Our summer OTAs (Organized Team Activities) begin next week, and I look forward to getting the team back together again. During the winter and spring seasons, we encourage our football players to participate in other sports and we value the impact being a multi-sport athlete has on overall motor and athletic development. as well as the increased ability to transfer skills from one sport to another.
We want our players to know themselves and consistently seek improvement. The summer months allow us the greatest opportunity to make those improvements both individually and collectively. We meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7pm for sessions including speed and agility training, strength training, and only afterward, football-specific skills. Whether we are on the track, in the weightroom or on the field, our focus is on increasing the rate of force development or what is known as explosive strength to make a more powerful athlete.
Concurrently, shared time together doing challenging events reinforces our sense of commitment and purpose, and reinforces elements of culture essential to our collective success. Teammates see their own progress, the progress of their peers, and build camaraderie and team spirit. As we have stated in previous blogs, the foundation of our program is built upon the philosophy that games are not won on weekends in the Fall. I look forward to seeing our Offensive linemen and Tight Ends on Sunday at the Vermont Alercio OLine Clinic working with other players throughout the region and to all of our players gathering as a team on Monday for our first OTA.
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