Austin Schools Introduce ETS Performance Coach And New Weight Room Partnership
The Austin Public School District board heard on Nov. 10, 2025, from ETS Performance coach Sam about a new partnership that began in August 2025 to run strength and conditioning programming for Austin High School teams and to support the district’s newly renovated weight room. (11/11/25)

Dabo Swinney Explains Hiring Of Dennis Love, Clemson's New Strength Coach
Long-time strength and conditioning coach Joey Batson announced his retirement from the Tigers' program back in April. (11/11/25)

Oskaloosa Students Walk Into A Stronger, Safer Weight Room
Oskaloosa High School students entered a completely transformed strength and conditioning room this week. (11/10/25)

Trump Is Bringing Back The Presidential Fitness Test. We Challenged A 33-Year-Old To Pass It.
At the end of July, President Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the five-part exam. We’re now months into the 2025-26 school year and, while most public school systems haven’t done so, Mississippi and Virginia have opted to bring it back. (11/10/25)

Gridiron Heroes: Strength And Conditioning Coach Gets Vaqueros Ready For Gameday
Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach Don Sommer plays a key role in making sure the UTRGV football team is ready to compete, from early morning workouts to weight room sessions. (11/9/25)

How The Sports Performance Team At One Colorado High School Has Added To A Successful Season
For the first time in 10 years, the Mullen High School Mustangs are heading into the playoffs as league champions. Players and coaches say their success this season goes beyond talent and game strategy; it's about preparation, recovery, and mental health. (11/8/25)

Risks Outweigh Benefits Of Early Sports Specialization In Young Athletes
Sports specialization in children and adolescents has increased significantly in recent years. Research indicates that up to 70% of youth athletes now specialize in a single sport by age 13 years. (11/7/25)

Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland Dies By Suicide At 24; Police Had Been Called To His Home
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died early Thursday from an apparent suicide following a welfare call at his Plano home, police say. (11/6/25)

The Power Of Great Coaches: How High School Mentorship Shapes The Future Of Young Athletes
On every diamond, dugout, and high school gym across the county, there’s a moment that can change a young athlete’s life, and it doesn’t come from a championship trophy, outstanding stats, or a perfect game. (10/31/25)

Knee Pain In Young Athletes: How To Prevent, Evaluate, And Manage
Encouraging our youth to participate in athletics instills a sense of self-confidence, comradery, and communication at a young age, however, many are concerned about injuries that can accompany playing sports. (10/29/25)

St. Ursula Academy Celebrates Grand Opening Of New State-Of-The-Art Fitness Center
Molly Malone, a senior at St. Ursula Academy, has never been able to train with weights at the school. A member of the volleyball team, Molly said she and her teammates were very surprised at what they saw in the new fitness center. (10/28/25)

A Look Inside NYU’s Strength And Conditioning Department
The program’s head and assistant coaches share their philosophy behind athlete development at NYU. (10/28/25)

Building World-Class Brakes: Eccentric Training In Youth Sports
Resistance training is one of the most powerful tools for developing young athletes. It’s no longer a question of whether youth athletes should lift. (10/28/25)

No. 3 Texas A&M Finds Motivation From Strength Coach In Win Over No. 20 LSU
Texas A&M director of strength and conditioning Tommy Moffitt raised both hands towards the lights of Tiger Stadium, soaking in the cheers of the Aggie contingent that filled the southeast corner of Death Valley. (10/26/25)

Kurt Hester Passes After Cancer Fight
University of Houston's Director of Strength and Performance Kurt Hester passed away after a battle with Stage IV melanoma on Saturday, his family announced. (10/25/25)

Syracuse’s New Strength Coach Is Loud, Feisty And Wants His Players To ‘Look Like Junkyard Dogs’
Soon after he interviewed in Syracuse last spring for the men’s basketball strength and conditioning job, Rob Harris buried his mother. (10/24/25)

OHSAA Sets Vote On NIL Changes For Ohio High School Athletes
High school principals around Ohio will vote next month on proposed rule changes to allow high school athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness (NIL). (10/23/25)

Stronger Every Day
Strength training has become so important, coaches are encouraging lifting on game day. (10/23/25)

