The injuries could be from going at it too much during practice, (the grind) and it doesn't have to be that way.
Coach B. talked about this before going with shorter practices, not over doing it.
In football the national champion Indiana Hoosiers coach Cignetti same way, short practices saying it is not about doing less, it's about wasting nothing.
"Cignetti learned early:
Less exposure = fewer injuries.
Fewer injuries = more continuity.
But the practices aren't just shorter, They're sharper.
Over half the time is scheme communication and job assignment reps.
They're rehearsing decisions.
Practice days are mental
so game days can be physical."
More coaches are moving to this philosophy when it comes to practice.
Intensity of modern competition and year-round training have pushed the human body to its structural limits, they do so much more than in the past and for longer times.
Indiana Jones
Coach B. talked about this before going with shorter practices, not over doing it.
In football the national champion Indiana Hoosiers coach Cignetti same way, short practices saying it is not about doing less, it's about wasting nothing.
"Cignetti learned early:
Less exposure = fewer injuries.
Fewer injuries = more continuity.
But the practices aren't just shorter, They're sharper.
Over half the time is scheme communication and job assignment reps.
They're rehearsing decisions.
Practice days are mental
so game days can be physical."
More coaches are moving to this philosophy when it comes to practice.
Intensity of modern competition and year-round training have pushed the human body to its structural limits, they do so much more than in the past and for longer times.
- Pre-Existing "Mileage": Many college athletes enter the NCAA with "mileage" already on their bodies from years of repetitive youth training, making them more prone to breakdown during the high-stress collegiate season.
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