The strength and conditioning department's greatest concern and biggest emphasis is
to increase your strength and power output. In any sport, the player that produces the
most amount of power in the shortest amount of time will win. The strength and
conditioning department strives to help each player transfer the weightlifting and
conditioning that is done daily into exceptional play and victories. Nothing will be
accomplished unless the mindset of each student-athlete is not transformed, trained
and educated.
ESSENTIAL KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE:
1. Maximal Physical Preparation
Intense training (progressive overload)
2. Effective Recovery
Proper rest and therapeutic modalities
Daily healthy nutrition choices
3. Extensive Mental Training & Toughness
Being completely focused and detailed about the task at hand.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING STANDARDS:
1. Minimize Injury Occurrences
Each coach must be sharp and alert to immediately correct all flaws seen
in technique by any athlete. If the lift is executed in the right way, positive
gains will come and the results will show.
2. Avoid Overtraining
Anyone can write a workout, but you must get your athletes to believe, be
fully committed and give maximal effort each training session (even when
it is not game day).
3. Motivate Our Student-Athletes
Bring energy and demand more (never settle). Elevate your game to the
next level.
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING DAILY PROGRAM GOALS:
1. Maximize genetic potential
Speed, power, quickness, balance, kinesthetic awareness. Don’t compare
yourself; prepare daily!
2. Athlete/sport specific
Speed, metabolic, strength and explosive power training, train specific
joint actions, correct bad compensation patterns & also injury prone areas.
3. Create a safe controlled environment for the athlete
Good supervision & correct instruction.
4. Prevent injury
An injured athlete cannot help us win. Any area of the body that can be
injured will be trained.
5. Intensity
The athlete must put a strain on the body in order to grow. Success is an
uncomfortable process. You must become uncomfortable for growth to
occur.
6. Variety
Keep the athlete tuned in. Make your programs as sport specific and
efficient as possible.
YEARLY GOALS, OBJECTIVES & MISSION:
1. To win National & Conference Championships
2. To change the mindset of each student-athlete by changing the way they think,
which will allow them to change the way they train. Thus, these changes will
without a doubt lead to better performance and a greater understanding of
strength & conditioning.
3. Provide all student-athletes with the most competitive-edge training.
4. Keep all student-athletes in great mental & physical health throughout the year.
5. Educate & cross-train each other as well as our student-athletes on cutting-edge
training techniques, which will better the athletes and coaches at this university.
STAFF
PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS
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