Is Your Team Strength Training To Develop Better Athletes?
Will your strength program transfer power to the football field? I ‘m sure that, for the majority of coaches, the answer to the above question is “ye…
President, Sports Training, Inc.
Dr. Michael Yessis
7 articles
Agility Drills
There are both positives and negatives in practicing drills with ladders, hurdles, and cones. Agility drills are very popular in football training. T…
Are Hamstring Injuries Preventable?
What causes hamstring injuries? Hamstring injuries in football are quite common and most often debilitating. Many great players have been sidelined b…
Should Football Players Perform Olympic Lifts?
The use of Olympic lifts in the training of football players is quite common. According to many coaches, these lifts are used mainly to develop explo…
Exercises Specific to Tackling (Part II)
Note that most football strength training programs do not target specific skills. They are usually general in nature and target multiple joints, acti…
Are You Effectively Working the Posterior Chain?
The concept of posterior chain development is popular among football strength coaches. In essence, it implies working the extensor muscles of the low…
Specialized Strength Training Exercises
Now is the time for specialized strength. If you’ve been following a periodization scheme in your training, the players should now have a well-develo…