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The Truth About Sport Specific Training
Is there really such a thing as sport specific training? What actually comprises a true sport specific program? It depends on which expert you ask. If your program claims to be sport specific, then it must develop the athlete to meet the energy system demands of the sport. This must be done by utilizing drills to enhance position skill level and include a conditioning program that simulates game movements. Primarily, your program should be designed to improve athleticism while focusing on mobility, mechanics, acceleration and deceleration development. Many times however, people misunderstand the physical demands and technical aspects of all the positions.
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Yes, There is a progression that must be followed before implementing position specific drills. Athletes must learn how to use proper mechanics while sprinting. They must also be able to teach their bodies how to decelerate correctly before position specific drills are put into practice. The goal of any program should be to improve overall athletic performance and increase strength levels. It is imperative that athletes learn how to run 10 yards and decelerate before a ball is thrown into the mix.
Sport specific training should mean that your drills, speed training progressions and conditioning should mimic movement patterns of the athlete’s position. In order for you to design effective programs, you must understand position techniques and energy system demands. Simply telling an athlete to run through hurdles, cut and run a pattern and will not allow them to improve as a wide receiver. For that matter, teaching them to only decelerate and catch a ball will not allow them to become a better linebacker or defensive back on those things alone. There are fundamental position techniques that must be taught and reinforced to improve position play.
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Learning how to implement these drills effectively during your pre-season conditioning and in-season practices are the key to developing a sound program. It is imperative that you, as the coach, create drills that will allow your athletes to not only improve overall athleticism but to enhance position play. Drills must be designed to place athletes in the best possible position for them to improve game performance.
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/p01-images/Drills_1.jpeg)An actual play involves a wide variety of physical and emotional traits. Guys who say that football is just a 5-10 yard burst that lasts for a few seconds do not understand the real dynamics of playing the game. A single play will involve physical contact, fighting, punching, pulling, grabbing, ripping, pushing and an array of emotional highs and lows. The goal of your conditioning program isn’t to have your athletes in game shape by the first practice but to have the ability to compete at a high level physically and emotionally throughout an entire practice. Conditioning must be strategically planned and carefully implemented into your sport specific training plan.
A sound conditioning program will allow your athletes to endure the rigors of accelerating, stopping, cutting and decelerating throughout the course of a game.
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However you decide to design your conditioning program, make sure that change of direction movements are included. Old school shuttle runs are a great example as they force athletes to accelerate, decelerate and change (https://s3.amazonaws.com/p01-images/Drills_2.jpg)direction mimicking the demands of the sport. Getting in football shape is more about having the courage to challenge yourself to get in the “fight!” Allow your conditioning program to add a competitive component to training and create mental toughness. Running mileage or long tempo progressions (400’s) will have little carry over to the field.
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By P01 Sports TV: Student Athlete TrainingIs there really such a thing as sport specific training? What actually comprises a true sport specific program? It depends on which expert you ask. If your program claims to be sport specific, then it must develop the athlete to meet the energy system demands of the sport. This must be done by utilizing drills to enhance position skill level and include a conditioning program that simulates game movements. Primarily, your program should be designed to improve athleticism while focusing on mobility, mechanics, acceleration and deceleration development. Many times however, people misunderstand the physical demands and technical aspects of all the positions.
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Yes, There is a progression that must be followed before implementing position specific drills. Athletes must learn how to use proper mechanics while sprinting. They must also be able to teach their bodies how to decelerate correctly before position specific drills are put into practice. The goal of any program should be to improve overall athletic performance and increase strength levels. It is imperative that athletes learn how to run 10 yards and decelerate before a ball is thrown into the mix.
Sport specific training should mean that your drills, speed training progressions and conditioning should mimic movement patterns of the athlete’s position. In order for you to design effective programs, you must understand position techniques and energy system demands. Simply telling an athlete to run through hurdles, cut and run a pattern and will not allow them to improve as a wide receiver. For that matter, teaching them to only decelerate and catch a ball will not allow them to become a better linebacker or defensive back on those things alone. There are fundamental position techniques that must be taught and reinforced to improve position play.
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Learning how to implement these drills effectively during your pre-season conditioning and in-season practices are the key to developing a sound program. It is imperative that you, as the coach, create drills that will allow your athletes to not only improve overall athleticism but to enhance position play. Drills must be designed to place athletes in the best possible position for them to improve game performance.
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/p01-images/Drills_1.jpeg)An actual play involves a wide variety of physical and emotional traits. Guys who say that football is just a 5-10 yard burst that lasts for a few seconds do not understand the real dynamics of playing the game. A single play will involve physical contact, fighting, punching, pulling, grabbing, ripping, pushing and an array of emotional highs and lows. The goal of your conditioning program isn’t to have your athletes in game shape by the first practice but to have the ability to compete at a high level physically and emotionally throughout an entire practice. Conditioning must be strategically planned and carefully implemented into your sport specific training plan.
A sound conditioning program will allow your athletes to endure the rigors of accelerating, stopping, cutting and decelerating throughout the course of a game.
//
Post (https://www.facebook.com/P01Sports/posts/397769793723213) by P01 Sports (https://www.facebook.com/P01Sports).
However you decide to design your conditioning program, make sure that change of direction movements are included. Old school shuttle runs are a great example as they force athletes to accelerate, decelerate and change (https://s3.amazonaws.com/p01-images/Drills_2.jpg)direction mimicking the demands of the sport. Getting in football shape is more about having the courage to challenge yourself to get in the “fight!” Allow your conditioning program to add a competitive component to training and create mental toughness. Running mileage or long tempo progressions (400’s) will have little carry over to the field.