On Tuesday, May 30 we began our summer strength and conditioning for the summer of 2023. On day one we had over 70 boys. Our junior high showed up big for us with the majority of them being our incoming 7th graders. This is big for us. I am sure those guys had no idea what to expect on day one.
The boys start our days in the weight room. With five total weeks of lifting we jumped right into Phase II of our lifting program. While our older kids were progressing we have taken the time to teach our younger groups the specific techniques of our weight room. Currently we are in Phase III of our progression. The weight is heavy and the efforts are high. Last week we had a senior say to me, "I have never lifted that much that many times." My response to him was "today might be the day." He knocked his weight out of the park.
Outside we are mixing up days where we emphasis agilities and running. Some days we will work on our quick twitch muscle fibers. Other days we work on efficiently moving our bodies with great efforts. We are moving toward 40 40s by next week.
I have been very proud of our athletes and coaches for the efforts they have given this summer. Our numbers have gone up and down which is to be expected during the summer months. We do have a handful of coaches and Purple Warriors that have not missed a day.
The week of June 26th will be our last of Summer S&C. We will give our athletes and coaches some time off in July to catch their breaths. Hopefully this will give us time to recharge for our 23-24 seasons.
