes And Sports Performance: Dad, mum and you - how much do your genes really influence your performances?
Swimmers - Is Fatter Faster?
How to design a sports-specific fitness programme
Peak Performance: Knowing at what age an athlete is likely to achieve peak performance is a big help in planning a training programme.
Sub 4 Minute Mile: Here's a training programme designed to crack the ultimate goal: the sub-four-minute mile.
Rugby: Training tips from the Women's World Cup
Increasing speed: short intervals
Increasing Speed: Short Intervals: Athletes use short intervals to increase speed, add variety to their workouts, and improve anaerobic power and lactic-acid tolerance, but short-interval sessions aren't without problems.
Upper Body: How to develop the perfect sprinter's upper body, thanks to Linford Christie.
Endurance Athletes Workouts: You may (mistakenly) think this training method is old hat, but it is brilliant for endurance athletes. Here are a couple of suggested workouts
Self-Awareness in Sport
Below Average Performance
Running Training Program: If you want to improve your race times, imitate the action of the gazelle.
swimming workouts | swimming strength training
Swimming workouts & swimming strength training
Footballers head injuries | Brain Damage
Young Footballers Show No Signs of Brain Damage
athletes drug testing in sport
Athletes Drug Testing In Sport: What do you do when running breathes meaning into every moment of your life - and you're suddenly told that you can't run anymore?
Tapering programme | cycling training
Tapering Programme: Using science to help design a tapering programme for cyclists.
extension-related low-back pain
Case report: an adolescent goalkeeper with extension-related low-back pain
Overtraining prevention: When athletes train too much, problems start to crop up in their nervous, endocrine, and immune systems - problems which can leave the athletes anxious, depressed, low on energy, and vulnerable to infections. Can "Rusko's Rules" help.
400 Metres Training Schedule: Mark Richardson recently beat the renowned Michael Johnson over 400 metres. Here is part of his training schedule.
Marathon Winner: The remarkable schedule of the girl who won the New York Marathon.
repetitive stress injuries | coaching children
If you coach children, you have to take particular care to avoid repetitive stress
Tapering 1: What form of tapering works best in which sports? Here's a critical review of the research
Bone Accretion: I was interested to read the article, "Rowing appears to be the perfect sport for bone accretion". Letter to editor from: Penny Chuter, OBE, Principal National Coach, Amateur Rowing Association, London W6
British sports coaches | Australian sports coaches
Why blinkered British coaches have a lot to learn from Aussie champions
800 Metres: Coaches and runners are confused about how to train optimally for 800-metre racing, and with good reason. After all, there's a wealth of scientific information about training for 400 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, and the marathon, but almost no research has been done concerning 800-metre training. As a result, thoughts about 800 preparations tend to be long on philosophy and anecdote -and short on fact
Interval Program Training: To make your workouts more realistic, you should aim to trim down the recoveries.
bilateral co-ordination | training
Bilateral Co-ordination: Why dexterity alone just will not do: some lessons from a young piano player
Training Volume: Long workouts and fast twitch muscles - a nice combination
Buttock Pain Treatment Case study: a female athletics coach with buttock pain
Sports injuries prevention: A cynic would say that the way to prevent sports injuries was to not play sport, but for readers of PEAK PERFORMANCE that rather misses the point.
Steph Cook: gold medallist. The inspiring tale of the rower who became a shooter-fencer-swimmer-rider-runner
Adaptogens: What exactly are " adaptogens" and can they really help your performances.
performance analysis | coaching | training
Performance analysis: What is Performance Analysis, and how can it be integrated within the coaching process to benefit performance?
Soccer coaching: a new measure of kicking accuracy
Nutritional needs: what athletes and coaches don't know
track and field training | track and field techniques
Track and field training: Technical proficiency is one thing, but coaches and teachers ignore the basics at their peril
Sports coaching: J'accuse! A noted coaching guru launches a broadside at outmoded thinking and models
Warm-ups: Are warm-ups a waste of time?
performance profiling | mental training
Performance profiling: a coaching tool for pinpointing strengths and weaknesses, designing training strategies and building better communication with athletes
Questions
What is a good training program for a 48 hour, 100km walk?
