Sport Specific Articles

The sport specific articles are grouped under the following headings. To view the available articles select the appropriate link.

Basketball

• The Basketball Triangle Offensive
• The Amoeba Defence
• Simplifying the Triangle Offensive

Bodybuilding

• Eating to Win
• Thinking to win
• Training to Win

Boxing

• Punch like a jackhammer
• Strength Training for Boxers
• The Art of Boxing

Cycling

• How to prepare a Cycle training program
• Importance of bike set-up in avoiding cycling injuries
• Specificity and variety in cycling
• Why so many cyclists suffer from low back pain
• Why cyclist experience upper back pain
• Cycle test - Astrand 6 minute - Vo2 max test on a static bike

Soccer

• Acceleration techniques and speed development
• Agility Training to meet the demands of field games
• Energy demands of football
• Fluid Replacement
• How to improve the function of the hamstring muscle group for speed
• How to prepare a football training program
• How to win the penalty mind game
• Hip flexors - the most underdeveloped muscle group in strength training
• Interval Training for football players
• Interval training for the games player
• Kicking Accuracy
• Medicine ball workouts that can do wonders for your running velocity and power
• Nutritional advice for football players
• The ups and downs of hill training
• The performance benefits of flexibility training
• Train like an athlete
• Vertical Jump Secrets
• Football Practice - how to get football fit

Golf

• Exercises to Keep you on the Golf Course
• Golf - it is all in the swing and the mind
• Golfers Elbow, Elbow Tendonitis and Elbow Pain
• Golf Specific Injury Overview
• Getting to grips with the golfing yips
• Warm up for Golf

Rowing

• Concept 2 Rowing Step Test- Monitor anaerobic threshold
• Rowing - The physical demands
• Visual feedback to change rowing technique

Rugby

• Acceleration techniques and speed development
• Agility Training to meet the demands of field games
• Assessment of rugby training needs
• Does pre-season strength training protect rugby players from non-contact injury?
• Fitness standards for rugby
• Hip flexors - the most underdeveloped muscle group in strength training
• How to improve the function of the hamstring muscle group for speed
• How to plan a Rugby training program
• Interval training for the games player
• Medicine ball workouts that can do wonders for your running velocity and power
• Serious back training for rugby players
• Strength and power training
• Squat or ScrumTruk: which is best for quadriceps training for athletes?
• The benefits of explosive strength training for rugby football
• The performance benefits of flexibility training
• The ups and downs of hill training
• Train like an athlete
• Training to increase energy supplies
• Vertical Jump Secrets
• Why do rugby players scrum and maul at such different body heights?
• Stamina - the unwelcome word in rugby training

Squash

• Get a grip - relevancy for your sport
• How to Squash in the Training
• Planning a Squash Training program
• Plyometrics for Squash
• Preparing yourself for competitive play
• Injury prevention for tennis and other racket sports

Swimming

• Critical Swim Speed
• Effective breathing, whilst swimming, is all in the balance
• How to get into shape for swimming
• How to prepare a swimming training program
• Strength Training for swimmers
• Stroke your way to faster times
• Swimming Technique - Backstroke
• Swimming Technique - Breaststroke
• Swimming Technique - Butterfly
• Swimming Technique - Freestyle (Crawl)
• Swimming - Why high-intensity training is a better than high-volume training
• How to master the top five challenges to breathing in freestyle
• How to use rough water conditions to your advantage
• How to surviving the triathlon start

Tennis

• Get a grip - relevancy for your sport
• Give Tennis the Elbow
• How to prepare a Tennis training program
• Interval training for the games player
• Injury prevention for tennis and other racket sports

Triathlon

• Training for the Triathlon
• Any change of pace is good for your running
• Effective breathing, whilst swimming, is all in the balance
• How to get into shape for swimming
• Pedal your way to success
• Triathletes - Stroke your way to faster times
• Triathletes are right to combine cycling and running in the same training session
• Tri speed development
• Triathlon swimming - wetsuit considerations
• Will having a "long stroke" help triathlon swimmers?
• How to master the top five challenges to breathing in freestyle
• Surviving the Triathlon swim section
• Cycle to Run Transition
• How to surviving the triathlon start

USA Football

• Planning Strength and Speed Training for American Football
• In-Season Strength Training For American Football
• Game Day Nutrition for American Football

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Associated Pages

The following Sports Coach pages should be read in conjunction with this page:

• Article Index
• Coaching Articles
• Training Articles
• Sports Articles
• Literature Reviews