Here I am at the National Strength and Conditioning Associations European Conference 2025! I was looking forward to Boyd Epley making the opening address, and he delivered. One of the NSCA founders, he also started Husker Power which became the blueprint for NCAA strength and conditioning programmes. His book, The Path to Athletic Power1 had a […]
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Optical timing gates are precise, accurate instruments. The design and manufacture of the technology is wonderful. They are simple, portable and reliable. They display results immediately. Researchers use them. Coaches use them. Teams, leagues and associations use them. But not everyone is using them as they should, and therein lies the problem with optical timing
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I read an article1 in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research today that shocked me. The first surprise was with the abstract, which implies play in the lower soccer league was faster, so checked the publication date. It was released last month, so it cannot be satire for April Fools’ Day. The full text
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