Richard Screnci

 Many methods implemented by high school/college coaches are outdated.  Old methods focus on certain areas and not others.  Old methods are the cause of injuries and musculoskeletal inefficiencies.

 Increase functionality and specificity.  Prepare athletes better for the rigors of sport.  Training this way decreases chance for injury and muscle imbalances.

 Machine that helps increase vertical jump and first step quickness- vital for any sport.  Vertical jump important part of all sports including basketball, soccer, etc.  This machine develops vertical jump, which increases strength along the kinetic chain.  Allows training while decreasing pounding of joints and mental exhaustion.

 Used by professional and collegiate teams.  Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina among those who use system.  Shows credibility of system.

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 Vertimax website Vertimax website  Pricing is available for those short on funds, standard machine is 1795$.  Works with cables the connect to a harness.  Perform different motions like jumping, pushing, pulling, horizontal/diagonal abduction and adduction, flexion, extension of all types of muscles.

 Shows muscle imbalances.  According to sport shows if appropriate muscles working efficiently.  Hints to which body parts may be prone to injury.  Shows which body parts need more training.

 3D imaging to assess posture.  Easy, provides visual evidence, allows for full body assessment in one image.  From website: “A web based postural assessment system that detects postural deviations and automatically prescribes the correct Mirror Image ® exercises. The system generates a report with the patient's postural images and displacement data along with the correct exercise prescription and logbook.”

 Lets the client move during assessment, mimics movement during sport.  Allows for a more accurate assessment.  Provides more detailed data when compared to flexibility assessments.  Works in conjunction with a software system and stores information easily on a computer.  497$, relatively inexpensive.

 Form and technique, if incorrect, often compromise these body parts.  Developing athletes need to keep knees, hips, and ankles injury free.  Standard weight training techniques are not always safe and many athlete’s bodies are not ready to handle the stresses.

 Company that makes power training equipment with air as the resistance.  Handles on machines allow athlete to increase or decrease air pressure.  Safer environment, can train functionally, and encourages good form.

 Trains lower extremity and upper core- essential muscles for any athlete.  Base of many sports is leg and core power.  Allows training in a closed chain, discourages bad form.  No barbells required- no additional back or low back pain.

 Can train on the sagital and frontal planes.  Can train hip flexors, extensors, abductors, adductors, hamstrings, quads, glutes, and calves in variety of ways.  Squatting is a key exercise for all sports, but usually done with poor form.  Price- 3250$

NFL Tight End Vernon Davis

 Squatting and lifting them mimics actions during many sports.  Allows training of legs, arms, and core.  New way of training incorporates cardiovascular and muscular endurance.

 New fad in the exercise industry.  Helps with functionality.  Equipment is cheap and affordable, with minimal upkeep.  Can be used outside in any weather or on any terrain.  Price- varies with size, anywhere from 60 to 300$

 Mimic daily activities.  Allows athletes to train in variety of ways.  Can train large groups at same time.

 Another daily motion that provides practicality.  Requires generating strength from legs, hips, core, and arms.  Used by many professional and collegiate teams.  Incorporates cardiovascular and endurance strength.

 Can change position of legs, body, or arms to shift focus of the exercise.  Concentric and Eccentric contractions following each other provides functionality.  Cardiovascular aspect more similar to sporting activities.

 Can train more than 1 more at a time.  Trains core and legs, vital for all levels of athletes.  Little to no upkeep, inexpensive.  Price-260$

 Machines that train functionality.  Software/systems that evaluate functionality and assessment.  Show what techniques need to be taught and which muscles need to be trained.