The Latest From ALTIS
June ACP Podcast with Dr Fergus Connolly
In the June Edition of our Athletigen ACP Preview Podcast, we are joined by Dr Fergus Connolly. Author of the book 'Gamechanger' and a premier thought-leader in the arenas of team performance and winning in sports, Fergus formerly served as Performance and Operations Director for the University of Michigan Football program. Prior to joining U-M, Fergus spent two seasons with the...
ALTIS: Education | Redefined.
With our latest course launch now complete, we thought it timely to share an update on our mission and vision for the growth and future of ALTIS Education. What is ALTIS Education? ALTIS Education is a global sports education community, welcoming sports practitioners from every discipline seeking a deeper understanding of their craft. We believe passionately in the power of...
May ACP Podcast with Kelly Starrett
In the second of our May ACP preview podcasts, we are joined by Kelly Starrett. Kelly is renowned not only as a coach, but as physical therapist, author, speaker, and creator of MobilityWOD - which has revolutionized how athletes think about human movement and athletic performance. Starrett received his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2007 from Samuel Merritt College in...
May ACP Podcast with Coach Bobby Stroupe
In the first of our May ACP preview podcasts, we are joined by Founder & Director of the Accelerate Performance Enhancement Center (APEC) - Coach Bobby Stroupe. Coach Stroupe has directed human performance systems for nearly 20 years while expanding his influence as an author, consultant, speaker, and educator. His experience includes working with school systems, collegiate teams, professional teams,...
April ACP Podcast with Swimming Sensation: Roland Schoeman
In the second of our April ACP preview podcasts, we are joined by four-time Olympian, and three-time Olympic medalist - Roland Schoeman. Roland is South Africa’s most successful swimmer; he holds the World Record in the short-course 50 meter freestyle, becoming the first man to swim the distance in under 21 seconds. He attended the University of Arizona and broke...
April Athletigen ACP Podcast with guest presenter Dr Jeremy Sheppard
This Spring we're set to welcome another fantastic line up of speakers onsite for the April edition of the Athletigen Apprentice Coach Program. Among the guest presenters will be Dr. Jeremy Sheppard - Canadian Sport Institute-Pacific & SSSM Lead, and S&C Coach for Canada Snowboard. Prior to this role, Dr. Sheppard worked at Surfing Australia’s High Performance Center as the...
Resisted Sprint Training – ALTIS & 1080 Motion….Part II
In the first installment of this series ALTIS Strength & Power Coach - Jason Hettler provided a brief overview of the state of heavy resisted sprint training, the ‘Living Lab’ concept, and the difference between exploratory and explanatory data collection and analysis. The Set-Up In this article we will feature the first 3 training cycles (9 weeks) of the 2017-2018...
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...
ALTIS Pole Vault Coaching Course set to launch March 16th
With the ALTIS Foundation Course now live and gaining great reviews, our education team is working hard behind the scenes preparing more exciting Digital Education content. The first in line for release this year is the inaugural course in the new ALTIS Track & Field Education Series, which launches March 16th with Coaching the Pole Vault. Written by Coach Dan...
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...