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New Podcast with Josh Hingst – S&C Coach with the Philadelphia Eagles
With the March Apprentice Coach Program less than a week away, we took the opportunity to sit down with Josh Hingst for the March edition of the Athletigen ACP Podcast. Josh will be presenting on Resilience & Robustness at next week's ACP event. As Strength & Conditioning for the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, Josh has a diverse background. Prior to...
Resisted Sprint Training – ALTIS & 1080 Motion
Written by ALTIS Speed & Power Coach - Jason Hettler - this article explores the use of resisted sprint training for speed development. Traditional views on speed development are often rooted in maximum strength. It is frequently believed, and sometimes correctly so, that increasing maximum strength abilities will result in a subsequent increase in speed. While this may hold true...
Developing The Performance Therapy Model
Written by Dr Jas Randhawa, this first article in a series on Performance Therapy concepts shares various insights into developing a Performance Therapy Model. “As a coach, I need to be able to transmit information in a short amount of time to someone in a crisis” - John Danaher Time is a commodity. It is something that you cannot buy...
Strength Training Programming
This article, written by ALTIS Strength & Power Coach - Jason Hettler outlines some of the strategies used by ALTIS to develop effective Strength Training Programs. The development and progression of a strength training program from early season training into the competitive season is a common concern of many coaches I speak with. Additionally, many of the interns that come...
February (2) in ALTIS 360°
The second instalment for content on ALTIS 360° this month comes with some exciting diversity and great discussions from world leaders in our industry. Sharpen your coaching skills with these thought provoking presentations: Dan Pfaff: Warm-Up Movement Screen @PfaffSC If you think you have learned and heard everything you can from Coach Dan Pfaff, you need to be reminded of his four...
Coach Stuart McMillan’s Best Books of 2016
We are happy to present the fourth installment of ALTIS Performance Director and Sprint Coach Stuart McMillan's 'Best of' Books. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.” - Francis Bacon Following along with Sir Bacon’s quote above, and using Mortimer Adler’s guidelines on ‘how to read a book’ as a starting point,...
Life as a Competition
"How can we apply this understanding of the increased motivation and drive experienced through competition, and harness it into increased performance? And how do we do this specifically within an individual sport such as track & field? While lining athletes up next to each other for sprints and drills is an option, it is not always the best option from...
From High School, to High Performance: Sprinting Tips for the Development Coach
The majority of coaches can tell you that training high school and elite athletes should be different, but what does this look like in application? How do you as a coach adjust the details of your training to provide an environment that allows your athletes to develop the abilities that elites execute so well? ALTIS World long sprints coach Mike...
Stuart McMillan – The Olympic Games experience
ALTIS Performance Director, Stuart McMillan takes centre stage in the fourth of our post-Rio interviews. In this Q&A, Stu shares unique experiences gained through coaching over 70 athletes to 9 Olympic Games - both summer and winter. Which Olympic Games have you coached at? I've coached actively at: Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006, Vancouver-Whistler 2010, London 2012, Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016. I also coached athletes...
Akeem Haynes reflects on Rio
Following a fourth place finish in the 100m at the 2012 Canadian Championships, Akeem Haynes was named to the Canadian Olympic team as part of the 4x100m squad. Frustratingly however, he did not actually compete at the London Games. Fast forward four years, a very different scenario: Akeem Haynes, 24, stood on the start line, ready to lead off Canada's 4x100 m men's...