Wednesday, September 30, 2009

On Shuttle Tests and Secret Weapons


The “big news” in our b-ball haven is that all but one of our players passed the conditioning test! Testing is something our players understand. There is no place to hide on a conditioning test — cramming results in nagging and annoying injuries. What you see in the test results reflects their effort during the summer. Championships are not won in a noisy Leede Arena in February, but rather in the quiet, solitary workouts in the summer.

Because of the late start of school (we've been in classes less than a week) our conditioning program requires that the players come back to campus in shape. With the skilled guidance of our strength coach Bob Miller, they got the job done. Coach Miller is hands down a great coach. He is one of the best in this department. He knows his material, keeps current and can flat out teach. How lucky are we to have him? He is our secret weapon.

So this week's bottom line, our first step on this long journey — conditioning was a good one.

- Coach Wielgus
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 2, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    What type of exercise levels do the players have to achieve in order to pass their overall conditioning tests?

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  2. Dartmouth W HoopsNovember 3, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    Thanks for the question. The shuttle test is the culmination of preseason workouts. Players are required to run a series of three 300 meter sprints in a specified time. Each player has a different time in which they are expected to finish. However, during the preseason this is not the only testing that occurs, other agility and weight tests are administered to strengthen the athletes and better their level of fitness. The preseason is intense and a lot of time is put in to prepare our student athletes for the beginning of practice.

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