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SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time. Coaching athletes or teams is a skill that requires experience, practice, k

nowledge of proper training principles, and enthusiasm. We approach each workout with the same passion and energy as our first. What you can accomplish is not defined by what you can do on your own, but what we can achieve as a SMARTER team. To learn more, go to http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com. The seven phases of the STT program are Speed, Movement, Agility, Reaction, Technology, Education, and Resistance. Incorporate SMARTER drills, exercises, educational programs, and team training techniques into your sessions to provide a unique opportunity to increase team and client camaraderie and cohesion. To find out more about the STT programs, go to http://www.SMARTERTeamTraininging.com today!

An athlete can keep training, score well and look engaged—and we can still miss what matters.Four new studies challenge ...
09/09/2026

An athlete can keep training, score well and look engaged—and we can still miss what matters.

Four new studies challenge us to look beyond the surface.

An athlete attending every session may still be managing a meaningful health problem.

A reliable movement assessment still requires consistent procedures and careful interpretation.

Coach education can increase confidence—but student outcomes must also be measured.

And engagement may depend less on making everything “fun” than on showing athletes why the work matters.

Better coaching begins when useful information leads to a purposeful decision.

Save this carousel for your next staff meeting and share it with a coach or parent committed to evidence-based athlete development.

Medical and rehabilitation decisions should always be individualized with qualified professionals.

A training method can “work” and still be the wrong answer for your athlete.These four studies share one practical lesso...
09/08/2026

A training method can “work” and still be the wrong answer for your athlete.

These four studies share one practical lesson: context determines whether information becomes useful coaching.

A structured soccer plan supported fitness—but match demands remained higher than training.

Resistance bands improved selected strength and jump measures—but not sprint performance.

Physical-literacy scores changed meaning across age, s*x and assessment domains.

Microbiome nutrition showed promise—but benefits were formulation- and athlete-specific.

Evidence-based coaching is not about chasing every positive result.

It is about applying the right information to the right athlete—for the right reason.

Save this carousel for your next programming review and share it with a coach or parent who values purposeful development.

Medical, rehabilitation and sports-nutrition decisions should be individualized with qualified professionals.

More data does not automatically create better coaching. Better questions do.Four new studies reinforce one important pr...
09/07/2026

More data does not automatically create better coaching. Better questions do.

Four new studies reinforce one important principle: every test, drill and monitoring tool needs context.

Combined plyometric and cutting practice ranked highly for planned basketball agility—but planned tests are not live-game decisions.

HIIT showed potential cognitive benefits for young people—but responses varied substantially between studies.

Coaches expressed strong interest in menstrual-health education—but privacy, consent and individualized symptoms matter more than rigid calendar-based rules.

Fitness level influenced an exercise biomarker response—but one laboratory number cannot define readiness or recovery.

That is what evidence-based training should do: turn information into purposeful action without overstating certainty.

Medical, rehabilitation and sports-nutrition decisions should be individualized with qualified professionals.

Four new studies. One essential coaching lesson:Context determines whether a number is useful.A strength score can be re...
09/05/2026

Four new studies. One essential coaching lesson:

Context determines whether a number is useful.

A strength score can be reliable—or highly variable.

More movement practice may support development—but more is not automatically better.

A recovery method may improve short-term markers without producing lasting adaptation.

And changing field dimensions may increase sprint exposure without increasing every type of load.

Before changing a program, ask:

1️⃣ Has the athlete practiced the test enough for the result to be trustworthy?
2️⃣ Does the training dose support development without encouraging early specialization?
3️⃣ Is the recovery method improving something meaningful—or merely changing a number?
4️⃣ Does the drill design match the physical quality we intend to develop?

Evidence-based coaching is not about collecting more data or adding more methods.

It is about choosing information that leads to a better decision.

Which finding should influence your program first—and why?

Save this carousel for your next planning meeting, and share it with a coach who values purposeful athlete development.

Medical, rehabilitation and nutrition decisions should always be individualized with qualified professionals.

The newest training method is not always the missing piece.Four studies.Four important reminders.One consistent message:...
09/04/2026

The newest training method is not always the missing piece.

Four studies.
Four important reminders.
One consistent message:

Context matters.

