The job has real appeal and it earns it. The best coaches in this field are genuinely energized by the work for decades. But there are things most coaches figure out on the job that would have been useful to know going in. This is an honest account of what those things are. The hours…
The job looks a certain way from the outside. Instagram shows highlight clips of power cleans and chalk-covered bars. The real job includes all of that, but it also includes a 5:30 AM start, a full afternoon of practice observation, and a 7:00 PM conversation with an athlete you have been worried about for a…
Salary is one of the most searched topics in this field and one of the least honestly covered. Most of what coaches find online is outdated survey data, broad ranges that ignore the variables that actually matter, or content written by people who have never set foot in a weight room. Here is a more…
Percussion devices, vibrating rollers, whole-body platforms, vibrating compression boots — the market is enormous and the claims are bigger. Trace Pate on what the research supports and what coaches should actually buy.
Trace Pate on the specific, sometimes unconventional things he’s done to light a fire under high school athletes — from pulling a Hummer up a hill at Farragut to giant hammers and data boards at CAK.
You can program the perfect strength block and still undermine everything with one oversight. After 30 years of coaching, Trace Pate on why recovery isn’t what happens between workouts — it is the workout.
StrengthAndConditioning.com, launched in 2012, has been updated to address the evolving needs of coaches and athletes. The revamped site emphasizes recovery and injury prevention, integrating scientific research with practical coaching methods. Catering to coaches at all levels, the platform aims to provide relevant and useful content for optimal athlete development.