Team and Individual Motivation in the Weight Room

A solid strength and conditioning program is a major factor in the success of any football program, and the thing that keeps it solid is motivation. Charleston Southern head strength and conditioning coach Toby Jacobi details how to build both team and individual motivation in the weight room by setting clear goals and holding players accountable to each other, not just to the staff.

What you'll learn

• The strategy behind team motivation and individual motivation, and why a weight room needs both
• Core Competition, the concept Coach Jacobi uses to build accountability between players and to the program
• How competition creates leaders and gives each athlete a sense of ownership in his own development
• Individual competitions you can run, complete with scoring sheets
• Scoring weight gained and lost, rep totals and agility drill times so progress is measured and public
• How to drop the whole scoring system into the weight training program you already run

Who it's for

For high school and college strength coaches and head coaches who have the program written but need players to attack it. Any staff fighting poor weight room attendance or effort will find a framework here.

About the coach

Toby Jacobi was the head strength and conditioning coach at Charleston Southern University. He entered the profession while playing college football and coached strength and conditioning at Cumberland, North Carolina, Elon, Western Carolina and Kent State.

Part of Coach Jacobi's five-part strength and conditioning series. Extensive S & C charts, including the scoring sheets, download with your purchase. Runtime: about 25 minutes.