Strength And Conditioning

MeanGreengdub · October 21, 2007

First off, let me just say I'm not calling for any heads and this is nothing that hasn't been discussed before.

We have got to change what we do in the weight room and out on the practice field as far as conditioning goes. If it's not a Belt team (excluding Troy) we can't keep up. I'm not putting it all on the strength and conditioning coach because I think the athlete needs to take it upon himself to get in the weight room and get to work but the strength coach has to have some philosophy of what he does during the season and in the off-season. This goes for all sports, not just football. So what are we doing in the weight room to get better? As far as I can see, nothing.

meangreendork · October 21, 2007

I think our guys are capable of a great deal, so the coaches that are in charge of bringing up their physical abilities can step it up. I know as far as speed goes, we saw the results of JQ being with the track team.

Come to think, don't most high school BB and FB programs recommend, if not mandate being in track?

foutsrouts · October 21, 2007

First off, let me just say I'm not calling for any heads and this is nothing that hasn't been discussed before.
We have got to change what we do in the weight room and out on the practice field as far as conditioning goes. If it's not a Belt team (excluding Troy) we can't keep up. I'm not putting it all on the strength and conditioning coach because I think the athlete needs to take it upon himself to get in the weight room and get to work but the strength coach has to have some philosophy of what he does during the season and in the off-season. This goes for all sports, not just football. So what are we doing in the weight room to get better? As far as I can see, nothing.

Yeah, we have now had ten months under this new regime to work on this area, so I don't think we can really say that the staff has not had enough time to get the guys in a solid routine. I don't know if lack of conditioning has been a major factor this season, but I do know that there is always room for improvement. Hope it becomes a major priority.