I'm looking at undertaking a 100km walk, which must be completed in 48 hours,in about 10 months time. My aim is to complete the walk in about 30 hours.
Do you have any books or articles on elite sprint hurdle drills and model training sessions???
I have a client who has trouble stabilising her pelvis.
What do you think of the Peak Performance Premium area? (!)
As the main provider of information in this area, I'd like to find out what you think about the videos and the articles in particular.
How do u get more a more ripped look, without 'bulking' too much ?
I normally train in functional principles but would like someone to give me a couple of answers for a change :) i am about average bodyfat and would love to get 'cut' for the summer.
Best training for a long bike ride - with complications!
I have a froend who is 65 and was a fiarly good distance cylcist. He was then diagnosed with parkinsons, which is in early stages and copntrolled by drugs.
Hi im currently at university doing an assignment looking at creating a 12 week pre season rugby programme for a university athlete.
I am a 21 year old male competitive cyclist and have been struggling with over training syndrome and trying to recover.
What things can i do to improve my high jump?
I'm doing high jump in mid may. Any tips on how to train?
'm 25 yrs woman.. am I too Old to get into training?!
I am 25 yr old woman, have always been into sport since school.., always enjoyed it but being from India, never had very good resources for training(other than cricket of course) plus women and sport
Effect of gender stereotypes on sporting goals/achievements?
any thoughts towards this topic? do you know of any articles i can read up on? thanks so much for your time
What muscles are used to push back for increasing running speed?
The quadriceps muscles contract hard across the front of the knee to pull the lower leg forward.
I want to make a rep volleyball team! Tryouts are in september and i need some trainig ideas from now to then to help me prepare. Any ideas?
Yeah, okay don't laugh!! - Vanity is quite underated I think!
Last year i lost a lot of weight quite quickly due to health reasons. I have now put sme weight back on but not all of it.
When should Creatine be taken, before or after training?
I am a 38yr old athelte who is starting to take creatine to improve my training and performance, as I have read that Creatine should be used as a suppliment for older athletes.
I put on weight - is it muscle?
This week i have put on 1lb in weight but my Body Fat % has gone down by 0.5%. is this good and is this muscle or fat?
I'm 15 year old male and 8st 11lbs. My doctors say my Bmi is too low and needs to be higher - want me to put on weight fast.
Does landing on your toes add to speed and make the landing softer?
Coaches teach that landing on the toes add speed and make the landing softer.
Does tilting your upper body forward add to your running speed?
Coaches teach that tilting the upper body forward adds speed. The tilt is described two ways. 1. Bending at the hip. 2. Slanted in a straight line head to toe.
Does pushing into the ground harder toss you higher or forward faster
One technique being taught is to toe off. Everyone toes off, so it is not clear what they mean by toe off to run faster.
What are some great conditioning exercises for wrestlers?
I want to increase our overall conditioning at a high school wrestling program. We wrestle a solid four minutes but the fifth and sixth minute we have a let down.
What is the best way to increase speed and acceleration?
I coach a JR High football team that is a little slow and small and if we hope to win we need to build our speed and acceleration
How much do you think one can expect to pay when hiring a running coach?
What is the latest training Fad and does it actually work. Im really interested in the ones that do.
How much can I swim with a Tennis Elbow?
Been swimming since age 7,Competitive - short & long distance swims, was on the National Swimming, diving & waterpolo team for most of my School and highschool years.Had to stop swimming after marriag
When should a triathlete travel before a sea level race?
We live and train in Mexico city at 2300 meters above sea level. I have received conflicting evidence regarding travelling to sea level races.
What is the best way to train for a judo tournament?
Our matches are 5 minutes long with no breaks, up to 8 matches in the tournament. I am trying to find the best exercises to get us ready for the tournament.
What are the best exercises for improving strength as a road cyclist?
I race 40km crit races and want to move from c grade to b grade next season.
I have dificulty shaping the lower part of my stomach. What exercise can I do to reach that area.
