Strength Report – A Year Round Strength and Conditioning Program, Part II

Last month’s Strength Report included a training program for the post-season, the off-season and the spring season. As part of a year round program, this article will include a strength and conditioning program for both the pre-season as well as an in-season schedule.PRE-SEASONThis is the phase that is probably the most important part of all the training phases we use. During this time, we must build a conditioning foundation that will allow our athletes to make it through practices during camp. During this time, we also need to peak speed, agility, power, and specific skills for football. This is not to say that strength still doesn’t need to be developed during this time, but getting our athletes prepared for the upcoming season should be the focal point.The pre-season, or summer portion of training’s main objective should be sport specific skill and conditioning preparation. We