I'm glad people have voted and have shown their opinion on the topic. What I would like though is some solid advice or even better literaure (websites). Fact is, I'm a high school throwing coach. My school recently hired a new football coach and he has, to say the least, pretty much taken over the place. Up until this year I've had my own say on what goes on with my throwers but this year he wants to have a say in what goes on in my practices. My head coach says he isn't going to let him take over but in reality he has. The football coach wants my throwers to lift with his football team because some throwers are football players. I feel that my lifting program maintains the strength they have gained in the off-season and causes them to become more explosive with the lifts I have them do. Also I need to prepare them for throwing competitions not a lifting meet or football season.
They always do:
Day 1 (Mon) - Bench, squat, deadlift, lunges, military, and aux if time permits
Day 2 (Wed) - Incline, front squat, power cleans, step-ups, push press, and aux if time permits
Day 3 (Fri) - Jump squats, clean and jerk, lunges, bench throws, neider press, and aux if time permits
When the season begins we cut it to 2 days (Head coach request) to allow them time to recover for invitationals on the weekends. Again my head coach and I disagree here because I think we should train through the regular season and peak at the league meet and carry through for districts, regionals, and state. He wants them to target every invitational to earn trophies and ribbons. He's my boss though so what he says goes.
The football coach wants a four day-a-week lifting program with the same types of lifts. The difference is the timing.
I always lift at the end of practice because my feeling is I want them to fresh when they throw because I'm under the belief that if you throw tired you're very likely to compensate for being tired and causing bad form to be practiced rather than being able to hold good form being fresh. Also mentally I feel you need to be fresh so that you can try and comprehend the corrections I'm trying to have them make in practice.
He wants them to lift from 3-4 (schools out at 2:30), throw from approx 4:15-4:45, condition, then team stretch at 5:05 (Head coach requires this time).
I told my head coach my opinion and he sided with the football coach. I was hoping for some solid literature to share with my head coach to try and show him my opinion was valid and not just made to contrdict the head football coach. Any help is appreciated.
_________________ The Hammer
"Throw like you are in first. Train like you are in second."
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