Back squatting for soccer players hips is like bench pressing for baseball players shoulders. We need to increase capacity of the hip IR, not limit it.

Many of you already know him, many of you already love him! We are thrilled to welcome James Walsh as Jacksonville FC's new Director of Performance. James will lead our new JFC Performance initiative, dedicated to elevating athletic development across all age groups at our club.

No scientific evidence showing that fascia itself generates mechanical output in the sense of active force production. Fascia is a passive tissue, it does not contain contractile elements like actin and myosin, which are responsible for active force generation.

Training in the environment you play in is critical for developing resilience. Indoor training is good for reducing weather incidents, nothing replaces the exposure of game like demands.

Sifting through all the noise online can be overwhelming, and oftentimes misleading due to marketing tactics. Beware of fringe content and wording.

When our local Orthos and PTs refer us athletes returning to play, one aspect to our RTP protocol is using OUTPUT// when profiling athletes.

A high level strength and conditioning program for a high school student over the course of 4 years would cost a parent somewhere around $12,000. Cost varies across the US. If a HS has a great S&C coach, your athlete is getting this for FREE.

The difference between us and our competitors isn’t made up by degrees, what pro-athletes are trained but by our standards and application to training. We are a training system.

When we were founded as a company over a decade ago, we had a few primary goals. The first was to understand the needs of the athlete. The second was to fill the gaps, and lastly to understand the demands of the sport. It’s all in our name.

There’s a direct correlation between teams winning districts, regionals and even state championships with us involved and when not.

Strength training for footballers is nothing more than exposure to load. If you think high reps are the correct exposure due to the volume of running, lower limb injuries will still occur. Low Reps + Heavy Loads ➡️ Less Injuries Force must be expressed in power.

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Preseason is upon us and while everyone wants to complete fitness test, let’s be mindful of selecting which test and why. Players will naturally acquire conditioning in their sessions. No need to run max sprints at the end of your practice. 😉

You’re missing performance markers when you rest. Match Day +1 is critical to your success. Read more on our website groundforcestrength.com/blog

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We’ve been stewing up something for our local high schools and sports club in Jacksonville. Time for more accessible training reducing cost barriers to collegiate and professional level information. Want to learn more. Send us a message or comment “Ready” below.

Is there a world we live in where we acknowledge that the “starter” behind fascia is still muscle.

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