Coaching is hard! A good coach must manage challenging athletes, build a business, grow his or her knowledge, stay on top of new software—in many ways, being a cycling, triathlon, or running coach today is harder than ever before. At the same time, it’s easy to find advice online—though it’s hard to know how good that information is.
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Dr. Edward Coyle was a pioneer in figuring out how endurance athletes adapt and defining what attributes—such as efficiency and fuel utilization—are most important to perform at the highest levels.
Two free courses show coaches how to start up and scale up their coaching businesses to profitability.
We talk with National Cyclocross Champion Eric Brunner about how to best give and receive feedback—not only in sports, but all aspects of life.
Understanding the roles you and your child’s coach have in their athletic development can foster a healthy relationship with sports and teach beneficial life skills to take into adulthood.
Over a century of training and racing, coaches and athletes have continually experimented with the balance of volume and intensity. Today’s best practices look to maximize both a high volume of training and a small but potent dose of high-intensity work.
The timely combination of running facilities and stopwatches gave running a leg up on other endurance sports, inviting more structured training and innovation.
The early European cycling scene was convinced that more miles and more racing made champions. By the 1980s, a new generation of pros was redefining the goal and the roadmap to get there.
Coach Joe Friel recounts the relatively short history of endurance sports to identify the athletes and coaches that influenced how we train and race today.
Dr. Stephen Seiler interviews two-time Olympic speedskating champion Nils van der Poel and his coach, Johan Röjler.
The modern coach often assumes their job is fundamentally self-sacrificing – the athlete always comes first. We talk about why changing that belief can make for a better coach.
A panel of endurance sports coaches presents opportunities and threats for the future of coaching.
Over his long tenure at CTS, Jim Rutberg has seen the coaching profession evolve amid an ever-growing industry. He identifies best practices for coaches, individually and collectively.
This comprehensive guide includes tips and conversation starters to help coaches walk their athletes through this digital Wild West.
Pro athlete Rach McBride and their coach Mateo Mercur discuss the importance of gender inclusivity when it comes to coaching, and how their relationship has been a source of support and inspiration.
Mike Norton leaned into his love of crunching numbers and applying science to differentiate his coaching services and offer more value for athletes.
Athletes who want to train and compete in multiple sports require a different approach to training, and to have their expectations managed.
Expect the emergence of artificial intelligence and new tech to accelerate potential for the business and execution of coaching.
Rising U.S. mountain biking star Gwendalyn Gibson explains what it takes mentally and physically to succeed at the UCI World Cup level.