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Periodization (Planned Performance Training) is the timing, sequence and interaction of the training stimuli to allow optimum adaptive response in pursuit of specific competitive goals. It is: Why you do,…

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A few thoughts on taper and peaking, the swim teams I work with are in this process now with championship meets all coming in the next month so this has…

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Many coaches have dealt with bad weather all winter.??Coaches must always have back up options for training when facilities or weather does not want to cooperate. Dan Pfaff?is the master…

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Here’s the slidedeck from the presentation I gave on programming for the Special Olympics of North Carolina. Coaches and athletes from across the state attended this weekend’s coaching education clinic.…

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Restoration methods are typically in place for an athlete to be able to tolerate an increase in training volume, increased intensities, or a simultaneous increase. When it comes to restoration,…

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