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Speed & Agility Training
Speed Kills: Incorporating agility
training can give programs an edge
By Wesley Sykes
Managing Editor
N
..owadays, every athlete is ..bigger, stronger, and
faster ..than those from previous generations.
Offensive linemen, once thought of as the
" hogs " of the football team, are running sub-five second
40-yard dashes and sub-eight second three-cone drills
at the NFL Combine. Athletes in general, specifically
offensive linemen, have learned they don't necessarily
have to sacrifice size and strength to be fast - at least in
terms of what they're asked to do.
At the top tier NCAA levels, athletic powerhouses like
Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State and so many more Power
5 conference schools rarely have to choose between a big,
strong prospect and a fast prospect - they simply select
from the top of the list. But what about Division III schools?
How does a strength trainer mold an incoming high school
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graduate into a DIII athlete?
Drawing from a smaller pool like many other Division
III programs, Massachusetts Maritime Academy looks for
student-athletes that possess overall athleticism than one
who is just a " hog " in the trenches.
" We're not getting the 310-pound linemen that are built
like a brick and can dominate off the line of scrimmage, "
said MMA's head athletic trainer and strength and
conditioning coordinator Chris Barry, ATC, CSCS. " At
our level of football, if we match up well from an athletic
standpoint, we have a better chance of winning. That's
where speed and agility training comes into play. "
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