Goals/Objectives/Principles
Our department has 3 primary goals when training student athletes
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1. Prevent Injuries. Healthy muscles and joints decrease the chances of injury. When an injury occurs a well conditioned, well trained athlete will not only recover from the injury but spend less time in limited participation.
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| 2. Enhance Sport Performance. This is achieved through program design which emphasizes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, body composition, nutrition and sport specific conditioning.
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| 3. Improve Mental Development. To develop the ability to maintain a high level of focus, maturity, accountability, responsibility, discipline, competitiveness and loyalty. To minimize distractions and deterrents to personal and team performance. In addition to the physical gains, the mental development achieved will excite the athletes and raise the level of athletic confidence, preparing them to compete and succeed against anyone in the Big 12 Conference.
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| The goals of the department will be achieved through the attainment of the following objectives:
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| Enhance and sustain performance |
| Soft tissue injury prevention and reduction |
| Increase confidence in one's self and teammates |
| Improve flexibility and mobility |
| Maximize use of agility, proprioception, and body control |
| Optimize breakaway and closing speed |
| Superior body composition |
| Condition athlete for peak overall performance |
| The above stated objectives will be achieved through adherence to the following principles:
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| Specificity in training |
| Stimulate muscles at various angles and intensity |
| Attain peak overall strength |
| Recruit and emphasize hip and core strength |
| Prioritize multi-joint exercises |
| Maximize explosiveness through Olympic lifts |
| Increase athleticism with complimentary exercise movements |
| Multiple variations of exercises included in program |
| Exercises are ground based when applicable |