Category: Featured Articles
High School Strength Programming Within Time, Schedule & Facility Constraints
With 30–40 minute class periods, shared weight rooms, limited equipment, and shifting schedules, strength coaches must turn constraints into opportunities to build better athletes and stronger culture.
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Preparing Athletes to Train on Their Own
When athletes leave the structure of the weight room, their progress depends on habits, decision-making, and ownership instilled by their coaches. Preparing athletes to succeed independently is one of the most powerful lessons a coach can teach.
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Understanding Central Nervous System Load To Balance Sport Demands
High school athletes don’t just battle physical fatigue—they battle nervous system overload from school, sports, stress, and life. With a few practical tools, coaches can keep athletes explosive, healthy, and consistently ready to perform.
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Communicating Training Goals To Parents
When coaches explain training goals, safety standards, and how progress is tracked, parents become confident partners and support for the entire program is strengthened.
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How To Create A Great Program
In this excerpt from Strength and Conditioning Coaching by Michael Boyle, explore the core objectives behind a great program— reducing performance-related injury risks and improving performance—through a lens shaped by over four decades of coaching experience.
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What To Do When Athletes Don’t Sleep
Sleep is the most powerful recovery tool an athlete has—but it’s also the one most often neglected. For high school strength coaches, teaching athletes how to rest may be just as important as teaching them how to lift.
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Talking To Principals About Strength And Conditioning
Advocate for strength programs through the language of academics, safety, and liability.
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Turning Captains Into Coaches — Student Leadership in the Weight Room
Create leaders who drive culture from within the weight room by teaching athletes how to observe, communicate, and model core values.
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The Role Of Stretching In Strength and Conditioning
Stretching helps athletes move better, recover faster, and stay healthy throughout the season. For high school strength coaches, the key is knowing when and how to implement it.
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Encouraging Academic Success As A Strength Coach
The discipline, accountability, and structure built in the weight room translate directly to success outside of it. By checking in with teachers, promoting time management, and recognizing academic achievements, coaches help athletes develop the habits that make them stronger both mentally and physically.
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Maintaining In-Season Strength and Recovery
Balancing intense practices, early games, and academic demands can drain even the most gifted athletes. See how to maintain players’ power, prevent overtraining, and keep athletes fresh and explosive all season long.
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Bodyweight Training for High School Athletes
Bodyweight training is the foundation of strength. Learn how it can be used to teach movement, improve mobility, and prepare athletes for loaded training.
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Matt Holt On Translating Strength Training To Sport
UWM-Athletics Director of Strength and Conditioning, Matt Holt, talks about being transparent with his athletes about how strength training translates to their sport.
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Gary Schofield, Athletic Director and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at Strong Rock Christian School, shares his insights for living a life of excellence.
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Learn how Dietician and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Allison Maurer, determines how much hydration her athletes need.
Inside Logan University’s Master Of Science In Strength & Conditioning Program With Dr. Chris Fahs
From biomechanics and movement analysis to hands-on field experience, this program is designed for both aspiring and experienced coaches looking to elevate their knowledge and career.
Peer Leadership For Getting Athletes Comfortable In The Weight Room
Coach Zachary Nauert, Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Mound Westonka High School (MN), shares how he transforms weight room discomfort into leadership opportunities by empowering juniors and seniors to mentor younger athletes.
Why Hire A Dedicated High School Strength Coach?
Amanda Berg explains why high schools must hire a dedicated strength and conditioning coach to oversee athletic performance operations. Berg is Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Dassel-Cokato High School (MN). She is also a member of the executive council of the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) and a co-host of the Big Time Strength podcast.
