Sports Specific Sports Specific TrainingTraining

Is There Really Such a Thing?Is There Really Such a Thing?

IntroductionIntroduction

Julian A. Amedee, owner of Sports Julian A. Amedee, owner of Sports Fitness Experience in Roswell, GAFitness Experience in Roswell, GA

NSCA Georgia State Board MemberNSCA Georgia State Board Member Personal Trainer since 1997Personal Trainer since 1997 Sports Performance Coach since Sports Performance Coach since

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What is Sports Specific What is Sports Specific Training?Training?

Matter of personal opinionMatter of personal opinion Coaches: Exercise or drill that Coaches: Exercise or drill that

incorporates a specific sport movementincorporates a specific sport movement Parents: Exercises or drills that emulate Parents: Exercises or drills that emulate

my child’s positionmy child’s position Athletes: Open books, most don’t knowAthletes: Open books, most don’t know

What is Sports Specific What is Sports Specific Training?Training?

Matter of Personal OpinionMatter of Personal Opinion Trainers/Coaches: Create a niche marketTrainers/Coaches: Create a niche market

Leverage in the industryLeverage in the industry Become the so-called expertBecome the so-called expert MARKETINGMARKETING Question – How many trainers really do Question – How many trainers really do

something completely different than other something completely different than other trainers?trainers?

Me: The athlete training in his/her own Me: The athlete training in his/her own sportsport

Performance TrainingPerformance Training

2 ways to look at training for a sport2 ways to look at training for a sport Elimination ExercisesElimination Exercises

No exercise or drill is solely for a sportNo exercise or drill is solely for a sport Instead not all exercises or drills are Instead not all exercises or drills are

feasible for every sportfeasible for every sport Sports EmphasisSports Emphasis

Using most of the same exercises or drills Using most of the same exercises or drills for each sportfor each sport

As coaches we need to put the emphasis on As coaches we need to put the emphasis on how it applies to their sporthow it applies to their sport

Performance TrainingPerformance Training

Example 1Example 1 Is this drill sports Is this drill sports

specific?specific? What sport are they What sport are they

training for?training for? Why do you say Why do you say

that?that?

Performance TrainingPerformance Training

Example 2Example 2 Is this drill sports Is this drill sports

specific?specific? What sport are they What sport are they

training for?training for? Why do you say Why do you say

that?that?

Performance TrainingPerformance Training

Where did this notion of sports Where did this notion of sports specific training come from?specific training come from?

Why has it taken off the way that it Why has it taken off the way that it has?has?

How do you answer the question How do you answer the question about sports specific training?about sports specific training?

As coaches/trainers, how can we As coaches/trainers, how can we utilize this, but still stay true to our utilize this, but still stay true to our principles?principles?

Using the SystemUsing the System

Responses/PhilosophyResponses/Philosophy My goal is to make them better My goal is to make them better

athletes. If they become better athletes athletes. If they become better athletes they can become a better (insert sport) they can become a better (insert sport) playerplayer

If you become and expert on this drill, I If you become and expert on this drill, I could care less (in the nicest way could care less (in the nicest way possible). If you can’t translate what possible). If you can’t translate what you are doing on this drill into your you are doing on this drill into your sport then we have done nothing.sport then we have done nothing.

Thank YouThank You

NSCA Southeast Regional – Dr. Mike NSCA Southeast Regional – Dr. Mike MartinoMartino

NSCA Georgia State Chapter – Gary NSCA Georgia State Chapter – Gary SchofieldSchofield

NSCA Georgia State Advisory BoardNSCA Georgia State Advisory Board All of the trainer, coaches, therapists All of the trainer, coaches, therapists

and doctors that attend these eventsand doctors that attend these events