How do you tell if you have shin splints. I have a pain in my left leg above my ankle, but I don't know what it is.
How can i train the school students in soccer?
i want to win the school match. Can you give me any tips?
Plyometric/Neural adaptation drills for running. Any for cycling?
PP brought out an article about 7yrs ago on plyometric drills and how they improved 5 k times. Can anyone tell me what issue that was as I'd like to refresh myself with them.
Run 1.5 miles in under 12 minutes
I am 45 years of age and require to pass a fitness test, I work irregular hours but can gaurentee that i can run most mornings over a distance of between 2 and 3 miles with varying outcomes of success
I need to be able to sprint 50 meters very quickly. My sport being paintball, i have to have my head down keeping a low profile.
Looking for brief information on types of training.
Components of fitness. Advantages and disadvantages of Fartlek,Interval,Continuous,Weight Training, Flexibility Training?
What circuit would you recommend for a Netball training session?
I am a relatively new coach and I am going to start training a new team in the next few weeks. I would like to use circuit training in my session.
Plyometric training - how long?
In an off season period, along with strength & conditioning and general aerobic work, what would be a good length plyometric session to add in once or twice a week to training for a 16 yr old athlete?
If i Drink Skimmed milk every day for a month and not drink anything else or eat anything else cept from veg and fruit.. will that be a healthy lifestyle?
Does tilting your upper body forward add to your running speed
I can tilt my upper body forward and stand still or run backward.
Does pushing into the ground harder toss you higher or forward faster?
When I stand still (balanced) and push hard into the ground I jump high not forward. I can't push back at the ground while balanced to start running.
Describe a training cycle and periodization for bodybuilding?
I have been bodybuilding for four years. I am 36 years old.
whats fifth part of soccer training in football pyramid?
its one of important part in soccer training.
Any cheerleading warmup ideas?
It seems that cheerleading is often left out of the athletic listings, but the girls I coach are athletes too!
I've heard all these terms being used again and again. Can anyone explain what these acronyms stand for?
What is the best process of training techniques for soccer?
For skills like dribbling, shooting, passing and heading, what is the best way for optimal learning process of the skills?
What are optimal methods that can be apply to soccer?
Anyone has successfully implement principles of training methods from other sports (running,basketball, cross country skiking, boxing etc) into soccer training in practical form?
How long and what yardage should a high school swimmer taper?
The high school swim team averages 4000 - 5000 per day six days a week. The end of the season consists of sectional, district and state competitions. There is one week between meets.
fitness and basketball skills testing
We are trying to develop benchmarks for fitness testing (sit up, beep test, agility run, vertical jump) and a 3 tier basketball skills test (lay up, rebounding, speed dribble etc for age groups 10 -18
Des resting heart rate affect your performance?
i am a 22 year old male having played soccer my whole life, my resting heart rate is about 68 beats per minute, this is quite high compared to other elite athletes, would this affect my performance, c
Lifting during football(soocer) season
Hello- my daughter is a u-17. she is once again prepping for the upcoming spring season.
What is the best way to gain coaching qualifications in football?
Hiya. Im posting on behalf of a football (soccer) coach in South Africa. He's intrested in furthering his football qualifications.
I've never done any winter sports before but got a 3 hour snowboard lesson for christmas which I'll be doing in about 3 weeks.
How do I train for Steeplechase?
I always fancied having a go at this event, yes I am mad, but have no idea what training to do or exercises to improve my chances of getting over the hurdles.
Dynamic stretching in soccer - at what age?
At what age does developing flexibility in kids have the desired effect?
What training can I undertake to run a marathon as well as the 1000 metres in 2.20 to 2.25?
I am 12 and I sometimes feel tired after sprinting 40m. This is what may be affecting my 200m. 60m-8.8 100m-13.1 200m-29.1
12 weeks of resistance trainig - results
Anyone has any info on how much one would gain in results - for example in bench press - after training 2 times or 3 times per week for a month, two months, three months?
What are the benefits of boxing as a sports to college students?
