2018 April (Volume XXVIII, No. 03)

The author states that scheduling strength training sessions during the team’s bye week with low loads helps players to recover while maintaining strength and conditioning levels.

In the first cycle of training for the University of Georgia football team, the goal for Wednesdays’ lifting is to focus on and to excite the players’ central nervous systems.

The author believes that training the day after a game causes players to recover more slowly than they would if they had a day off.

In the third training cycle, the author likes to use for back squats once the team gets to 79 percent of one-rep maximum for load.

To continue work late in the season, the Georgia players do medicine ball throws instead of their typical cleans to train hinging movement without stressing their backs and wrists as much.

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree with the author’s hands-on method of having the players recover during the final 10 to 15 minutes of workouts? Why or why not?

At the University of Delaware, the success of the partnership between athletics and recreation starts with how the overlaps.

Along with bringing together members of the student body who normally might not interact, the shared use of weight rooms provides for both varsity and recreation athletes.

The recreation department provides and opportunities for the varsity teams to supplement their workouts.

At Delaware, intramural and club sports occasionally hold contests on the varsity fields and courts.

The author’s first piece of advice for other schools that are interested in this approach is to consider from students, faculty, and staff.

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree with combining athletics and recreation under one umbrella? Why or why not?

According to the author, the most significant lesson he learned while managing poor coach-to-athlete ratios is the importance of your job expectations.

In the author’s experience, using a system of to build workouts can make writing programs for teams more manageable.

The author suggests looking to the sports medicine staff as an ally while running a strength and conditioning program on your own.

The author suggests using a for exercises, drills, movements, and progressions with all teams to allow them to train together in the weight room more seamlessly.

Along with interns, a strategy the author used for dealing with poor coach-to-athlete ratios was utilizing upperclass athletes as .

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree or disagree with the author’s view that interns can be beneficial for strength and conditioning in a small school setting? Why or why not?

According to the author, assisting in allows him to better understand the patient’s symptoms, aid in their recovery, and help them in rehab.

One of the author’s first responsibilities in the operating room is proper patient positioning to provide of the surgical site and protect the patient.

All of the certifications that allow athletic trainers to assist in surgery come with additional training in standard operating room procedures.

The author says utilizing athletic trainers in the operating room can significantly revenue for a practice.

Some of the potential obstacles that athletic trainers may face for getting into the operating room include not having documentation of formal experience, administrative permission, hospital regulations, or .

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree that athletic trainers are a good fit for assisting with surgeries? Why or why not?