watchnerd
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At that level ( college ) not complicated at all. It will get programmed if the head strength coach wants it programmed.
NFL, player will do it if they want to.
Right.
And the head strength coach at a Div I university has to keep one eye on the NFL draftee Combine scores, too.
Here are the standard (non-position) Combine tests:
- 40-yard dash.
- Bench press (225 lb repetitions)
- Vertical jump.
- Broad jump.
- 20-yard shuttle.
- 3 cone drill.
- 60-yard shuttle.
I think it's a pretty hard sell to convince a college coach that sticking TGUs into this mix is worth the time it would take from something else.
And even if he personally thinks so, convincing the rest of the team to break from orthodoxy may have little upside for him.
University S&C Coach: "Jimmy....what the heck are you doing with that kettlebell? Is that yoga? Why aren't you benching per the schedule?!"
Jimmy: "It's a Turkish Get Up. I read on the internet it helps make my proprioception better and improves shoulder health and helps grapplers get off the mat."
University S&C Coach: "Oh, for eff's sake....Jimmy are you a wrestler? There is no getting up in football, son!! When you're down with the ball the play is over! It's called a down for a reason. Your job is to not go down!"
Jimmy: "But what about my shoulder stability?"
University S&C Coach: "You can worry about that if you get drafted and have a million dollar shoulder to protect. But until then, you need to get your bench reps up and your 40 time down if you want to move up the draft ranks."
If kettlebells were to ever become part of the Combine, they would get universally programmed.
Until then....it will be spotty, at best.
[Of course, the offensive/defensive coordinator coaches often have a different POV completely on the value of S&C, generally, and the combine tests, specifically, and it's not necessarily very positive.]
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