Weight Lifting:
Summer 2018 Weight Lifting
Week 0 Workout (6/3 + 6/6) -- Recovery Lift
Week 1 Workout (6/10 + 6/13)
Week 2 Workout (6/17 + 6/20)
Week 3 Workout (6/24 + 6/27)
Week 4 Workout (7/1 + 7/4)
Week 5 Workout (7/10 only)
Spring Lifting (with Girl's Track)
1) If you are in season for ANY school sport (winter or spring), you are not expected to lift/condition/practice with Davidson soccer during that time. In fact, an athlete is not permitted to do so.
If, for some reason, you/your athlete believes that they should be participating in our soccer activities throughout the winter/spring in addition to a winter/spring school sport, please contact myself and your other school sport coach in an email to set up a meeting to discus the matter.
**Soccer athletes will be lifting with the Girls Track team during these times. This is in order to accommodate majority of schedules, as given by the athletes who filled out the availability form. I will not be able to be present at lifting sessions due to the school schedule and location of where I teach. Coach Beatty and Davidson coaching staff will be present at all lifting sessions. Please remember to sign in (starting Monday 1/8) each day you attend.
NOTE: If you are participating in a club sport, you are expected to lift twice a week in the spring (unless you are explicitly lifting/cross training with your club team). Although nothing is mandatory, lifting in the winter and spring is highly encouraged for the following reasons:
A) The top teams are those who are constantly improving! Lifting just twice a week in the winter and spring (January - May) can accumulate to 40 extra hours of preparation for the fall season! This is valuable time, strength, and conditioning that we simply can't recover during the summer.
B) In addition, these are hours of bonding and strengthening our team chemistry! Urban Myer (OSU Football Coach) in his book Above the Line says, "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." I know this to be true in all the teams I've been a part of!
C) Finally, if you/your athlete has ambitions to play a collegiate sport (at any level), knowledge and efficiency in the weight room will ease their transition to college-level athletics. The weight lifting experience at Davidson, with their teammates and friends that they have know for years helps create a open and friendly environment for student-athletes who are new to lifting. Please consider these opportunities provided to you/your athlete.
Student-athletes worried about over committing or overworking, should try to gradually work up to lifting twice a week (depending on their other planned activities). Please see/email Coach Coonfare for suggested implementation plans.
Week 0 Workout (6/3 + 6/6) -- Recovery Lift
Week 1 Workout (6/10 + 6/13)
Week 2 Workout (6/17 + 6/20)
Week 3 Workout (6/24 + 6/27)
Week 4 Workout (7/1 + 7/4)
Week 5 Workout (7/10 only)
Spring Lifting (with Girl's Track)
1) If you are in season for ANY school sport (winter or spring), you are not expected to lift/condition/practice with Davidson soccer during that time. In fact, an athlete is not permitted to do so.
If, for some reason, you/your athlete believes that they should be participating in our soccer activities throughout the winter/spring in addition to a winter/spring school sport, please contact myself and your other school sport coach in an email to set up a meeting to discus the matter.
**Soccer athletes will be lifting with the Girls Track team during these times. This is in order to accommodate majority of schedules, as given by the athletes who filled out the availability form. I will not be able to be present at lifting sessions due to the school schedule and location of where I teach. Coach Beatty and Davidson coaching staff will be present at all lifting sessions. Please remember to sign in (starting Monday 1/8) each day you attend.
NOTE: If you are participating in a club sport, you are expected to lift twice a week in the spring (unless you are explicitly lifting/cross training with your club team). Although nothing is mandatory, lifting in the winter and spring is highly encouraged for the following reasons:
A) The top teams are those who are constantly improving! Lifting just twice a week in the winter and spring (January - May) can accumulate to 40 extra hours of preparation for the fall season! This is valuable time, strength, and conditioning that we simply can't recover during the summer.
B) In addition, these are hours of bonding and strengthening our team chemistry! Urban Myer (OSU Football Coach) in his book Above the Line says, "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." I know this to be true in all the teams I've been a part of!
C) Finally, if you/your athlete has ambitions to play a collegiate sport (at any level), knowledge and efficiency in the weight room will ease their transition to college-level athletics. The weight lifting experience at Davidson, with their teammates and friends that they have know for years helps create a open and friendly environment for student-athletes who are new to lifting. Please consider these opportunities provided to you/your athlete.
Student-athletes worried about over committing or overworking, should try to gradually work up to lifting twice a week (depending on their other planned activities). Please see/email Coach Coonfare for suggested implementation plans.