Athletes are often under a lot of pressure to perform well regularly. This pressure can result in athletes overtraining and becoming stressed. The Orthostatic Heart Rate Test monitors the athlete's ...
Hill running has a strengthening effect as well as boosting your athlete's power and is ideal for those athletes who depend on high running speeds - football, rugby, basketball, cricket players and ...
Karlene Sugarman explains how you can assess and develop a cohesive team. The concept of teamwork is essential to the success of any team. All coaches talk about working as one unit, as a unified team ...
Raphael Brandon explores the benefits of endurance training for young athletes. The science of developmental physiology can supply answers to specific vital questions regarding the training of ...
Based on a formula identified by Mureika (2001) [4], the following calculator will provide an estimate of your 100 times at sea level with zero wind. Enter Altitude ...
A Training Plan aims to identify the work to be carried out to achieve agreed objectives. Training Plans should be drawn up to identify long-term (4 years) goals and short-term plans for the ...
This test aims to monitor the athlete's level of body fat. To estimate the percentage of body fat, the weight of body fat and fat-free body weight, please enter the skin fold measurement, age, weight ...
The conscious brain, using a collection of learned movements, controls the action when we choose to move. For the movement to progress successfully, the athlete requires feedback which then allows the ...
The following are examples of general static stretching exercises that could form part of the cool-down program at the end of a training session when stretches are held for 10 seconds or improve ...
Calculations are based on Dick (1987) [1] table of controls for 100/200m/400m athletes. The 100m and 200m are electronic timings. The other times are hand timings. To get a predicted electronic time, ...
With so many tests to choose from, selecting appropriate tests for a sport can be confusing. Below I have identified a selection of sports and suggested a possible test to evaluate each athlete's ...
Brian Mackenzie examines the skills required by coaches to motivate and develop their athletes. The United Kingdom Coaching Strategy describes the role of the coach ...