Just like every other Sunday, we have another group of podcasts and articles to read and listen to that I have dived into. Like every other week, there was a ton of content out there both in written form and through podcasts.

Enjoy!

Podcasts

Some really, really good podcasts this week. As I’ve said before, the Business of Fitness podcast with Luka Hocevar is great and always a must listen. Brett Bartholomew teamed up with Anthony Donskov for an awesome episode of the Art of Coaching, and Mike Robertson with Eric Cressey is always a must listen – enjoy them all!

Yo! The Business of Fitness Podcast #6

The Art of Coaching Podcast with Anthony Donskov

Physical Preparation Podcast with Eric Cressey

Articles

As Eric Cressey produces more and more Random Thoughts of Sports Performance, the more I really like these. He always has a handful of small and powerful thoughts that really make me think.

5 Ways to Improve Agility and Change of Direction by Parisi School

Getting the Most Out of Your Movement Assessment by Eric Schmitt

Random Thoughts of Sport Performance by Eric Cressey

Book of the Week

Hockey season is right around the corner, but training is in full effect. Kevin’s newest book on speed training for hockey is a must read for any hockey strength coach.

Speed Training for Hockey by Kevin Neeld

Tweet of the Week

Train the core to prevent movement, not create movement.

— Craig Edwards (@CraigMEdwards) September 1, 2019

Instagram Post of the Week

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Volleyball Training Tip Day 1️⃣4️⃣ of 3️⃣0️⃣ ➖🔷 Slideboard for Conditioning 🔷. ▫️ . Slideboard conditioning is pretty standard in the sport of hockey but relatively rare in other sports, though I'd argue it shouldn't be. We use it with Volleyball, weekly, all off-season. ▫️ . The slideboard offers a handful of benefits, like; ▫️ . 1️⃣ Its standing. Volleyball is played standing, not sitting on something like a bike. ▫️ . 2️⃣ Its performed it what looks like the general "athletic" position, with the knees bent and the hips flexed, a position you'll a lot in volleyball. ▫️ . 3️⃣ It gets athletes moving in the frontal (lateral) plane. The sport of volleyball requires to move laterally in an explosive manner. More frontal plane is a good thing. ▫️ . 4️⃣ It works both the abductors and adductors in a functional manner. Progressive slideboard conditioning might go a long way in reducing groin injuries typically seen in pre-season camps. ▫️ . 5️⃣ An athletes feet never leave the ground. In sports like volleyball that require large amounts of jumping/landing, being able to limit the amount of pounding placed on the joints of the lower body and lower back is always a good thing. ▫️ . 6️⃣ Its not easy.

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