If you’re... Jumping, landing, decelerating, eccentrically loading, lifting, training on 1 leg, etc.. Then you don’t need to spend $120 on an ACL Prevention clinic. ACL prevention SHOULD just be apart of your program...not a separate program.

One thing I dislike about the private sector s&c is the blatant lies in marketing + full taking of credit of an athletes success. Marketing / posting on social media is not the problem. Deception in messaging is. More on this later, but a lot of coaches have zero shame. Signed, a private sector coach who also works in the HS sector.

Coaching the average MS/HS athlete how to properly squat 10 years ago was a lot easier than it is today. I will also throw skipping, hopping, push ups etc.. into the mix. Its wild how many MS/HS kids have Coordination, mobility restrictions. We live in an era with skill development being shoved into kids faces 24/7 all while BASIC Physical literacy baselines are not being met. Then we ask ourselves why injury rates are going up.

Let's Hunt.

In-Season training is VITAL for HS teams. Even if its just once a week for 30 minutes, exercises can push (slowly) the needle in the right direction. With programs that are on tight schedule splits like this, we typically pick: -1 Power exercise. Usually loaded jumps due to how simple and effective they are. -1 Main upper + 1 accessory. I usually stick with a heavy/low volume press as our main lift and then a pulling/rowing accessory. -1 Main lower + accessory. I defer to heavy/low volume TBDL or a box squat simply because its easy to do/set up and does not leave athletes sore compared to split squats, back squats, rdl, etc... Accessory wise, I love a simple goblet squat, lateral squat or SL RDL (further away from game days). It's not much, but 14-16 weeks of the above is better than 14-16 weeks off!

I’m not an athletic trainer.

This...ain't it lol.

Busy day in the lab with our kids 💪🏻

Love this.

In another life, my career choice is being a sommelier. I love wine and all of the cultures, history, cuisine, art of growing/making/tasting, prestige etc.. that comes with it. While I try to keep up with s&c content/books/podcasts, my free reads (usually in the evenings) have a WIDE spectrum. Somehow, I always think the books outside my field helps me be a better coach, professional and person.

Incoming lawsuit. Big time.

JOSH ALLEN IS A MAGICIAN ON THE FIELD TOUCHDOWN BILLS

People are quick to say… “Kids these days….” Without really getting to know kids these days. I know 1 thing for sure… Me and my friends in HS were not working at even a FRACTION of the rate and level as my athletes do. Add in the social media component, pressure of sports these days, and nature of the world, and I would say MOST kids are doing their best and working harder than ever. Just my 2 cents.

Today’s deceleration + acceleration work: Simple curved sprints + turn sprints. Added bonus to add a timing gate to drive intent.

Train what the sport neglects. The sport develops sport-specific skills. Training should develop the athletic qualities the sport leaves behind. ✅ Max velocity ✅ Extreme strength ✅ Jumping (both high and far)

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Downfall of society.