I want to know the psychological benefits a college student can get from boxing as a sport. People tend to associate boxing with violence thus it is not offered as a P.E.
Last year (8th grade) I ran a 2:16.39 in the 800m . This year I am a freshman in high school and hope to drop that time as much under 2:10 as possible.
I am trying to plan strength programs for a range of ages from about 10 years through to 18-20 for netballers.
Has anyone implemented steps to address the Relative Age Effect?
The relative age effect is a bias in junior selection and talent ID processes that consistently favours children born in the earlier part of the year relative to the eligibility date for that age-base
How do I strengthen my neck without injuring it?
In the course of training for grappling sports I felt it very important to have a strong neck.
A programme for 'jumpers knee'
I'm looking for a good/decent programme to prevent jumper's knee, in addition to this a programme for the athlete once they have been diagnosed with this sympton.
Looking for a 10 week training program for sprinters.
I am a relatively new high school track coach. I only have about 10 weeks to maximize an athletes performance. Most of the materials I have read are dealing with much longer time frames for training.
How to increase performance in your sport?
Pre & post regimes.
I coach a varsity high school boys soccer team and during the off season I am not allowed to do any training, so I would like to set up an individual or group training program
I can no longer access this, can i have the website address and access to this. I paid for the service at the time but due to computer errors i was not able to gain all info.
How can I get my leg's to be a little bit stronger?
Comparison charts for 1 minute of sit ups, push ups and press-ups?
Does anyone have charts for adults performing 1 minute of sit-ups, push-ups and press-ups?
I play a sport called gaelic, I need power speed an agility?
I am quicker than average 100m in 12.75secs but i like 2 lower this by 1 sec was wondering if any1 has any tips
Can I get help with weight training for soccer players?
I am 17 years old and I play soccer. I need a good training in the gym for a central defender. I am 181cm height and i have 75kg.
Need Experts for a Fighter's development programme/ programme critique
Dear All, I compete in a full contact martial arts, and would like some feedback on the program I am currently on. I am a light-welterweight and weigh 65kg on peak :
I am in training to become a PGA golf coach. As i hope to train elite golfers can you tell me if periodization is useful for creating yearly training schedules.
Your directions to start a group invite me to click on an existing group and then click 'create your own group'. Where is 'create your own group' located? - I can't seem to find it
Sport catagories do not include ice hockey. Are there plans to?
How do I get information on fitness/training regimes for a yourng ice hockey player
Splitting shooting down into 4 stages.
Hiya! Can any one help me with these: What is the preperation part of shooting in football?(what does it include eg. Body posistion) What is the execution Stage of shooting in football?
Do you have a question for our community?
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I have good core strength and would like to challenge myself with some
I am a rugby coach with a team of player and I want to find a way to analyse their strength and weaknesses. What tests do you recommend?
Blogs
Learn to move better with internet video technology
Learning styles theory implies that individuals learn more when the educational experience is geared toward their preferred style of learning.
Slow motion video & changing faulty running form to treat an injury
In otherwise healthy individual there can be multiple reasons for running with faulty form including: faulty underlying anatomical structure or weakness; a low level of pain, nagging lingering injury;
How do you feel about your running form/style/technique?
During the initial interview with a client a standard question that I use is “how do you feel about your running form, do you think you have good form, or do you think you look like Ikabod Crane”?
Ideal Running Form: Pose Running versus Chi Running – Theory & Evidence
Advice from coaches and personal fitness trainers can be classified into two categories; a theory based approach or an evidence based approach.
My First Experience as a Coach
I graudated in one of the universities here in Cebu. Taking up Bachelor of Secondary Education major in P.E (Physical Education).
Weight Training First, then do the Cardio
An exceprt from my London Personal Training Group Q&As -
I have been wailing and gnashing my teeth of late trying to find some great personal trainers here in London.
A constant theme of my life seems to be questions about what makes a good personal trainer.
5 Ways to Increase Testosterone Naturally
Every personal trainer should seek to educate themselves on ways to improve the hormonal profiles of their personal training clients.
Have shoulder pains? You came to the right place.
