Improve Your Clean: 3 Part Drill
The clean, and all of its variations, is an incredible tool for athletic development, as well as general fitness. When executed properly, this one movement can help an athlete improve in all of these areas.
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3 Keys to Post-Game Recovery
As Football coaches, we all know that one of the biggest keys to a successful season is keeping your team HEALTHY. Ours is a game of attrition. The teams that stay healthy, and keep their athletes as close to peak performance as possible, are the ones that win games down the stretch.
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From Football to Physical Education: Training Together
At St. Paul High School in Nebraska, a smaller school comprised of just a few hundred kids, Rusty Fuller serves as the Physical Education director for grades 7th through 12th, and is the Head Football Coach. Like many schools across the country, St. Paul has recently initiated a school-wide approach to fitness and physical training.…
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Anything You Can Do…
We often get inquiries from coaches about their female athletes and what training programs they should be doing, how they should be different, etc. The bottom line is, here at PLT4M we do not differentiate between our male and female athletes, and we hate when girl athletes are told they aren’t supposed to train like the boys!
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What is the Power Clean?
The olympic lifts are excellent tools for athletic development. That being said, they are also amongst the trickiest to teach. The first problem is a lack of understanding and adherence to clear and specific terminology.
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Training Competitions: How-To
So you want to run a training competition? Great! Coaches across the country utilize competitions every summer to incentivize athletes, increase participation, and build team culture. But how do you put it together? While a really great tool in theory, a training competition can be extremely difficult endeavor to actually administer on your own.
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The Agility Ladder: Misconceptions and the Truth
One of the most widely used – and misunderstood – athletic training tools is the agility ladder. For years, we have seen athletes of every sport attack the ladder every day in a vain attempt to get faster and more agile. Problem is, that’s not really what the ladder does.
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The Squat: Range of Motion Before Weight
One of the biggest issues we see on a regular basis is athletes sacrificing depth and form during the back squat in favor of loading up the bar with heavy weight.
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Power vs Starfish – The Clean Catch
Avoid the Starfish Catch – one of the most common faults we see with athletes performing the clean. Reinforce a good power position, allowing for depth at greater loads.
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Winning the Mental Game: Control vs. Concern
The wrong mindset can derail any game, team, or season. A great coach recognizes the importance of the mental side of competition.
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Speed & Agility – Built in the Gym.
Want your athletes to be fast and agile? Spend less time on the field doing cone drills, and more time in the gym building power and control!
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How to Get Recruited: 6 Tips from a College Coach
Do you have dreams of playing at the next level? Give yourself the best shot possible – heed this advice from a former college athlete and current coach on how to get recruited!
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