VertiMax Performance Training Blog

Cutting and Change of Direction: Teaching Athletes to Decelerate, Redirect, and Reaccelerate

Cutting and Change of Direction: Teaching Athle...

Change of direction is one of the most important movement qualities in sport. Athletes rarely move in perfectly straight lines for long. They accelerate, slow down, reposition, redirect, and accelerate...

Cutting and Change of Direction: Teaching Athle...

Change of direction is one of the most important movement qualities in sport. Athletes rarely move in perfectly straight lines for long. They accelerate, slow down, reposition, redirect, and accelerate...

Mastering Speed Endurance: The Missing Piece of Off-Season Training for Fall Athletes

Mastering Speed Endurance: The Missing Piece of...

As summer training ramps up, many football and soccer athletes fall into the trap of believing conditioning simply means running more miles or completing endless sprints. While general fitness is...

Mastering Speed Endurance: The Missing Piece of...

As summer training ramps up, many football and soccer athletes fall into the trap of believing conditioning simply means running more miles or completing endless sprints. While general fitness is...

5 Myths and Misconceptions of Speed Training

5 Myths and Misconceptions of Speed Training

Speed training gets talked about like it’s full of hard rules. In reality, a lot of those “rules” are just habits that don’t apply to every athlete. Let’s break down...

5 Myths and Misconceptions of Speed Training

Speed training gets talked about like it’s full of hard rules. In reality, a lot of those “rules” are just habits that don’t apply to every athlete. Let’s break down...

The Power You’re Missing: Why Low-Amplitude Plyometrics Build Real Explosiveness

The Power You’re Missing: Why Low-Amplitude Ply...

When most athletes think about power training, they picture box jumps, depth drops, or max-effort bounds. Higher. Louder. Harder. But the truth is this: The most important power training you...

The Power You’re Missing: Why Low-Amplitude Ply...

When most athletes think about power training, they picture box jumps, depth drops, or max-effort bounds. Higher. Louder. Harder. But the truth is this: The most important power training you...

From “Good Enough” to Game-Changing

From “Good Enough” to Game-Changing

Training for Real Power, Force, and Transfer Most athletes improve quickly with solid speed work and basic strength. Then progress stalls. That’s where real coaching begins. If you want athletes...

From “Good Enough” to Game-Changing

Training for Real Power, Force, and Transfer Most athletes improve quickly with solid speed work and basic strength. Then progress stalls. That’s where real coaching begins. If you want athletes...

Unlocking Success in Youth Soccer Positions: Roles & Drills to Excel

Unlocking Success in Youth Soccer Positions: Ro...

Youth soccer is a dynamic sport that demands players to excel in their youth soccer positions to achieve success on the field. Understanding the roles of different positions and practicing...

Unlocking Success in Youth Soccer Positions: Ro...

Youth soccer is a dynamic sport that demands players to excel in their youth soccer positions to achieve success on the field. Understanding the roles of different positions and practicing...