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June 23, 2025
Advice on starting a strength & conditioning program
My name is Daniel Rochester, and for the last nine years, I have been the head strength and conditioning coach at T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson, SC. Prior to this, I was the Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning at Furman University in...
April 22, 2025
Studies show social media use inhibits performance
From sleep deprivation to social isolation to attention fragmentation, social media use for youth and high school students is harmful. The academic literature suggests it is the cause of the mental health crisis we face today in our country. What ...
April 7, 2025
Detroit track coaches save student-athlete who suffered cardiac arrest
Two Detroit track coaches' quick thinking helped save a student-athlete who was suffering a cardiac arrest. On March 12, a 14-year-old student-athlete was warming up during a track practice at Allen Park High School when the event occurred. The tw...
April 1, 2025
Massachusetts high school adds unified strength and conditioning team
A Massachusetts high school has expanded its unified sports offering with the addition of a strength and conditioning team. Wareham High School unveiled the unified strength and conditioning team coached by the school's occupational therapist, Mar...
March 17, 2025
Massachusetts father files Title IX complaint after daughter’s injury by a transgender athlete
A Massachusetts father has filed a Title IX complaint against the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the local school district after his daughter was reportedly injured by a transgender athlete. The Massachusetts father ...
February 17, 2025
Destigmatizing and addressing athlete mental health
Karlie Interkolfer, Ph.D, is a global research scientist for Matrix Fitness. Pat Ivey, Ph.D., is a senior associate athletic director of health & performance for Louisville. And Samantha Arsenault Livingstone is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer. ...
February 12, 2025
Creating Abuse-Free Communities in Sport
Coach & Athletic Director managing editor Wesley Sykes spoke with the U.S. Center for SafeSport's vice president of prevention education Monica Rivera about best practices to create abuse-free sports communities. The U.S. Center for SafeSport�...
February 12, 2025
Building Muscle, Building Relationships
How athletic directors can further support strength and conditioning coaches with West Virginia assistant director of strength & conditioning for Olympic sports Pat Shelby. He was joined by Coach & A.D. managing editor Wesley Sykes. ...
February 12, 2025
Best Practices for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
IATA president Greg Garofalo discusses sudden cardiac arrest best practices with Coach & A.D. managing Wesley Sykes. ...
January 15, 2025
Is health coaching the missing link for college athletes?
Many of us, as college athletes, have sat through health talks from our coaches or dieticians, getting lectured about nutrition and what we should be eating. We have been told not to skip meals when running between classes and practice, to get 7-8 ho...
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