Minutemen Youth Wrestling

Strength & Conditioning Tip of the Week for May 17, 2001 One of the most beautiful things about human beings is that we are all different. Even identical twins, although almost exactly alike, have some small differences. Why is this an important strength and conditioning tip? Because of a principal of training called, “individualization.” Each individual athlete will respond/react differently to any training activity undertaken during a season. This is one of the reasons a coach’s job is so difficult. When you are coaching a team you always have to remind yourself that when it comes to strength and conditioning, you are really coaching a team of individuals. Athletes will respond differently based on age, gender, physiological make-up, level of conditioning prior to the season, training age and years of experience in the sport. Coaches have to try to be as flexible as they possibly can to achieve the training outcome they are looking for, taking into account the “individualization” principle. We’re all different! (Thankfully!!) This tip was contributed by Tom Crawford.