Stability and a New Look at Cueing

This weeks education emphasized stability.  Stand with feet together and knees locked out.  It would be fairly easy for me to push you over.  Now move your feet shoulder width apart, slightly more stability.  Next, sit your hips back and bend your knees into an...

My Why: Ashley Byrne

I chose Strength and Conditioning because the field is forever changing.  I love the idea of being challenged everyday, because no two athletes are the same.  Every athlete needs special attention and a program specifically designed to meet his or her desires.   It is...

Week 3: Lower Body

This week’s focus is on lower body exercises.  There are various forms for lower body training, but I will talk about the squat, RDL,  single leg RDL, and the split squat. The squat is one of the core non-power exercises and is also the first lift in the sport...

Week 2

This week was more of a hands-on approach.  I got to shadow some coaches and actually worked with several teams.   One of the main lessons I learned from this week is how to coach an athlete.  There are many different ways of coaching and each athlete may be different...

Week 1

This was the first week of the internship at Northeastern University.  It mainly was about knowing what the athletes go through on a weekly basis.  Each week, the athletes go through a set of tests ranging from vertical jumps, core stability, hamstring flexibility,...