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Developing a Strength and Conditioning Program
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About this video
Matt Dickmann started the strength and conditioning program at Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee, Florida at the same time he started the football program, and this session is his blueprint for doing it from day one. Seminole Ridge believes in a year-round strength program, and the school's weightlifting team won the Florida 2A high school state championship. Coach Dickmann walks through his philosophy, the resources a program actually needs and the basic lifts that carry it.
What you'll learn
- Why a strength and conditioning program is the foundation of a successful football team
- How to build a weight program from scratch when you are starting with nothing
- The three pillars of the program: commitment, accountability and motivation
- Why commitment has to come from the coaching staff as well as the players
- Accountability in the weight room, where there are no excuses
- Why he lifts four days a week, and the split that makes it work
- Training chest, shoulders and triceps twice a week and legs, back and biceps the other two days
- Taking attendance day to day and using it to hold athletes to the plan
- Motivational methods, weight room safety, individual and team goals, and attitude
Who it's for
High school head coaches, strength coaches and assistants who are starting a weight program from scratch or rebuilding one their players have stopped taking seriously.
About the coach
Matt Dickmann was the first head football coach at Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee, Florida, where he also started the school's strength and conditioning program. The Seminole Ridge weightlifting team won the Florida 2A high school state championship.
Includes video demonstration of each exercise. Runtime: about 73 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
What is covered in this strength and conditioning video?
Coach Dickmann covers how to implement a year-round high school strength program from day one: philosophy, the resources required, commitment and accountability, the four-day lifting split, attendance, motivation and weight room safety, with the basic lifts demonstrated on video.
Is this only for schools with a big weight room?
No. It was built around starting a program from scratch at a newly opened high school, so it suits head coaches, strength coaches and assistants working with modest facilities at the youth or high school level.
How do I get access to it?
Buy it for $19.95 and it streams right away in your AFM Videos account on any device, with unlimited views for as long as you own it. Members with the 1-Year All Access pass ($99 a year) can stream it along with every other title.
Does it show the actual lifts?
Yes. Each exercise in the program is demonstrated on video, so you can see the technique you are expected to teach before you put athletes under the bar. The session runs about 73 minutes and closes out a six-part set from Coach Dickmann.