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Power Moves
Targeted exercises in the weightroom and the gym can correct movement deficiencies and ensure that your athletes move with optimal balance, coordination, and efficiency.
By Kristy Crowley
Kristy Crowley, MS, MA, CSCS, USAW, is Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Columbia University. She and Tommy Sheehan, MS, Columbia’s Director of Strength and Conditioning, also work closely with Denver-based Movement Training Systems. She can be reached at: [email protected].
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H.S. Athlete Death Rate Rises
By Abigail Funk
Are more high school athletes playing through pain or ignoring the signs and symptoms of a possible concussion? Or are they just plain playing “harder” than in the past? Whatever the reasons, there is no avoiding the fact that more high school student-athletes have died from and suffered catastrophic injuries already this school year than in the past several years combined.
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Prepping for the Pros
With the end of the college football season squarely in our sights, many of college football’s elite upperclassmen are looking ahead to their next challenge: preparing for the NFL Scouting Combine. .. more »
Legends of the Fall
By Ryan Johnson
State championships in hand, Ryan Johnson, CSCS, Coach Practitioner and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., shares the strength and conditioning secrets behind his athletic program’s successes.
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Tough Competition
Strongman events do more than just give your athletes a break from the weightroom and test functional strength in challenging situations. They can also help turn a group of individuals into a team.
By Kyle Garratt
Kyle Garratt is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].
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Swinging for the Fences
The University of North Carolina’s recent resurgence on the diamond has been fueled by a progressive multi-phase conditioning plan that addresses baseball’s specific speed, power, and agility needs.
By Greg Gatz
Greg Gatz, CSCS, is the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Olympic Sports at the University of North Carolina. He can be reached at: [email protected].
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Blood Therapy
By Abigail Funk
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy made headlines following the Super Bowl, when it was revealed that Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu had undergone PRP injections in the days leading up to the game. But what is PRP therapy? And how could it improve the treatment of chronic injuries like tennis elbow and knee tendonitis?
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Coming Together
Sometimes, the best way to improve sports medicine services is to bring physicians’ offices and treatment facilities right onto campus. Three innovative programs discuss the partnerships they’ve formed to do just that, and more.
By Abigail Funk
Abigail Funk is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. She can be reached at: [email protected].
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Ahead of the Curve
Insiders at elite private training centers discuss the present and future of athlete development. From treadmills you can skate on to weight machines that record the details of each user’s workout, they say new technology is helping revolutionize the way athletes train.
By R.J. Anderson
R.J. Anderson is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].
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Staying on Top
To defend its 2008 men’s lacrosse title, the Syracuse Orange is working hard, but also working smart. A four-phase training approach ensures that players address all areas of conditioning and optimize performance when it matters most.
By Hal Luther
Hal Luther, MS, CSCS, is Director of Strength & Conditioning at Syracuse University, where he works with the football and men’s lacrosse teams. He can be reached at: [email protected].
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Twist On Dynamic Warmup
By Peter Twist
Having athletes go through a dynamic warmup is a good first step toward injury prevention and performance optimization. Here, Peter Twist, MS, BPE, CSCS, President of Twist Conditioning, describes the importance of a dynamic warmup and provides sample exercises to achieve pre-game and pre-practice neuromuscular activation.
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Comeback Athlete: Kristin Duquette
East Catholic High School, Manchester, Conn.
By Kyle Garratt
Kyle Garratt is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].
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One Step Ahead
An inside look at the Ohio State University Sports Biomechanics Lab reveals how cutting-edge technology is shaping the future of athlete assessment, injury prevention, and training.
By R.J. Anderson
R.J. Anderson is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].
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Trench Warriors: Conditioning tactics for linemen
Linemen are a special breed requiring a unique conditioning approach. At the University of Oregon, that means a year-round training regimen… more »
Severe Injury Trends For Prep Sports
By Dawn Comstock
Injuries can run the gamut from a contused leg that results in no playing time loss at all to a season-ending complete knee ligament sprain. We recently used data from the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study to examine rates and patterns of severe injury in nine high school sports: football, boys’ and girls’ soccer, volleyball, boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling, baseball, and softball.
