Posts tagged with ‘Guest Article’

  • Capitalist Conditioning for Rugby – Part 1: Rugby Epistemocrat

    By Ciaran O'Regan on 11/05/2019

    In its most basic sense, Rugby is a full contact collision field sport that is essentially socially approved simulated tribal warfare. It is played with 15 players on each team and over 2 halves, each approximating 40minutes depending on injuries.

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  • Coordination Training

    By Howard Green on 23/04/2019

    Coordination training is an often misunderstood and at times haphazardly delivered element of physical preparation. As with everything in coaching, context is king. A simple search of coordination training can lead you to a whole host of elaborate and dynamic drills. A well-meaning coach sees these drills and looks to implement them in their next practice, but ...

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  • The Mileage Fallacy in Running

    By Ciaran O'Regan on 17/03/2019

    A misconception in the running world is that hitting certain weekly mileage is what allows people to run well. The reason I think this to be a misconception is that mileage does not drive performance — performance drives mileage. This misconception is what I call the Mileage Fallacy.

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  • Endurance in Basketball

    By on 26/02/2019

    When it comes to endurance in team sports, basketball somehow seems to be neglected in scientific literature in comparison to soccer. There is a consensus about what the demands are and how one should prepare for soccer, but there seems to be no such thing for basketball.

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  • T-Spine Mobility

    By on 20/01/2019

    This article will focus on the thoracic spine, which has been subject to changes due to the modern lifestyle and its (mal)adaptations to movement(adaptations to chronic poor posture or repetitive movements).

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  • The Athlete’s Hip

    By on 22/12/2018

    This article will address football (soccer) players and their hips, the issues we regularly notice in this cohort of athletes, and the methods and exercises we use to treat or prevent these issues.

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  • Balancing Physical & Tactical Load in Soccer: A Holistic Approach – Part 3

    By on 07/12/2018

    In the third and last part of this article series, we will outline and elaborate on the most essential aspects each professional must consider, when designing a weekly plan.

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  • Supplements for Athletes

    By on 26/11/2018

    In the video below, Lorena Torres, PhD does a wonderful job summing up the current evidence-based-practice, but also practice-based-evidence on supplements and provides simple actionable insights that can be applied right now with your athletes or club.

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  • Balancing Physical & Tactical Load in Soccer: A Holistic Approach – Part 2

    By on 03/11/2018

    Sometimes, coaches tend to overcomplicate their work with fancy equipment and ideas but in the end, they forget their initial target. Coaches should know their strengths and weaknesses and adjust their philosophy way of playing according to the team they are working with.

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  • High Frequency vs. Low Frequency: New Research Blasts Through the Age-Old Strength and Muscle Myth

    By on 21/10/2018

    If you’ve been a powerlifter or strength athlete for very long, chances are you’ve heard plenty locker room talk from both sides of the age-old programming argument: high frequency training vs. low frequency training.

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