The Strength Report: The Forgotten Three - The Neck, Traps and Grip

by Ron McKeefery
Asst. Athletic Director, Strength & Conditioning, University of South Florida
American Football Monthly August 2008 Issue OnlineI have found over the years that training the neck, traps and grip often get missed. When coaches ask me to evaluate programs I look first for those three areas. I assure you that training these three areas both serves to protect the athlete and boost performance.

The game of football is a collision sport. The most catastrophic injury in football is one that involves the neck. According to a recent study by the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research for the Journal of
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