Modern Stretching for Football

Anyone involved in soccer knows that flexibility is one of the primary components of fitness. We all know you should stretch before and after practices and games. Taylor Tollison provides advice for for coaches, parents and athletes who want guidance on how to stretch.

New Article - Training to compete in a marathon

The article "Training to compete in a marathon" provides advice on the training focus each week in the three months leading up to the race.

New Article - Taking a peek into Super Fruits

Shannon Clark explains the benefits of including super fruits in your diet. Fruits such as Acai, Goji, Maqui, and Mangosteen all offer tremendous benefits to your health and will help you feel absolutely great.

Performance Evaluation Tests

Updates to all 108 Performance Evaluation Tests including new calculators and for each test more information on required resources and how to conduct the test.

New Article - Metabolic Myths and Truths that you must know about

Sharon Clark explains exactly how the fat loss process takes place and what myths surround the rate of which you burn calories on a daily basis.

Massage and Lactic Acid

Update to the Lactic Acid page  - new paragraph reviews if massage helps to remove lactic acid.

Site Updates August 2010

The following updates have been made to the BrianMac Sports Coach Website:

• New article - Goal Setting
• New Article - Back injuries in young athletes
• New article - Artificial disc replacement surgery and post operative recovery
• New article - Overuse injuries and training year around for one sport
• New Article - Findings Related to Patellar Tendinopathy
• New Article - What influence will sports psychology have on rehabilitation of injuries and the improvement of performance of sports skills?
• New Article - What factors need to be adapted in youth resistance training?
• New Article - The Effects of Caffeine on Performance in Sports
• Update to the Index page content and layout
• Inclusion of of Table Tennis and Hurling on Coaches Corner
• Inclusion of comments on the Sports Coach web site on the Visitor's Comments page
• Fix position of top and side adverts on each page
• Update footer - "Last Update" code for various Browser