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Spectrum Sports Performance Featured in Inside Lacrosse

By Will Hitzelberger on January 4, 2012 / Lacrosse Performance Training, SSP in the News / Leave a comment

Height Weight Vertical Jump 20-Yard Dash 40-Yard Dash 5-10-5 Pro Agility Shuttle 5-10-10-5 Shuttle with Stick Rotational Power Throw Each athlete then receives a performance report that contains their scores, camp averages and camp best for their respected graduation year. Recently featured in Inside Lacrosse, Jake Reed’s [...]Read more →

Influence of a Strength Coach

By SPECTRUM Performance on January 3, 2012 / Collegiate Athletics, Education, Fitness-Personal Training, High School Athletics / Leave a comment

By: Ryan Troge, NASM-PESSports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance People look to strength and conditioning coaches for different goals and reasons; from muscle development, to weight loss, to improving athleticism, and the list goes on. Many coaches have great academic backgrounds with various certifications and accreditations to [...]Read more →

Orlando City Soccer Off-Season Begins

By Dan Schuck on January 3, 2012 / Orlando City Soccer, Orlando City Soccer Off-Season 2012 / Leave a comment

By: Dan SchuckSports Performance SpecialistSpectrum Sports Performance urgent money payday advance It is the second day of January, over 3 months away from their first game, and several of the Orlando City Soccer players are putting their preseason preparations into high gear. We started out today focusing [...]Read more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 3, Vertical Jump

By Steve Yahns on December 29, 2011 / Education, NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports Performance Power Production Football is a game of power, without question. Primarily lower body power is essential and that is why next February’s NFL combine will place a lot of importance on the vertical [...]Read more →

Training is Appropriate for Youth Athletes

By SPECTRUM Performance on December 19, 2011 / Education, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Calum McLellan, CSCS, NASM-PES Sports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance I find so many people have a misconception when it comes to strength training for their children. There are a myriad of reasons why people don’t want to have their child do resistance training, but I [...]Read more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 2, Multi-Directional Drills

By Steve Yahns on December 14, 2011 / NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PES Assistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology Educator Spectrum Sports Performance WWW.SOURCEONEDIRECT.COM/CARDIFF/DIRECTORY/ The 5-10-5 drill, or called the pro agility, is a great test of lateral agility and rotational power, and is another test where combine scouters would like to see a [...]Read more →

The War on Fat Loss

By Jonathan Taylor on December 12, 2011 / Fitness-Personal Training / 1 Comment

By: Jonathan TaylorSports Performance Specialist Spectrum Sports Performance You must gain in order to lose! Many misconceptions exist pertaining to the subject of weight loss, being largely perpetuated by magazine articles, marketing, and misinformation. With so many opinions available on the topic, coming to the conclusion of [...]Read more →

NFL Combine Series, Part 1, 40 Yard Dash

By Steve Yahns on December 7, 2011 / NFL Combine, Pro Athletes, Speed Training / Leave a comment

By: Steve Yahns, MS, CSCS, NASM-PESAssistant Director of Performance, Lead Methodology EducatorSpectrum Sports Performance This four part series will take a look at special training considerations for those striving to score well at the upcoming NFL combine and individual team tryouts. For football prospects, the stakes have [...]Read more →

5 Lessons I’ve Learned in Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaching

By SPECTRUM Performance on December 2, 2011 / Collegiate Athletics, Education, Speed Training, Sport-Specific, Strength Training / Leave a comment

By: Eric McGinnis, CSCSSports Performance Specialist, Rollins College Strength CoachSpectrum Sports Performance This is my first season working full-time for Spectrum Sports Performance. I’m currently assisting SSP President Will Hitzelberger with our athletic teams at Rollins College. I’m particularly excited about working in college athletics because my [...]Read more →

2012 NFL Combine Preparation Program (Part 1)

By Will Hitzelberger on November 29, 2011 / Pro Athletes / Leave a comment

The SSP System: This program will prepare you physically and psychologically on how to handle the demanding tests and schedule of the NFL Combine. SSP will cover every aspect of sports performance to ensure optimal preparation. Through our cutting-edge performance assessment techniques, sport specific programs, and intense [...]Read more →