The Central Nervous System and the Speed Windows Developing Athletes/parents can’t ignore. By Sean Wells Parents often ask us when an athlete should start sports performance training. Our answer is usually earlier than they expect. That does not mean putting a seven-year-old under a heavy barbell. Instead, young athletes n…
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Norwegian 4×4 Conditioning Method – Why more athletes and parents are asking about this? By Sean Wells Over the last few months, more athletes and parents at OC Sports Performance have been asking us about the “Norwegian 4×4” conditioning method. Maybe it is trending on TikTok. Maybe it is making the rounds o…
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Building the Foundation: Why Our Tweens Program Sets Athletes Up for Long-Term Success When it comes to developing great athletes, the foundation matters. At OC Sports Performance in Bend, Oregon, our Tweens program introduces 9–12-year-olds to the fundamentals of strength and conditioning in a fun, safe, and confidence-buildi…
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Why Tracking Progress in Sports Performance Matters In sports performance training, what gets measured improves. At OC Sports Performance, we know that tracking progress in sports performance doesn’t just tell a story—it accelerates results. Measuring an athlete’s force production, speed, and explosive power gives us a cle…
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The 5 Phases of Sprinting: How We Train Each One at OC Sports Performance When it comes to sprinting, most athletes (and even some coaches) focus only on straight-line speed. But true speed development is more nuanced. At OC Sports Performance in Bend, Oregon, we break sprinting down into five distinct phases—each with a speci…
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Why Metrics Matter: How We Track Athlete Success at OC Sports Performance At OC Sports Performance in Bend, Oregon, we believe progress starts with measurable goals. Metrics are the foundation of how we help athletes reach their full potential. By tracking key performance indicators, we ensure every athlete knows where they stan…
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Sports Performance Gains: What You Can Expect at OC Sports Performance. What do you gain when you join OC Sports Performance in Bend, Oregon? Let’s dive into our proven process to elevate athletic performance and achieve measurable results. Metrics That Matter At OC Sports Performance, tracking and improving key metrics is one…
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Most successful athletes have some things in common. We discuss the common traits. We have had the pleasure of training a lot of successful athletes in high school and college and almost all of them share common characteristics or traits. In Season Training All of them train in season. None of them take a…
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Acceleration training for athletes. How important is acceleration training for athletes and how does it get developed? We answer these questions and many more. At OC Sports Performance in Bend, Oregon, we utilize acceleration training weekly inside of our program as all ball sports need better acceleratio…
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Learn how to develop conditioning for sports performance athletes. Conditioning Conditioning, or simply getting in shape, refers to an athlete’s ability to perform at a high level. It’s one of the most common things parents and coaches ask us to work on with their athletes. Fortunately, developing conditioning is a relat…
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