Strength is the foundation upon which both skill and speed are built.
But for your athletes, strength is critical to all the other things you must instill in them, ranging from confidence to injury-proofing, and from speed and quickness to explosiveness. Above all, whatever your athletes goals may be, strength training must be carried out safely and effectively. This is your obligation as a strength coach. While a few isolated pieces of equipment currently on the market accommodate athletes needs, most are designed to be pretty, and non-intimidating to the Mrs. Joneses who are members of the commercial spas and health clubs using this equipment. This is not bad, but such equipment has limited application to sport, and the folks who designed it have little knowledge of athletes critical need for both safety and peak effectiveness.