Physical preparation may transfer better when connected to sport skills—but it will not improve everything.

Resistance priming may produce delayed benefits—but no single threshold was proven best.

Portable force plates can measure accurately—but every test still needs a clear purpose.

An injection may reduce shoulder symptoms—but pain relief is not the same as complete recovery or readiness.

Before adding a method, test, or treatment, ask:

1️⃣ What specific problem are we addressing?
2️⃣ What meaningful outcome will we monitor?
3️⃣ What evidence would make us continue, adjust, or stop?

Great coaching is not about collecting more exercises, technology, or shortcuts.

It is about making better decisions.

That is how SMARTER Team Training connects sports science, strength and conditioning, athlete development, injury prevention, post-rehabilitation, and coaching education.

Medical and rehabilitation decisions should always be individualized with qualified healthcare professionals.

The test, recovery tool, or conditioning drill you trust may be telling only part of the story.Four studies. One importa...
09/03/2026

The test, recovery tool, or conditioning drill you trust may be telling only part of the story.

Four studies. One important lesson:

Context changes everything.

A 90% hop-test symmetry score is not automatic clearance to return to sport.

Half-time recovery devices helped selected outcomes—but no device improved everything, and commercial ties deserve attention.

An athlete may appear stable when fresh but lose control as fatigue builds.

Short and long sprint bouts can produce different volleyball adaptations—even when total sprint work is similar.

Players: understand the purpose behind every test and drill.

Coaches: measure what matters—and question what one score might miss.

Parents: ask what evidence supports training and return-to-sport decisions.

Save this carousel for your next training conversation.

Share it with a player, coach, or parent who believes better decisions begin with better questions.

Which finding changes how you think about athlete development most—1, 2, 3, or 4?

Medical, rehabilitation, and return-to-sport decisions should be individualized with qualified professionals.

One test can mislead. One program can oversimplify. One pathway cannot fit every athlete.New research reinforces a power...
09/02/2026

One test can mislead. One program can oversimplify. One pathway cannot fit every athlete.

New research reinforces a powerful coaching lesson:

Context changes everything.

Swipe through four findings that challenge common assumptions:

Combined training ranked highest for improving soccer jump performance—but more methods do not mean doing everything in every session.

Athletes with chronic ankle instability may appear stable when fresh, then lose control as fatigue builds.

“Core stability” is not one quality. Different assessments reflect different aspects of jumping and movement.

The move from junior to senior competition is shaped by the athlete’s sport, relationships, expectations and surrounding system.

Research should sharpen coaching judgment—not replace it.

Which finding could change how you train, test or support an athlete? Comment below.

Save this carousel for your next program review and share it with a coach, parent or athlete committed to evidence-based development.

What if some of our most common athlete-development practices are built on incomplete assumptions?New research is challe...
09/01/2026

What if some of our most common athlete-development practices are built on incomplete assumptions?

New research is challenging coaches, parents, and performance professionals to look beyond the headline numbers.

Swipe through the carousel to explore four important questions:

Are we identifying potential—or rewarding early development?

Can supportive coaching help if the environment itself creates excessive stress?

Should every athlete and position be judged by the same mobility standard?

Is individualized conditioning truly better—or simply practical to implement?

Great coaching is not about chasing one perfect score, drill, or system. It is about making better decisions for the individual athlete while continuing to evaluate what actually works.

Which assumption should coaches challenge first? Comment below—and share this with a coach, parent, or athlete who values evidence-based development.

What if the biggest performance advantage isn’t another drill?New research points to three areas teams may be overlookin...
08/31/2026

What if the biggest performance advantage isn’t another drill?

New research points to three areas teams may be overlooking:

Structured warm-ups may reduce youth team-sport injuries by approximately 35%.

Coaching behavior matters. Connection, clear cues and athlete autonomy can influence engagement and wellbeing.

Nutrition knowledge isn’t enough. Athletes need simple, repeatable food-first fueling routines.

The takeaway? Better development happens when preparation, communication and fueling work together.

Which area needs the most attention on your team?

1️⃣ Warm-ups
2️⃣ Coaching communication
3️⃣ Fueling habits

Comment 1, 2 or 3 below. Then save this post and send it to a coach, parent or teammate who wants research they can actually use.

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