Monitoring and Analytics Part 2: Front-End Monitoring

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Monitoring and Analytics Part 2: Front-End Monitoring

Devan McConnell, Head Sports Performance Coach and Division I ice hockey strength coach at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, is back with another installment in his popular series on Monitoring and Analytics. In Part 2, he lays out how he and his coaching staff at UMass Lowell implement front-end physiological monitoring with their athletes. Monitoring allows coaches to gain insights about how "ready" athletes are to compete, and how they can better adapt their training programs to help athletes stay healthy and perform.

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Human-Specific Training

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Human-Specific Training

We've all heard of "sport-specific training" when it comes to preparing athletes for performance—but what does that really mean? Does the human body function all that differently in volleyball than in field hockey? Guest author and Volt Advisory Board member Devan McConnell explains why he uses "Human-Specific Training" with his athletes, and why it works so well.

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Volt Athletics Announces Inaugural Advisory Board Members

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Volt Athletics Announces Inaugural Advisory Board Members

Seattle, WA – Thursday, February 12, 2015: Today, Volt Athletics Inc., the global leader in technology solutions for sport performance training, announced the members of its inaugural Advisory Board. In December 2014, Volt appointed Boyd Epley, the most decorated strength coach in history, to chair the Board. Featuring coaches with deep knowledge and experience in the sport performance industry, the Volt Athletics Advisory Board will be a valuable resource for the Volt team, as well as the thousands of coaches and athletes who rely on the Volt platform to deliver their training.

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Beyond Warm-ups: How to Make Your Warm-up Count

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Beyond Warm-ups: How to Make Your Warm-up Count

Guest author Devan McConnell is one of Volt's contributing strength coaches. Coach McConnell is the Head Sports Performance Coach for UMass Lowell's Division I Hockey Team. Today he shares his insights on how to plan out your team's pre-practice warm-up to be an effective factor in game-day performance.

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