What Is Sport-Specific Training?

What Is Sport-Specific Training?
Focused on unilateral leg strength, this athlete executes a controlled pistol squat under the training plan designed by Alex Webb.

Sport-Specific Training

Strength and conditioning coach Alex Webb leads athlete development sessions focusing on performance, durability, and functional strength.

Alex Webb
September 9, 2025 | 6:00PM ET

Sport-specific training is a huge buzzword today. People tend to think that sport-specific training involves using equipment from the sport and integrating it into the weight room, or performing endless balance drills with tasks that require completion. This is simply unnecessary “guru”-type training that does the athlete a disservice and wastes the parents’ money. What the athlete truly needs is a sports-performance program built to enhance key performance indicators (KPIs) in their sport.

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