A System of Periodization as Adapted for the American Strength Coach
This presentation will address a soviet system of periodization that has been adapted for utilization in the American professional and collegiate athletic team training setting. Three USA Hall of Fame Coaches will present how to adapt this periodization model in the collegiate team training environment. Included in this presentation will be the selection of exercises as well the manipulation of both exercise volume and intensity over prolonged periods of training, for the enhancement of athletic performance while the avoiding physical overuse (over training) type symptom’s. These coaches have utilized this system of periodization for the past 4 decades resulting in multiple professional world, league and collegiate conference championships.
One of the few coaches that started their career in Junior High School, coached in high school, small college (all unpaid positions for being the strength coach), major college and onto the NFL for 23 years. During those 23 years, I participated in 6 AFC and NFC championship games, and 4 Super Bowls. Was elected to the Golden Anniversary football team of my university, and inducted into the ULM Hall of Fame in 1992. Received the NFL President's Award in 1993. Awarded the 1998 NFL Strength Coaches Emrich-Riecke-Jones Award. In 2004 won the NFL Strength Coach of the Year Award. In 2005 was inducted into the USA Strength and Conditioning Hall of Fame, and in 2007 was in the inaugural class of "Legends in The Field of Strength and Conditioning". In 2015 was awarded the NFL Lifetime Achievement Award.
