Coach to Coach – Maximizing Your Speed, Strength, and Conditioning Programs

As I write this column, March Madness is upon us, spring training is winding up and weightrooms across the country are filled with ambitious and determined football players who know that football season is right around the corner. Training the body for the demanding sport of football is nothing new. When I was playing in high school our head coach would give us a goal sheet and some basic workout instructions and send us off for the summer. We knew that he expected us to return in August in some kind of football shape, but organized team workouts were not part of our summer schedule.Times have changed. Today, the majority of successful football programs put as much emphasis into the planning and execution of their “off-season” training as they do their in-season preparation. The results of this focused effort are faster players, stronger athletes and a division of coaches whose jobs