Fall 2005 PDF - Milton Academy

There are many variations foreach sport, but all athletes havesimilar needs. All must try toimprove their overall bodystrength; speed; agility andquickness; power; flexibility; balance;core strength and stability;and conditioning.What are the strength trainingmyths?Many young students and parentsare misinformed when itcomes to strength training.Some feel that strength trainingis dangerous for young adolescentsand believe myths such as“it will stunt their growth.” Allthe research done by the NSCA(National Strength and ConditioningAssociation) and theNASM (National Academy ofSports Medicine) has proven thatproperly supervised strengthtraining for adolescent boys andgirls is beneficial. However,inappropriate and unsupervisedstrength training can be dangerousfor young students or anyoneelse. Educating athletes andparents regarding this topic isvery important to me.Are strength training resourcesavailable to Milton athletes onthe Web?For their senior project last year,Andrew de Stadler and SpencerPlatt built a strength and conditioningWeb site that is nowlinked from Milton Academy’sathletics Web page. The sitegives athletes a reference as theytrain over the summer, and ithelps them perform the exercisesand drills correctly. It will alsobe a great tool for our coaches.The Web site puts Milton wayahead of most schools in termsof focusing on the importance oftraining. We take good care ofour athletes.Greg White69 Milton Magazine