Camp Sanderson (MBB S&C Article)
The Detroit News's John Niyo has a nice overview of Jon Sanderson's S&C program - and how he works with Beilein to develop '15-'16 Moe Wagners into '16-'17 Moe Wagners.
The whole article is worth a read - here's a taste:
“(Beilein) has a lot of confidence in recruiting and signing a kid that isn’t quite big enough, strong enough or athletic enough,” Sanderson said. “Because I think he has a lot of confidence that we can develop and make him better.”
Much is made of Beilein’s finicky recruiting, and a reluctance, it seems, to chase five-star talent.
“But if you get a guy who’s A-plus in every category, he’s a top-5 recruit — those guys are hard to get,” Sanderson said. “And if you do get ’em it’s hard to have a stable program because you only have ’em for one year. So to me, if you’re going to be deficient in any of these categories, get the length, get the skill set, get the kid that fits the culture, and I’ll make him a better athlete. I’ll develop him.”
Part of their job is helping athletes with injury prevention. The way I had one S&C coach explain it was that they help athletes with preventing injuries, but athletic trainers work with athletes as they recover from injuries.
The theory I believe is that injuries are going up because guys are playing the same sport all year and their bodies are breaking down sooner. It's healthier to split up the athletic activities, so mix in some track or baseball if you play football or basketball. I can imagine that bouncing up and down on a court for 12 months as a teenager can lead to more injuries in college and later in life.
due to training. It's a double-edged sword as it allows them to jump higher, for example, putting more stress on their bodies.
When I was a kid college players weren't allowed to dunk. It was a different game.
Walton and LeVert's injuries happened during the season.
were probably a combination of genetics and sweat
I think Levert was a specific game. I remember it looked like nothing and then poof he was gone.
Doyle's hands were atrocious
Irvin herniated a disk -- can't blame that on S&T.
Blame foot injuries on conditoning? C'mon!
Spike's hip problems were congenital.
You're heavily implying it
"I know injuries are part of the game but it seems like we have had a disproportionate amount of injuries to our key players the past few seasons." says fans of every sports team almost every year...
we seem to be the least physical team in the conference
But you don't happen to play center for the Illini, do you?