Nice and tall. We’ve all heard it before – whether during resistance training, a speed workout, or a sport practice – the cue ‘nice and tall’ is arguably one of the most commonly utilized to address posture. Utilized so much, in fact, that I would bet in...
Improving competition readiness, and subsequent performance, is a main objective of coaches and athletes. While this is a long, never-ending process that starts well before any given competition, the time immediately leading into competition can make or break...
This article is co-written with Johnny Parkes and supplements a previous report published on Sport Performance Reports. Introduction How was Steve Jobs able to buy Pixar for $10 million and sell it for $1 billion? It wasn’t due to an above-average business acumen. It...
As coaches we should be striving to cultivate competent athletes capable of constructive conversation that helps bridge the gap between what we know and see and what they know and feel. A common language between ourselves and the athlete group affords us the...
Anaerobic Speed Reserve (ASR) was the topic of a PhD that Dr. Gareth Sandford launched via a world tour of high performance training environments. During this time, Gareth logged 42,000 miles while visiting 33 performance centers and collaborating with 80 coaches and...