Latest News
- 6/6/13 - NCAA announces increase in insurance coverage for catastrophic injuries
- 6/4/13 - Fueling for Performance: How proper timing of meals affects both sport and academic performance
- 6/4/13 - CSMAS Meeting and NCAA Convention Outcomes on Health and Safety Issues
- 3/15/13 - NCAA a participant in strategic alliance to enhance head health
- 1/30/13 - NCAA committee clarifies headgear issue
- 1/25/13 - NCAA committee adjusts marijuana testing threshold
- 11/26/12 - Ivy League practice plan tackles concussions head-on
- 11/8/12 - Education campaign informs DIII decision on sickle cell trait legislation
- 10/31/12 - DIII Presidents Council backs sickle cell allocation
- 10/17/12 - DIII schools could get financial help with sickle cell testing
Strength and Conditioning
Strength and conditioning sessions have become a fundamental element of sport. The right combination of strength, speed, cardiorespiratory fitness and other components of athletic capacity can complement skill and enhance performance for all athletes. A sound and effective training program that relies on scientific principles of exercise physiology and biomechanics intended to produce outcomes that are sensitive and specific to the sport should be the goals.
Resources
- Experts Stress Need for Acclimation with Conditioning Drills
- Football and Heat Illness
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Last Updated: Jun 3, 2013
