Why Do Hurdlers Make Great Football Players?

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Share- Derek M. Hansen – I had the pleasure of being in Times Square in New York City last weekend for the announcement of the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, Baylor’s Robert Griffin III. As soon as his name was announced, I thought of fellow strength coach and friend, Chris Ruf of Baylor University, and his [...]

“My Kid Loves Sports, But Has No Speed: What Should I Do?”

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Share- Derek M. Hansen – Believe it or not, I’m asked this question at least once per week. Being in the business of making people run fast, you would figure that it would be the only question I would hear. Thankfully, some of my clients are already pretty fast. They just want to get faster. [...]

In Season Basketball Conditioning: An Intelligent Approach

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Share This article is intended to provide guidelines for basketball coaches and players on how they should structure and implement their conditioning program during the basketball season. Because most of the athletes’ energy will be directed at practice sessions and the games themselves, care should be taken to make sure that athletes do not ‘overdo [...]

Implementing Effective Team Warm-Ups

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Share Warming-up has always been and continues to be an important component of training and competing in all sports. There are obvious reasons why athletes need to warm-up prior to their sport of choice, including performance enhancement, injury prevention and mental preparation. Warm-up can also be an opportunity for development of skills and movement abilities, [...]

Smarter Running, Faster Running

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ShareSmarter Running, Faster Running – as seen in the March 11, 2002 Edition of the Vancouver Sun Click here for the article in PDF Format Click here for the article in PDF Format

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