Power 4 To Ankeny High
As popularity in youth sports continues to rise, coaches, athletes, and parents are willing to put in extra effort to give their kids a leg up on the competition. Ankeny High School has found a way to give its athletes a taste of the next level. (10/22/25)

Augusta Athletics Debuts New Alvin And Yvette Harris Sports Performance Center
The Augusta Athletics department celebrated a brand-new state of the art performance center at Christenberry Fieldhouse. (10/22/25)

Pressure To Perform: How Sports Stress Impacts Teen Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health reports that about 20% of teenagers experience a mental health disorder each year. (10/18/25)

The Golf Guru: Local High School Coach Revolutionizes Team With Unconventional Training
At Lakota West High School, varsity head golf coach Steve Nguyen is revolutionizing the game with an unconventional focus on mental training. (10/17/25)

Strength, Conditioning Coach Hopes Players Excel In The Weight Room And Beyond
Matt Walker, the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Brandywine High School, hopes players can excel in the weight room, the football field and in life. (10/17/25)

Steve Morris Of Kenosha Bradford High School Named Green Bay Packers High School Coach Of The Week
After graduating in 2015, Morris began coaching strength and conditioning and offensive skill positions at both Racine Horlick and Racine St. Catherine's before becoming the head coach of Kenosha Bradford this season. (10/16/25)

Ohio High School Star Athlete Sues Athletic Association Over NIL Compensation Ban
The family of Wayne High School junior Jamier Brown, the state's top-ranked wide receiver recruit, has filed a lawsuit against the Ohio High School Athletic Association. (10/15/25)

Serious Training For Serious Athletes
Grand Junction, you don’t have this, and you need it. That’s what a couple former Colorado Mesa University football players – Jeremy Harrison and Jarrod Wyatt, from back in the program’s Mesa State College days – believe when it comes to serious strength and speed training for middle school and high school athletes in the Grand Valley. (10/14/25)

‘He Does Not Deserve This:’ Varina High School Student Athlete Benched Over Residency Dispute
An honor roll transfer student at Varina High School has been benched from playing football during his senior year after Henrico County Public Schools launched an investigation into his residency. (10/10/25)

New fitness Center At Thornton Academy Opens To Saco School's Students
A new fitness center has been unveiled at Thornton Academy, and it is a big step up from the former weight room that was behind the stage of the old gymnasium. (10/10/25)

Mentor High School Wrestler Who Collapsed While Conditioning Passes Away
A Mentor High School wrestler who collapsed during a routine conditioning exercise last month has passed away. (10/10/25)

After Mother's Passing, Ooltewah High School Senior Finds Strength In Football
High school football is more than a sport -- it's a family. That's what a student in Ooltewah who recently experienced a tragedy in his own family has now learned. (10/10/25)

A Study On The Cross-Lagged Relationships Between Adolescents’ Sport Participation And Self-Control Ability And Mental Health
This study aimed to examine the temporal associations among sport participation, self-control ability, and mental health in adolescents across a one-year period. (10/10/25)

Progressive Overload: The Route To Results In Strength Training
If you’ve ever hit a plateau in the gym, stopped making progress like you used to or wondered why the weights that once felt challenging now feel easy, the answer is simple: your body needs a switch-up. (10/10/25)

How Southlake Carroll Boosters Fund One Of Texas’ Premier Athletic Programs
When NFL agent Ron Slavin moved to Southlake in 2017, he quickly became familiar with the Carroll Dragons’ standard of excellence. (10/9/25)

Effects Of Acute Caffeine Intake On Muscular Power During Resistance Exercise: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
This study examined the effects of caffeine on movement velocity and power output during resistance exercises and explored moderating factors influencing these effects. (10/6/25)

Teacher By Day, Coach By Night
Growing up, Michael Spahits Jr. was immersed in sports; He played them, watched them, and lived through them. Because of his love for sports, he knew they would shape his future. (10/1/25)

Government Shutdown Pushes DODEA Athletes To The Sidelines
Aniah Little and her E.J. King teammates had just settled into their seats aboard the team bus early Wednesday morning, ready to journey to Tokyo for the 11th American School In Japan YUJO volleyball tournament. Then the bad news came: Because of the U.S. federal government shutdown, they could no longer travel. (10/1/25)