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The25%-75%RuleYear-RoundTrainingWithDisciplineandToughness
ByRobOviattCollegiateStrength&ConditioningCoachfor27years
OregonState,Kentucky,LSU,WashingtonState,andUniversityofMontana
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PART1
ThetrainingprogramIdesignedisrealsimple,andonpaper,orinaclinictalk,isprobablynotgoingtoturnalotofheads.Ouremphasisinsteadisoncultivatingattitudeandeffort,combinedwithayear-roundclimateofdisciplineandtoughness.Insummation25%ofourprogramisWHATwedo,while75%isHOWwedoit.
Letmefirststartoutbytalkingaboutconditioning.Workcapacity,ortheabilitytosustaineffort,iscriticalbothonthefield,andevenintheweightroom.Itisthefoundationforoptimizingallphysicalactivity,andthelackofit,aprecursorforinjury.Asanathleteyoudontneedtobeingreatshapeyear-round.Butyoushouldneverbecompletelyoutorshape.Itdoesntmatterhowstrongorfastyouareifyoucantsustaineffortplayafterplay.Thereis,however,nooff-seasonprogramthatgetsamantotallyreadytoplayfootball.Thebiggestpartofpreparingtoplayfootballispracticingfootball.OurFBcoachesmusthavebodiesandmindsthatphysicallyandmentallypreparedtopracticeatthehighestlevel.Thatistheprimaryfocusandgoalofouroff-season.
Asweallknow,footballisthetoughsport,anditsnotforeveryone.Tome,itisthebestsportthereisforofferingbothamentalandphysicalchallenge,withmarathonrunningandwrestlingbeingrightintherewithit.(Asamatteroffact,whenIwasatOregonState,thereweretimesinthewinterthatwasusedtosendallourlinementotheOSUwrestlingcoachfortheirwinterconditioning.Iassureyouthatexperiencehasnotbeenforgottenbythoseinvolved.)
Aspreviouslymentioned,weconsequentlystrivetodeveloptoughmindsandbodiesinplanningandstructuringourtrainingprograms.Ihavealwaysbelievedthatthetougherourplayersarementally,thetoughertheywillbephysically.Remember,themanwhomentallywontdoitisthesameasthemanwhophysicallycantdoit.Westrivetodevelopmentaltoughnessbydoingseveralthingsinourworkoutprogram.First,wehavewhatwecallmandatorystandtallphilosophywheneverwearetraining.Nomatterwhatthecircumstanceswedonotallowanyathletetophysicallybendover,touchtheirknees,takeaknee,sitdown,orleanupagainstanyoneoranythingforphysicalsupportwhentheyarefatigued,ever.Thisincludedevenwheninourweightroomwhereyouareneverphysicallyallowedtositdownunlessdoingaspecificexercise.Thisisimportantfortworeasons.Numberone:Ifyoubendoverphysically,youarebendingovermentally.Numbertwoisthatanyappearanceoffatigueisencouragingtoouropponents.Alsotrue,inthereverse,isthatthenon-appearanceofitisdemoralizingaswell.
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Wealsodontplaythestereowhileworkingout.Thisisstrictlyafocusissue.Iveseenmoreworkoutsovertheyearsruinedorcompromisedbythedistractionofplayerdisagreementsovermusicselection,volume,etc.Wedontplaymusicduringsportpracticeseither,andthereasonsarethesameforboth.Itisbeliefthatifyouarefocusedonworkinghard,musicbecomesirrelevant,and,consequently,whenyouarefocusedonmusic,hardworkbecomesirrelevant,nomatterwhattheactivity.Inaddition,itismoredifficulttocommunicateandcoachforallofuswithloadmusicpresent.
Insummation,ourmind-sethereatWSUisverysimple:Maketoughnessamandatorypartofyourthinkingwheneveryouarephysicallydoinganythinginourprogram.Ifirmlybelievethistraitcanbeimprovedandcultivatedinallhumanbeings.
Thebottomlinetodevelopingmentalandphysicaltoughnessisthis:Youmustcreatesituationswhereyourplayersareforcedtothinkaboutquitting.Thekeywordhereisthink.Itellourplayersthatitisnodisgracetothinkaboutquitting.Wehaveallbeeninsituationsatsomepointinourliveswherewehavethoughtaboutquittingsomething.Wewanttocreateamentalprovinggroundforovercomingtheurgetoquit,whilehopefullypreventingitfromeverhappening.Ifyoulltakeaplayoffinaworkout,theoddsareyoulldoitinpracticeandgames.
