Over the years I have had the opportunity to view many different “take-home” strength and conditioning programs written for my college/junior hockey players. I have also had the experience of being a former collegiate athlete expected to adhere to a rigorous summer program without the aid of a coach. Through these experiences, I have come up with the following conclusion: A program is only as good as it’s coached. PERIOD! A poor program done well is better than a good program performed poorly. Hands-on coaching is the key to building athletes. Let me give you another analogy: I can write you up a detailed manual on how to fly a plane. You may understand each and every sentence, but do you think this would make you a confident, well-rounded pilot? The answer to this question is obviously no. Why than are we expecting our athletes to become competent “pilots” with such vague, non-coached instruction? Below are several problems with strength and conditioning “take home” programs.
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