Jeff
Level 5 Valued Member
Pavel states in S&S that unless someone has a broad GPP base, and are competing at a high intermediate level in a particular sport, then they are better served by a good GPP program than by a sport specific program. How would that be applied in the case of high school athletics? If Joe Bob plays football, Cindy runs 400 meters, and George throws the shot, what would you have these athletes do? I am speaking hypothetically here since I am not a coach and don't have the ability to change the way high school athletes are trained. But, if a broad base of GPP should be established prior to sport specific training, does that mean it would be more beneficial for athletes playing these very different sports to complete some form of GPP such as S&S and then practice their sports with a minimum of other types of strength and conditioning? How would you structure the programs for various types of athletes, and what would you cut out that you might typically see in the typical programs?