This extensive Athletic Injury review was written by Stevie Gee, a personal trainer, fitness coach and a GB Master Athlete at 400m. He competed for Northern Ireland in the early 1990s, and aims to run at the European Vets Athletic Championships, next year’s World Masters Championships in Lyon … [Read more...] about Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – Part One
Archives for June 2014
8 Key Tips To A Better Vertical Jump (Part 4)
In the football combine, the best measure is not just the 40 yard dash, but the standing long jump and the vertical jump test. This is Part 3 of 8 Key Tips To A Better Vertical Jump. Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Click here for Part 3. This article is guest … [Read more...] about 8 Key Tips To A Better Vertical Jump (Part 4)
SHIN SPLINTS 2014 Small Bites
Doug Logan knows soccer. He is an Adjunct Professor of Sports Management, at New York University. He was the CEO for USATF from 2008 until September 2010. He was also the CEO, President and Commissioner for Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999. To read more about his background and involvement in … [Read more...] about SHIN SPLINTS 2014 Small Bites
SpeedEndurance TV: History of Spikes, from Jesse Owens to Usain Bolt
Join me Wednesday on SpeedEndurance TV. We will be using Google Hangout on Air, and you can watch the video on LIVE stream. To watch the live steam, all you need to do is go to the YouTube link below. To participate in future Webinars where you get to ask questions, you will need a Google+ … [Read more...] about SpeedEndurance TV: History of Spikes, from Jesse Owens to Usain Bolt
Speed Drills For Pro Sports
Larry Jusdanis is the owner of Sports Specific Training (SST) the #1 rated speed program in Canada. To learn more about Sports Specific Training’s training programs, visit www.sstcanada.com Larry was the first Canadian quarterback to start in a CFL game in the last 25 years. At the CFL … [Read more...] about Speed Drills For Pro Sports
4 Tips on Soccer Speed Training
This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of The Speed Encyclopedia. He also wrote Why Acceleration is More Important than Top Speed in Most Sports and Building Your Horsepower – The Power Development Model Part 1 and Part 2, which are full excerpts from his book. To read all his … [Read more...] about 4 Tips on Soccer Speed Training
8 Key Tips To A Better Vertical Jump (Part 3)
In the football combine, the best measure is not just the 40 yard dash, but the standing long jump and the vertical jump test. This is Part 3 of 8 Key Tips To A Better Vertical Jump. Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. This article is guest blogged by Travis Hansen, author of … [Read more...] about 8 Key Tips To A Better Vertical Jump (Part 3)
SHIN SPLINTS 2014 – Gang Banger Brigade
DISCLAIMER: This article contains frank discussions of controversial topics. You can choose to read it, or not read it. You can agree, or disagree with the author. Be civil, and no profanity is allowed. Doug Logan is an Adjunct Professor of Sports Management, at New York University. He … [Read more...] about SHIN SPLINTS 2014 – Gang Banger Brigade
So You Think Your Kid is Fast?
The recent news of the World record broken by 10 year old Jonah Gorevic made the headlines last week. He ran 5:01:55 for the mile to break the previous record by 4 seconds. You can see the list of all Age Group World records here at http://age-records.125mb.com or the European records here at … [Read more...] about So You Think Your Kid is Fast?
Biomechanical Analysis of Resisted Sprinting
In the last article titled Effects of Sled Towing on Sprint Starts, the results are suggesting 20% weight on sleds instead of 10%. This research paper was written by Robert Dattero, Tom Wu, and Ellyn Robinson from the Sport Science Innovation Program, Department of Movement Arts, Health … [Read more...] about Biomechanical Analysis of Resisted Sprinting
