Observation of a Div. I Athlete
Observation of a Div. I Athlete
I have been coaching Div. I athletes for 6 seasons.?As a Strength & Conditioning coach, you spend 4 to 6 hours a week with each of your teams. During that time you learn as much about each one of the kids as you can. You look for what motivates them and also where they're already strong and try to improve on their weaknesses.?(being on time, energy, effort etc.) This entre time, you have to understand that you are working with young people that are going through a very impressionable time in their lives. They are away from their family/ support system for the first time and basically on their own for the first time. The principals that they learn from you and your staff will sometimes last a lifetime.?My personal goal was to push the athlete to the point they didn’t think they could get, physically and mentally. This shows them that they could reach new heights.?Div. I athletics is very competitive and small budget schools have to use creative means sometimes.?That is a tool that I used a lot to motivate the young people and when they saw that they could compete and win against schools with lots more financial support, they would see the power in their hard work.
There are a lot of things that a Strength coach does at the college level, but the one thing that is sometimes overlooked is IMPACT on a young person. To all you Strength and Conditioning coaches out there, I commend you …. ! Stay focused on the Student/Athlete and the young life you are molding. Discipline, Confidence, Trust/Leadership and Hard Work are the traits these collegiate athletes leave with, and you helped shape a success story.
ATTN. Employers, these are the young people you want to help you grow your business.?
Focused
Disciplined
Confident
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Trust worthy
Hardworking
Leaders
?Former Div. I athletes are the leaders of tomorrow!
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Coach Jamal