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We help coaches use technology to improve the performance of their athletes.
"Speed is like a perfect story: one good step sets up another, until it doesn’t. And then we see how the body will solve the problem."

📈 Chris Korfist takes inspiration from @kenclarkspeed.bsky.social & dives into the vital role of limb velocity in *Sprint Strength*
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Sprint Strength: Chasing White Whales and Limb Velocity - SimpliFaster
In a quest to find physical attributes possessed by the fastest athletes, Coach Chris has settled on a quality he calls “Sprint Strength.” More importantly, in this article he shares practical methods...
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January 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"The hamstrings are built to accept fast eccentric loading (sprinting), so Nordics and RDL’s make things worse by fatiguing the area with no hope for progress."

📈 New on the blog, Boo Schexnayder joins Rob Assise to discuss better ways to prevent hamstring injuries

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Asking (and Answering) the Right Questions About Hamstring Injuries with Boo Schexnayder - SimpliFaster
What are the most common misconceptions about hamstring injuries and exercise programs aimed at prevention? Coach Boo Schexnayder joins Coach Rob Assise on a new Freelap Friday Five to discuss ways to...
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January 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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New podcast live today.

Fast-paced, sub 10-min interview with Marcel Blaumann, CEO of Enode sports.

“Under the hood” insights—always a learning experience to hear from the developers of tech, as their perspective comes from a different angle than coaches using it.

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The Connection—Episode #2 Featuring Marcel Blaumann of Enode: “Achieving Optimal Performance Every Rep” - SimpliFaster
Enode CEO Marcel Blaumann joins Episode 2 of the new SimpliFaster video interview series “The Connection” for a quick and concise conversation about best practices, underused features, and worthwhile ...
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January 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"The best part about high school is you have a way more impactful relationship with your athletes."

🎙️ Catch the full episode of our fast-paced interview series RAPID FIRE, w/ Coach David Neill talking about setting priorities & differences between HS vs college S&C

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January 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"The way you collect data is as important as the way you interpret it. You cannot have accurate interpretation without clean collection."

📈 ASU 🏀 S&C Coach Hunter Eisenhower shares a comprehensive resource for cueing the CMJ + collecting/applying force plate data

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Everything You Need to Know About the Countermovement Jump on Force Plates
I’m not writing this article to introduce a novel assessment—the countermovement jump (CMJ) has been used for longer than I’ve been a coach and numerous practitioners have been applying it as an asses...
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January 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
New to the SimpliFaster Blog?

🗓️ Here is a 1-minute snapshot of 2024. Looking forward to sharing more best practices & hands-on insights for coaches, trainers, PTs & performance professionals in the new year.

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January 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"If athletes sprint in curved patterns in their sport, coaches need to include that aspect as part of their training programs to better prepare their athletes for the rigors of competition."

📈 Learn drills, races, methods & progressions for training curved sprints

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December 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM
"When should you stay conservative and *fall to the level of your systems* and when do you burn the boats and go with your gut?"

📈 @nate-huffstutter.bsky.social shares takeaways & follow-up questions from @coachtonyholler.bsky.social & the TFC Chicago 2024 Clinic

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Chaos Theories: Three Elusive Questions from TFC Chicago 2024 - SimpliFaster
Missed the 2024 Track Football Consortium in Chicago? Coach Nate Huffstutter shares key takeaways from the conference speakers and poses follow-up questions based on orienting principles, managing unc...
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December 13, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Common traits of fast people from
JB Morin:
☑️ High levels of posterior chain strength & activation prior to ground contact
☑️ Efficient scissor coordination b/w thighs
☑️ No “power leaks” thru foot/ankle
☑️ Continued acceleration at very high speeds
December 12, 2024 at 5:58 PM
“I was as traditional as any young coach could possibly be & the way I used to coach is still the traditional thing I have to preach against. Which is basically that your entire plan is to OUTWORK everyone else."

🎙️ @coachtonyholler.bsky.social on coaching evolution

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Rapid Fire—Episode #4 Featuring Tony Holler: “Making Speed a Habit” - SimpliFaster
Habits and knowledge aren’t set in an all-at-once rush—both develop gradually over time. In the latest episode of Rapid Fire, Coach Tony Holler joins host Justin Ochoa to discuss how coaches and athle...
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December 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
RETURN TO PLAY CASE STUDY MODULE #2
ACHILLES RUPTURE

What does the RTP process look like for an Olympic athlete returning from an Achilles rupture?

📈 From intake ➡️ exercises, in-depth video case study from Danny Foley on US Olympic discuss thrower Rachel Dincoff

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Return to Play Case Module #2: Achilles Rupture - SimpliFaster
Coach Danny Foley presents a case study on the return to play process for Olympic discus thrower Rachel Dincoff, explaining the assessments, exercises, and technologies used to support her program in ...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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November 25, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Getting ready to #FeedTheCats @pntrack #trackfootballconsortium @TFConsortium
November 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM