Two players fail the same hip test for different reasons. Should they follow the same stretching routine? Nicolás Rodríguez shows how to find what actually limits range of motion in football, and how to address it.
“I use squats” becomes “I am a squat guy.” Now changing the method threatens your identity, and evidence feels like an attack. Are you still holding the tool, or is the tool holding you?
An athlete has a poor session. One coach sees fatigue, another low motivation, a third a task that’s too hard. The event didn’t change. The filter did. Part 1: a good theory becomes dangerous when used everywhere.
A player's squat number doesn't win the duel in the 89th minute. Nicolás Rodríguez explains how he decides what strength a squad needs, when to train it, and how to know it's working.
A jump score drops. Do you cut training, repeat the test, or ask what happened last night? The number can't decide. You do. Part 2: data give you an is, coaching needs an ought.
I wanted the early years of Complementary Training on my bookshelf. Something I could pick up, revisit, and one day show my kids. That slightly sentimental idea has become The Complementary Training Archives, Volume 1: 2…
A 90-minute starter and a 15-minute substitute shouldn't get the same recovery plan. The Football Recovery Decision Framework is now included in your membership. Here's what's in it and how to use it.
Two coaches see the same athlete, the same test, and prescribe two completely different things. The difference is in the assumptions smuggled in before the data arrived. Part 1: you cannot be theory-free.
When is physical preparation supporting sport, and when is it pretending to be sport? Part II separates capacity from skill, shows where isolation belongs, and gives you a seven-step audit for Monday.
Does training need to look like the sport to transfer? This article ditches the costume-copying and gives you a clearer framework: what to individualize, what to borrow from sport, and what to leave alone.
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