The Power Playbook
Two Ways to Learn the System. One Way to Practice It.
Understand the system. Apply the framework. Advance your practice.
The Applied Foundations of EVZ
The Power Playbook and Practitioner Field Manual represent two connected stages in the development of the Evans Velo Zone™ methodology.
The Power Playbook introduced the applied power-development concepts that became an early precursor to EVZ, exploring output, retention, fatigue, transfer, and repeatable performance through structured training.
The Practitioner Field Manual translated those ideas into practical coaching tools, including diagnostics, training zones, programming logic, and decision-making for real-world application.
Together, they helped establish the applied foundation that later expanded into the broader EVZ developmental framework.
One develops the perspective. The other shows how to apply it.
Seeing The Power System
- Conceptual framework
- Philosophy of power diagnostics
- Zones, waves, retention, & transfer
- Origin story & developmental performance principles
- Concepts that helped shape the later EVZ framework
Practitioner Field manual
- Full technical reference
- Applied diagnostics & decision-making
- Exercise libraries & loading logic
- Case examples & programming frameworks
- Aligned with the EVZ practitioner methodology
Where Should I Start?
• Want to understand the applied concepts and early systems thinking? Start with Seeing the Power System.
• Ready to move into applied diagnostics, programming, and coaching decisions? Choose the Practitioner Field Manual.
The Practitioner Field Manual supports deeper application of the EVZ framework but does not grant certification. EVZ Practitioner status requires completion of the official certification program.
DIRECT ORDERS
Signed copies, bulk orders, and organizational access for teams, facilities, educational programs, and performance organizations.
Author Bio
Steve Evans Jr. is a performance coach, educator, and creator of the Evans Velo Zone™ developmental performance framework.
His work draws from competitive Olympic weightlifting, multi-sport performance coaching, longitudinal strength-and-power development, and applied performance technology.
He holds a B.S. in Kinesiology, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and holds advanced credentials including USA Weightlifting Level 2 and TPI Level 2.
Steve is also the creator of the EVZ Wave Performance Diagnostic™, developed to help coaches evaluate how athletic performance is retained, transferred, developed, and re-attained over time.
Learn. Apply. Get Certified.
The Power Playbook introduces the applied concepts that helped shape EVZ. The Practitioner Field Manual deepens their practical application. EVZ Level 1 Certification provides the formal education pathway for practitioners learning to apply the current methodology.