Look up Dr. Matt Rhea and David Ballou from Alabama. Again, Saban's vision
and leading the college football landscape in the Sports Science area gives them another advantage, and has given them an advantage for several years. It's not just lifting now. S&C is the strength, power, speed, weight part, but just one component in the holistic approach of Sports Science. Nutrition, body, mind, spirit all play a part. Elite programs have cryogenic chambers for faster recovery, the cold and hot wading pools in their football only facilities in close proximity to weight rooms and indoor/outdoor fields where players get that cold plunge then hot immediately post workout. Sleep pods and chambers for better rest, recovery, rehab. Psych services to help with dealing with the stress of elite athletic performance AND student stress. Our players are elite athlete machines now who also have to go to school/class. It's just a whole different LEVELS of expected play/performance than what many fans relate to.
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Link: Sports Science at Bama
Posted: 01/26/2022 at 12:46PM