Share – Derek M. Hansen – A few months back, I had the opportunity to do some hamstring rehab work on an athlete I had worked with in the past. He had been training another city for the past year and had torn his hamstring in a 30 meter sprint test. Four days later, he… [Continue Reading]

Share – Derek M. Hansen – Working with track and field sprinters and athletes in speed-dependent sports such as football and soccer has made me very aware of the prevalence of hamstring strains and other debilitating soft-tissue injuries. The recovery period for these types of injuries can vary from weeks to months, depending on the… [Continue Reading]

Share – Derek M. Hansen – We’ve all heard the claims: “Improve your first-step quickness so that you are lightning fast in your sport!” Is this possible? Is the first step the most important step? If you teach someone to move their feet fast, does that mean their body will follow? These are all important… [Continue Reading]

Share – Derek M. Hansen – Albert Einstein once said, “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” As a track coach and strength and conditioning coach, I am always trying to determine which components of the training program actually count, and which components do not really contribute… [Continue Reading]

Share – Derek M. Hansen – I was having a discussion with a running client of mine recently, and she mentioned how she didn’t like to wear her i-Pod when running. She said that running for her was a time where she could be free and able to listen to her body. She felt the… [Continue Reading]

Share – Derek M. Hansen – Running tends to be the most common training activity for individuals seeking to improve their fitness. It’s cheap and everyone knows how to run – left-right, left-right. For some, it’s right-left, right-left. Coaches of sport teams use running to condition their athletes whether it is running around a field… [Continue Reading]

Share News flash: “Athletes and average citizens are falling over spontaneously and collapsing at the waist on a daily basis! What do we do? There is a world-wide epidemic of poor balance and stability resulting in sprained ankles, buckling knees and, ultimately, severe head injuries!” If this were the case, I could understand why a… [Continue Reading]

Share To download the complete article in a printer friendly PDF, click here or right click and choose “save as”. Warming-up has always been and continues to be an important component of training and competing in all sports. There are obvious reasons why athletes need to warm-up prior to their sport of choice, including performance… [Continue Reading]