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SU Lacrosse: How They Won It
On Memorial Day, The Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team pulled off a thrilling late-game comeback to capture its second consecutive NCAA Division I national title. In this article, originally published in T&C in March, SU Director of Strength & Conditioning Hal Luther explains how he prepared the athletes to be at their best when it mattered most.
By Hal Luther
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On With The Show …
For the second year in a row, T&C Managing Editor Greg Scholand blogged at the NATA Annual Meeting. Check out Greg’s take on the educational sessions and panel discussions he attended, as well as other observations he had from the convention floor.
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Life Savers
By Ryan Johnson
Last month at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., a football player went into cardiac arrest during summer workouts. But thanks to quick action by members of the Wayzata staff, including Ryan Johnson, CSCS, Strength and Conditioning Coach and Coach Practitioner–and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)–the student-athlete survived the heart attack. Here, Johnson takes us through the harrowing experience… more »
Beyond Face Value
By Todd Brown, CCS
Strength and conditioning specialists are constantly presented with new studies that they use to shape their training philosophies. But when considering new information, it’s important to consider the source and the biases and mitigating factors that surround and contribute to any research project.
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I attended a training seminar last month on core training. The presenter is a world famous practitioner who has worked with hundreds of people and sold thousands of books, lecturing worldwide.
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A Proud Look Back
By Ryan Johnson
With the Wayzata (Minn.) High School summer Trojan Power Program all wrapped up, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Ryan Johnson shares his highlights from a busy “off-season,” which include his players rubbing elbows with NFL greats, a fresh approach to training younger athletes, and off-the-charts female participation numbers.
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Bulletin Board
NCAA Recommends Sickle Cell Testing–Is a Mandate On the Way?
In June, the NCAA released a new recommendation calling on member schools that don’t already test athletes for sickle cell trait to begin doing so. And if the association adopts proposed legislation, that testing could soon become mandatory.
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Q&A with Tony Cox
Henry County (Ind.) Sports Medicine
For more than 20 years, Tony Cox, MA, ATC, LAT, loved his job at Ball State University. As an instructor in the School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science, he’d taught hundreds of athletic training education students. As Head Men’s Basketball Athletic Trainer, he’d built great working relationships with five head coaches, helped the team reach the NCAA Division I tournament, and traveled as far as Alaska and Hawai’i.
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An Alternate Route
If traditional training methods leave your teams wanting more, maybe it’s time to consider another approach. At Northwestern, some athletes look to Eastern sports medicine philosophy to gain an edge.
By Darryl Aiken-Afam
Darryl Aiken-Afam, HFA, CPT, is a certified personal trainer, veteran martial artist, and shiatsu practitioner. He is the creator of Meridian Touch Sports Yoga™, and is the lead Sports Yoga Coach at Northwestern University. He can be reached through his Web site at: www.meridiantouch.com.
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On the Way Up
The University of Louisville women’s basketball team sees its conditioning program
as a pyramid. After developing a strong foundation, they keep working until they reach the top.
By Teena Murray
Teena Murray MS, CSCS, CSCCa, USAW, is Director of Olympic Sports Performance at the University of Louisville. She can be reached at: [email protected].
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Soccer Preseason to In-Season
By Rich Jacobs, MS, SCCC, CSCS
With only three weeks of organized preseason strength training, time is of the essence for the Xavier University men’s soccer team. That’s why Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Rich Jacobs’s training plan includes orderly progressions that build to the first competition while accounting for the inevitable soreness that accompanies preseason workouts.
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Comeback Athlete: Breanna Walukevich
Sanborn Regional High School, Kingston, N.H.
By R.J. Anderson
R.J. Anderson is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].
Known for her toughness, Breanna Walukevich has a heart that doesn’t quit when she’s on the basketball court. However, when she was rushed to a hospital three years ago, it was her overactive ticker that had doctors concerned.
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Rising Above Pain
A mysterious and debilitating condition, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is showing up more frequently in young athletes. There is no cure, but researchers and practitioners are finding effective ways to manage the symptoms and reduce their impact on quality of life.
By Maria Hutsick
Maria Hutsick, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, is Head Athletic Trainer at Medfield (Mass.) High School and former Head Athletic Trainer at Boston University. She can be reached at: [email protected].
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