The new coach used three years of experience in the U.S. Army, as well as information from military officials, to develop a new physical training program that will challenge this year's athletes. The primary goal of this program is injury prevention. However, there are other benefits. Whoever is left standing is usually who wins. This allows both the men and women to participate together.
Practices now consist of one hour of time on the lanes for four days a week.
The drills during this time are designed to be very aerobic. Directly following this hour are 55 more minutes of intense conditioning. Physical fitness tests are given throughout the year to measure the bowlers' improvement. These tests were used by the coaching staff to determine team selections during tryouts this year, too. We're just adding structure to it.