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Crunch Time: The Benefits of Adding More Pressure and Anxiety to an Athlete's Training
"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion. You sink to the level of your training." This quote is attributed to the Navy Seals, but I believe...
How to Improve Female Athlete Participation in the Weight Room
As a first-year high school head strength and conditioning coach, one of the biggest concerns I faced was female athlete participation. Although ma...
How One Pakistani Woman Used Squash to Help Her Escape the Terror of the Taliban
Maria Toorpakai, a 27-year-old professional squash player, grew up as a sports-loving tomboy in Pakistan. As you may imagine, that wasn't exactly easy...
The Secret to Alabama Football's Success? The Hardest Practices in The Nation
Nick Saban became the head coach at the University of Alabama in 2007. By 2009, he had turned the Crimson Tide into the most unstoppable force in col...
The Atlanta Falcons Invented a Stat For Measuring Competitiveness That Could Revolutionize the NFL
In the NFL, intangibles are attributes that cannot be measured. Motor, toughness, effort, heart, pride—there's no space for these in the box scor...