AsBearBryantoncesaid,afteryouquitonce,itmakesiteasierasecondtime.Herearesomeothercriticalpointsofemphasis:
GroupAccountability
Justasinagame,allourplayersareheldaccountablewhenanyindividualmakesamistake.Knockingovercones,jumpingoffsides,missingalink,lackofeffort,orfailingtostandtallareallzerotoleranceissues.Whenthisoccurs,withanyplayer,thewholegroupwilldo5updownsattheconclusionoftheworkoutforeachviolation.Theplayersatfaultareinthemiddleofthecircledgroupoftheirteammatesandtheyleadtherestofthegroup.Thiscreatespeerpressure,developsleadership,andcreatesasenseofurgencythatforcesgreaterconcentration.Incorrectupdownsarenotcounted.
Offthefield,webelievestronglyinthisaswell.Forinstance,ifanyplayermisseshisrequiredtrainingtablemeals,hisentirepositiongrouprunsafterourteamworkout.IenforceanyweightroomrelateddisciplineissuesduringthewinterprogramonWednesdaysat6AM,whichisascheduledteamdayofffromtraining.Themotivationhereisobvious.Fairandconsistentdisciplineiscriticaltothemoraleofyourteam,andremember,itstheplayersteam.Theyultimatelydecidebytheiractionsandattitudesintheoffseasonwhatkindofteamtheyaspiretobe,andtheymusttakeownershipofitattheirlevel.Inthewinter,ifthereareanyplayertrainingrelateddisciplineissues,theyarepostedontheweightroomgreaseboard.Theremustbepeerpressureandadailysenseofurgency.Thisisespeciallytrueinthesummerwhenworkoutsbyrulearevoluntary.Becauseofthat,wealsoalwaystrytomakesurewehaveplayercaptainorseniorpresenceineachtraininggroupyearround.
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IndividualAccountability
Weallownoexcused,ortheoldaxiomIlltry.Theminuteanyonesaysthistheyaregivingthemselvesanout.Eitherdoit,ordontdoit.Thisstartsfirstandforemostwithmyself,asacoach.Remember,youwillonlygetwhatyoudemandfromyouathletes.Nothingmore,andnothingless.WealsohaveadresscodeinourweightroomforeveryathleteatWSU.Thisisschoolprideissueaswell.
GreatEffort
Imstartingtheobvioushere,butplayersmustlearntofinishdrills.Fullspeedeffortmustbecomesecondnatureintheworkouts.Finishingstronglymustbedemanded.Thereisamarkedfinishline,andthenisanimaginarylineseveralyardsfurtherthatistherealfinishline.Wewantatimes40yd.dasheffortinfinishingalldrillsanddistances.
Competitiveness
Youmustdevelopcompetitivenessinyourworkoutsandidentifywhoyourcompetitorsandleadersare.Inmostcases,ourplayersareeithercompetingagainstoneanother,oragainstastopwatch.Wedoasmanyagilitydrillsaspossiblewithplayerspairedintwoswithpeopleattheirownposition.Allsprintworkisdonebypositiongroupsaswell.Whenwecondition,playersmustlineupandcompetealongsideotherintheirsamepositiongroup.Attheconclusionofourwinterprogramwehavehadateamwide,weeklongSuperstarscompetition.Itwasnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butgreatformorale.
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PART2EarlyAMWorkouts
GrowingupasthesonofaMarine,IhavealwaysbelievedinearlyAMworkoutsandthedisciplinethatgoeswiththem.Italsomakessureyourplayersareawakeandoncampus,andhopefullyontoclass.Inthewinter,weareprobablytheoppositeofmostpeopleinthatweliftearlyandruntheafternoonsasateam.Ourfirstliftinggroupsstartat5:435AM,andourentirefootballteamisdoneliftingby10AM,everyday.Werunat4:30PMasateam.
Inthesummer,onMondaysonly,westartourfirstvoluntaryliftinggroupat1:00PM,andthenrunasanentireteamthateveningat5:30PM.Ifeelthatitisimportantforthebondingofourteamthatatleastonceperweekourentireteamistogetherworkinghard.OnTuesdays,ThursdaysandFridayswestartourfirstliftinggroupat5:45AM.Werunimmediatelyafterlifting,andeachsessionisabout2hoursinlength.TheonlyexceptiontothisisthatonTuesdays,wedoplyosandourheavypowercleansinsidebeforedoingouragilitycircuitoutside.Becausethisisafullspeedworkout,andalightlegday,wedoalllegworkafterwerun.OnFridaysweplaceourfirstandhighestpriorityonbacksquattingheavystepsupsandlunges.Wetemporunafterwards.
Atypicalsummerprogramwilllastabout8weeks.Anormalweekwouldbeasfollows:
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday*Gassers Plyos/QF** Plyos/QF** Tempo100sFormRun AgilityCircuit AgilityCircuit FormRunOvertime (WeightVests) (WeightVests) OTPostStretch/Core OT OT PostStretch/CoreBalanceDrills PostStretch/Core PostStretch/Core BalanceDrills