“If you tell me what it is I’ll tell you what we used to call it.” –B. Alejo Chapter 2 of The Manual Vol. 3 is a smack in the face back to reality and speaks to everything strength coaches are doing today is some type of adaptation that has already been previously done. In…

“Ultimately, all we are trying to do here is educate, we are all trying to bring about a change through education.” The 2015 Edition of The Seminar brought us Michael Regan from Port Adelaide Football Club to discuss athlete tracking and how we, as coaches, can use it to help better our training and our…

“Through the domains of medicine, and in emerging coaching literature, the topic of athlete centered, or patient centered is becoming a topic of increased attention.” –R. Ballard The 3rd Edition of The Manual starts off with a bang because this chapter talks about the structure of an athletic department and the importance in developing a “scope of…

Introduction The sport of Weightlifting, often referred to as Olympic Weightlifting, is comprised of two exercises; the snatch (SN) and the clean & jerk (CJ). These exercises, along with their many derivatives, are often used in strength and conditioning programs all over the world and at all levels of sport to help aid in the…