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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Category: Exercises
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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Speed, Agility, and Game Prep For Season-Lasting Longevity
In-season training isn’t just about surviving practices and games — it’s about staying fast, reactive, and game-ready all season long.
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Why Should Athletes Bench Press?
In this excerpt from Foundational Strength by John Flagg, learn why the bench deserves serious attention, how proper technique can unlock long-term progress, and why mastering this lift benefits everyone — from competitive athletes to everyday lifters.
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Strong Necks, Safer Athletes: Neck Training In High School Strength Programs
Concussions remain a serious concern in high school sports. One of the most overlooked methods for reducing concussion risk is strengthening the neck.
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STOP-X: Protect Knees By Improving Deceleration
Developed by the German Knee Society, STOP-X is a research-backed system designed to reduce knee injuries—particularly ACL tears—by targeting dynamic knee valgus and improving neuromuscular control.
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Periodization — Adjusting Training Plans
Periodization gives coaches structure, but knowing when to adjust keeps athletes progressing and protected.
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Should High Schools Be Teaching Olympic Lifts?
Explore the benefits and challenges of incorporating Olympic weightlifting into high school strength programs.
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Reducing ACL Injuries Through Strength Training
Protect athletes from ACL tears by implementing the following exercises and strategies.
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Core Strength: The Foundation of Athletic Performance
Whether sprinting, jumping, or making split-second directional changes, an athlete’s core dictates how force is generated, absorbed, and transferred.
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Midseason Maintenance For Basketball Players
Strategic midseason training helps basketball players prevent injuries while maintaining peak physical performance for the most critical stretch of the season.
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Developing Power in High School Athletes
Master the fundamentals of power development to elevate your athletes’ performance.
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