Letter from the Editor

One of the major elements of a football program – at just about every level – is a strength and conditioning program. While somewhat under the radar for the last decade, both the quality and quantity of a strength and conditioning program has emerged as both a prerequisite for a successful program but also a major recruiting strategy. At last month’s American Football Coaches Association convention in Louisville the importance of this ingredient came to life. A number of coaches at all levels of competition placed the quality of their strength and conditioning program at the same level as the other parts of their football resources: consistency of staff, facilities, recruiting budget, school tradition, and alumni support. More specifically, when Southern Illinois University head coach Jerry Kill was asked the reasons for the turnaround in Carbondale (the Salukis went from 1-10 to