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Summer Games
Features
Methods for Training
Baseball Players
Matthew DiLallo, MA,
CSCS, USAW-1
Fencing: A Motion
Analysis of Attacks and
Common Exercises to
Improve Speed
Sean M. Wells, PhD,
DPT, PT, ATC/L, CSCS,
NSCA-CPT and
Russell Hogg, PhD
about this
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CONTENTS
table of
Summer Games
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departments
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Training Table
Multivitamins for Athletes
program.
Sport-Specific Conditioning
Small-Sided Games
personal training
for performance
about the
AUTHOR
Chat Williams is the
Supervisor for Norman
Regional Health Club.
There are several types of agility games and drills that a fit-
Director Committee
Director of Oklahoma
(2004 State Director of
the Year). He also served
educational conferences
and proprioception.
Conditioning Productions,
and conditioning
professionals.
can enhance performance by improving acceleration, de Coordination: The ability to move through a complex
set of movements while maintaining balance.
Power: Measured by the rate at which work is performed, or the amount of work performed in a given
individual (1).
and touches the cone with their right hand. The individual
will cut left and shuffle sideways to cone C, and touch the
cone, this time with their left hand. Then, they will decelerate and shuffle sideways to the right to cone D, touching the cone with their right hand. They decelerate again,
shuffle back to cone B touching the cone with their left hand,
make a cut, and backpedal to cone A. Time is complete when
they pass cone A.
References
1. Baechle, TR, and Earle, RW. Essentials of strength training
and conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics 471490,
2000.
2. Dawes, J. Creating open agility drills. Strength and
Conditioning Journal 30(5): 5455, 2008.
3. Holmberg, P. Agility training for experienced athletes: A
dynamical systems approach. Strength and Conditioning
Journal 31(5): 7378, 2009.
sport-specific
conditioning
about the
AUTHOR
Small-Sided Games
Conditioning Coach at
er catches the ball they may not take a step; they have to
pass. Thus, each team will have to work together to get the
is in Physical Education
with an emphasis in
University of Northern
Colorado. He is a Certified
Each player will find a partner. The coach will put one
team on one side of the net while the other team is on the
and Conditioning
same side as the coach. The coach throws the ball to the
Association. He is also
team on his side of the net and they must hit it three times
before it can be hit over the net to the other team. The
ball must be hit three times before it can go over the net.
Whichever team wins the point stays on the far side of the
net. The losing team rotates out and a new team moves to
the coachs side of the net. If the team on the coachs side
of the net does not hit the ball three times before hitting it
to their opponents side, they must rotate out and the new
education conferences.
toration day to have some fun, the coach should let the
presented at international
He is published in books,
journals, internet manuals
and videos.
goals are approximately 3-ft wide. This will allow the play-
sport-specific conditioning
Small-Sided Games
References
1. Abdelkrim, N, Castagna, C, Fazaa, S, and Elati, J. The effect of players
standard and tactical strategy on game demands in mens basketball.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 24(10): 26522662, 2010.
2. Gabbett, T, Jenkins, D, and Abernethy, B. Influence of wrestling on the
physiological and skill demands of small-sided games. Journal of Strength
and Conditioning Research 26(1): 113120, 2012.
3. Jeffreys, I. The use of small-sided games in the metabolic training of high
school soccer players. Strength and Conditioning Journal 26(5): 7778,
2004.
feature
summer games
about the
AUTHOR
University of Colorado in
Matthew DiLallo
on the University of
Colorado football team.
University of South
is a Certified Strength
anaerobic emphasis.
and Conditioning
Specialist, and Level
certified. He recently
completed an internship
1 USA Weightlifting
Pirates in Bradenton, FL
in Lakewood Ranch,
athletes.
field. n
References
force (4,6,9).
19851990, 2005.
to throwing or lifting (1). Due to the high volume of practices/games, that nearly all players
use injuries are common among baseball players. Although much can be done to combat the
training table
about the
AUTHOR
Debra Wein is a
recognized expert on
Liquids are easily absorbed and are ideal for those who
and usually have fewer additives than tablets, but are gen-
the foods you eat. How do people eat a healthy diet that
time getting all of the nutrients they need from food (5).
trainers, established
(www.sensiblenutrition.
(7).
services to individuals.
Wein has nearly 20 years
of experience working in
nal distress because the vitamins are taken with real foods.
is a Registered Dietitian
(RD) with a Masters
degree in Nutrition
is a Certified Wellness
Program Coordinator
nutrition counseling on
weight management,
sport nutrition,
metabolism measures,
personal health
assessments, seminars,
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training table
References
1. Fletcher, RH, and Fairfield, KM. Vitamins for
from http://iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/
SummaryDRIs/~/media/Files/Activity%20Files/
Nutrition/DRIs/RDA%20and%20AIs_Vitamin%20
and%20Elements.pdf. 2012.
119130, 2007.
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feature
about the
AUTHOR
Sean M. Wells is an
instructor in the Exercise
Science and Athletic
Training program at Florida
Gulf Coast University.
He obtained a Bachelor
of Science in Athletic
Training and a Doctorate in
Physical Therapy from the
University of North Florida.
Wells has experience as
a licensed orthopedic
physical therapist and a
licensed athletic trainer. His
current areas of interest
for research are total joint
replacements, aging, and
neurological conditions.
He has published several
studies on aging and
assisted with studies in
the areas of wound care
and evidence-based
practice. Wells owns and
operates Naples Personal
Training in Naples, FL, an
institute that embraces
merging evidence and
experience with fitness
and rehabilitation. He also
serves as a consultant
fitness expert for BistroMD,
a physician-designed meal
delivery program.
Russell Hogg is an
Assistant Professor
at Florida Gulf Coast
University. Hogg earned
his Bachelors from Baylor
University, and both his
Masters of Philosophy and
Doctorate in Biological
Anthropology from the
Graduate Center of the
City University of New York,
as part of the New York
Consortium in Evolutionary
Primatology (NYCEP).
Hogg currently teaches
human anatomy and
neuroanatomy to physical
therapy, athletic training,
and exercise science
students.
summer games
Motion Analysis
are both flexed with the left leg more flexed. The trunk
ing form.
The weapon arm is held near the body with the elbow
the elbow and rotating the trunk to the left. This basic
cal ramifications.
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References
140145, 2008.
of speed.
Common Exercises
mands of the sport. The rationale for the common exercises used for this unique population is
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