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How to Improve Change-of-Direction Speed in Junior Team Sport Athletes
March 13, 2021by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic briefly explains the effects of horizontal jump training, vertical jump training, maximal strength training, and explosive strength training on change-of-direction ability in junior team sport athletes.
Personal trainers Coaches Program design
Vertical vs. Horizontal-Oriented Drop Jump Training: Chronic Effects on Explosive Performance of Elite Handball Players
August 5, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic highlights the effects on performance measures from separate vertical or horizontal jump training programs in elite handball players.
Personal trainers TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design
Effect of Postactivation Potentiation on Explosive Vertical Jump: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
September 11, 2019by Adam Virgile, CSCS
This infographic displays the meta-analysis details of 36 studies and the effects of postactivation potentiation with heavy loads on vertical jump performance.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Program design Testing and Evaluation
Horizontal Trumps Vertical for Acceleration and Speed Development
August 24, 2018by Bret Contreras, PhD, CSCS,*D
In this video from the NSCA's 2014 National Conference, Bret Contreras discusses how moving horizontally - quick breaks and agility drills vs. hopping - can result in explosive acceleration and speed.
Coaches Exercise Technique Program design
Concurrent Training in Prepubescent Children
May 24, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
The results of this study suggest that concurrent training in two different sessions seems to be an effective and useful method for training-induced explosive strength and VO2max in prepubescent children.
Coaches Exercise Science
Effects of Plyometric Training on Sports Performance
May 23, 2018by Yann Le Meur, PhD
Plyometric training is a series of explosive bodyweight resistance exercises using the stretch-shortening cycle of the muscle fiber to enhance physical capacities, such as speed, strength, and power. These physiological measures translate to improved performance in many sports, including court-based sports, field sports, and water sports.
Coaches Exercise Science
Depth-Drop Push-Up
October 24, 2020by Developing Power
Developing Power brings an explosive take on the push-up and explains the technique behind the depth-drop push-up for upper body power development.
TSAC Facilitators Coaches Exercise Technique
Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes – Part 1
March 27, 2021by Rui Liu, CSCS, Brian Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, and Clayton Kuklick, MA, PhD, CSCS
In the first of a two part series, this article will briefly highlight the main components of a needs analysis and apply it to the context of soccer.
Coaches Program design
Football-Specific Speed Drills
May 22, 2018by Developing Speed
This article presents two football-specific speed drills in detail—the single-leg box explosion and the mountain climber.
Coaches Exercise Science Exercise Technique
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