“The 7 Deadly Sins of Lifting” this is another installment from A. Jay of a series of motivational articles.
www.BaseBall Southern Legacy.com
I am presently developing a web-site ie www.BaseBall Southern Legacy.com.My intrest are Coaching,Training,Nutrition,Fitness,New methods of Vo2max,and the proper method of Peaking an Athelete,too preve
next NLP Sports Practitioner Course that we run here at Mindtree Ltd.
Drug testing what's out there a physiotherapists view point
Testing Athletes for Drug Use Why do some “athletes” try to enhance their performances on the track and field by taking drugs?
Here is the first and not the last instalment of Nick Mitchell’s long awaited All Strength Q&A.
Are you making these mistakes as an Athlete?
Don’t get me wrong nobody’s perfect, especially me, many of these ideas came from my “Stupidity”, a rollercoaster of discovery, injuries and re-injury, does that sound about right?
Sports Medicine Foot and Ankle Rehabilitation
This article was a long time coming. After writing and then scraping and re-writing it is a good way to describe this.
The Insider’s Secrets to a Flat Stomach
Hey regular blog readers myself and Nick sat down and and had a conversation, long story short this article was born.
You can't take one step forward to walk or run while you remain centered over your feet/foot. You must fall and lift to start and continue. This according to Jack Nirenstein
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" ?
Rotational Carbohydrates "RO-CHO" Article by Steve Blades. It is all about carbohydrate rotation for ultimate performance.
Another great read by Steve Blades aka "Marmite". If you are not making gains in the gym or the track this will change everything completely.
You are a Beginner, READ THIS!
A great,long article about everything on general bodybuilding ,training, nutrition and supplementation as a beginner.
A great new update to hit Rawgrip.com, a great article for all of the new found health freaks this year.
I'm looking to complete a personal training course. I've heard of a "Master Trainer" course offered by the Australian Institute of Fitness which is held over 6 weeks and is presented in Spain.
Squat Rx Video Creator Interview
If you are a serious lifter you must have heard of the “Squat Rx” video series all over the net. The Videos are available on YouTube.
How Focused Are You at the Gym?
Sean discusses The Top 10 Reasons why you are slacking in the Gym and How to prevent this. He exposes some great Tips how to make your training sessions more productive for better end results.
Finally an article created for all you serious weight shifters. C Pikey discuses the truth about A massive Bench Press and gives some tips How To Improve your Weak Bench.
Glycemic Index in Athletes and Weight management
An article about the glycemic index of carbohydrates pertains directly to athletes and their performance.
A new article by Michael Nystrom discussing the protein intake amounts in athletes. Athlete Protein intake article
Introduction to Tai Chi Training
This article is merely a brief and light hearted introduction to Tai Chi. My next article will focus upon how the key principles of Tai Chi can be used to develop optimum sports performance.
Catalano (Sam) All about tennis coaching.
Hi seeking info to implement into my tennis coaching to increase the development of my young players, all suggestions greatly appreciated. For e.g simple ways to understand a kick serve.
I have a big problem in my practical sports lesson! But we have an even bigger problem in this county! Too many kids lack the fundamental skills required to play sports.
It's a very exciting day for us today, because we've had our first major relaunch in 7 years.
When we set up the new PP Online site, one of our biggest aims was to create a place where anyone with a passion for sport could share their opinions and experiences.
Well, I’m rather surprised at myself.
Strength Training For Children : Why young athletes should be encouraged to work out with weights
Parents and coaches continue to express concern about the suitability of strength training for children and adolescents despite mounting evidence that it is both safe and beneficial.
3 Ways to evaluate your training
Raphael Brandon describes three different methods of quantifying a training load, each with its own merits and limitations.
Hydrotherapy techniques spring in the most recent past from the sports medicine and rehabilitation fields, where they are used for the treatment of acute injuries.
There's more strength training advice from Successful Coaching editor Brian Mackenzie in his tip of the week.
Videos
A useful agility drill to develop acceleration, deceleration and rapid changes in direction whilst sprinting.
