Injury & Recovery

11 Tips for Returning to Training from a Power 5 Coachopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Get 11 expert tips from a Power 5 football strength coach on how to return to training. Focus on recovery, conditioning, and building strength postseason.

Brandon Howard · 23 June 2020

9 Things Coaches Should Do Every Day

Lee Weber of Rose Hill High School on nine things he builds into every session, from varied warm-ups and posterior chain work to mobility and team challenges. Written during COVID, so each comes with an at-home version.

Accommodating NCAA's Guidelines on Prevention of Catastrophic Death and Injury via Technology

What the NCAA's 2019 recommendations on catastrophic injury and death mean on the floor: transition periods, acclimatization and certified staff in all three divisions. Plus how documented training can stand as your record. For college strength and sports medicine staff.

Announcing Our 'Wearables Dashboard' for Coachesopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

The coaches wearables dashboard collects data from athletes' personal wearable devices such as sleep, heart rate, etc. to monitor athlete fatigue & loads

Hewitt Tomlin · 30 January 2023

Building Athletes Outside the Weight Room

A 27-page guide to the work that happens away from the bar: nutrition, sleep and mindset. Fueling amounts before and after training, a recovery smoothie, creatine basics, sleep habits for teenagers and SMART goal-setting, written for high school athletes and the coaches who train them.

Can I Still Use the Wearables Integration Without Having a Wearable?

If you do not have a wearable device, we do not suggest using the integration. Your phone can keep track of sleep, steps, and possibly other metrics, but you would not receive a score without any Heart Rate data. Curr…

Changing Up the Deload Week: A Call for Competitionopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Tired of the same old deload week? This article explores a revolutionary approach: deload week competition! Can it optimize recovery and push performance?

Kosta Telegadas · 14 July 2023

Coach Howard - Hydration & Recovery Strategies

Coach Howard - Hydration & Recovery Strategies — from the TeamBuildr YouTube channel.

2 March 2020

Compound Training for the Off Season Athleteopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Discover how to maximize a short off-season with complex training. This guide covers rest, recovery, and hybrid methods to build strength, power, speed, and change of direction for out of season athletes.

Erin Bratcher · 25 September 2025

Creating a "Culture of Recovery" Among Your Athletesopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Help your athletes meet their peak potential by creating a "culture of recovery" and get tips for implementing good recovery training.

Carmen Pata · 14 September 2018

Effective Cool-Down Strategies: Post-Training Recoveryopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Implement effective cool-down techniques post-training to improve recovery, reduce soreness, and optimize long-term athletic performance and mobility.

Mike Richards · 10 October 2024

Episode #16: Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) and Sustainable Training with J.L. Holdsworth

World champion powerlifter J.L. Holdsworth of The Spot Athletics on Reflexive Performance Reset, coming back from a herniated disc without surgery, and putting breathing, sleep and mindset ahead of strength work. Also how he sets APRE and velocity loads for different kinds of athlete.

Episode 2: The Heart Behind the Whistle

Built Different visits a King's College netball side in Australia and the strength coach who joined them from Olympic, athletics and AFL work. Front squats, ACL and landing work, and why she coaches at all: to be the coach she never had as an athlete.

Episode #20: Let's Talk About Athlete Recovery with Joel Jamieson

Joel Jamieson of 8WeeksOut on what heart rate variability actually tells you and why you read it as a trend over weeks, not a daily score. Also why a consistent sleep schedule beats chasing hours, setting conditioning by heart rate, and why fighters gas out.

Episode #30: Navigating Energy System Development with Daniel Howells

Dan Howells, who has coached in rugby sevens and MLB, on working out what conditioning a sport really needs. Watch the sport rather than the averages, separate performance from recovery, and the baseball case of eight minutes every ten days.

Force Plates 101: How We've Implemented Technology to Supplement Programmingopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Find out how we've integrated force plates into our training programs at TeamBuildr. Discover the benefits of this technology in athletic performance.

Brandon Howard · 9 June 2022

Gallaudet University School for the Deaf Makes D-III Football Playoff Debutopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Gallaudet University School for the Deaf Makes D-III Football Playoff Debut

TeamBuildr · 22 November 2013

Getting Back in the Game: Helping Athletes Mentally Prepare After an Injuryopens blog.teambuildr.com in a new tab

Get tips for helping athletes mentally prepare after an injury. Getting back in the game can be tough, and most of the battle is mental.

Justin Ochoa · 28 September 2017