Technology has advanced in the past few decades, and it's caused a significant improvement. While technology may play a role in improvement, many coaches feel that training and dedication are key in athletic success. Training is basically the whole foundation. It goes on all year-round whether it is the college or the elite level. Seventy percent of it is training and 30 percent is mental.
Nutrition is an essential part of preparation.
If athletes aren't healthy, then they can't perform to the best of their ability, Boyd said. Part of training for an event includes strength training. This improvement can be seen in just a few weeks, but this does not guarantee that the individual will be a better athlete. Just because a person can lift extra weight or do extra reps doesn't mean that they will improve on the field. Working with both intercollegiate and club teams, there are two main goals in training.