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Athletic Performance Articles
Aquatic Sports Training - Jill Robinson For all Aquatics sports, the training philosophy and goals are the same: work hard to become the best athlete you are capable of becoming. An extremely high level of work is expected inside and outside the water. For the full article, click here. Basketball - Wes Long As we begin the 2008-2009 season, the UCLA Athletic Performance Department would like to provide an inside look at the training and intense work our basketball program put forth this summer. Many people underestimate the strength and conditioning needed to compete in a basketball game against the top teams in the nation. For the full article, click here. FMS and Metabolic - Craig Sowers Have you ever wondered why/if football players train differently than soccer players or why freshman train differently than upper classmen? The reason is that every sport has its own specific needs. Furthermore, each individual athlete has their own unique strengths and weaknesses. For the full article, click here. Football Summer Training - Mike Linn Character can be defined as what we do when we know no one is watching. A football program with character is one that makes its university proud. So what have the UCLA football players been doing during their time out of the spotlight to make their university proud? For the full article, click here. Recruiting - Mike Linn In today's college athletics, sustainable success depends on your ability to recruit the best and brightest student-athletes year in and year out. Recruiting those athletes has become more complex than ever before. For the full article, click here. Men's and Women's Soccer - Charlie Stocking and Jon Fussell The Athletic Performance Department would like to provide UCLA fans with some insights into the work that our teams have undertaken over the summer. The preparation for a soccer player is extremely difficult primarily because of the complex nature of the sport's physical demands. For the full article, click here. |
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