By Dr. Greg Shepard

FOR JUST A MINUTE, BEFORE YOU READ ANY ARTICLE IN OUR NEW JOURNAL, TINVITE YOU TO WRITE DOWN YOUR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING GOALS.

COACHES AND ATHLETES AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD DO THIS NOW. WHY EVEN DO ANYTHING AT ALL? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH? COACHES, WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE FOR HAVING YOUR ATHLETES STRENGTH AND CONDITION THEMSELVES? IT IS IMPORTANT YOU DO THIS IN A SERIOUS MANNER BEFORE YOU PROCEED FURTHER. TAKE SOME TIME AND DO IT IN DETAIL.

By Dr. Greg Shepard It was like a revelation! Iwas astounded at the perspective this revelation gave me! cially in football. prevention is not our primary goal. Let’s explore this veimof thought be different. Athletes may even have a different goal and objective than their coach. objective is merely to look “buff”. process. goals and objectives. we dont want to be strong. Quite the: why doesn’t BFS think like I do. think about it. Here is my revelation.

1 hope it proves to be insightful.

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My revelation has to do with goals and objectives. objectives are different, then it stands to reason that one’s approach to schools can make that claim? Strength Coaches who are primarplace great emphasis on the sport of. injury prevention. Quite the contrary.


From BFS Magazine — Winter 1994. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).