University of Evansville Athletics

Mission Statement –
The University of Evansville Strength and Conditioning Department strives to enhance department wide athletic development, the foundation of which is built upon a three-pillar structure.  The first is physical resilience attained through proper load/stress management and preemptive measures taken based upon scientifically backed needs analyses for each sport.  The second is athleticism developed through a variety of training models specific to the athlete, sport, and time of year to ensure best practice is being achieved. Third is to provide our athletes with the appropriate levels of fitness for both practice and game/meet/match day environments.
 
Vision Statement –
To emerge as one of the premier Athletic Performance Departments in Missouri Valley Conference by providing outstanding coaching for student athletes while also instilling core values and building relationships.
 
Core Values –
Knowledge/Personal/Professional Development/ Evidence Based
Excellence/High Standards
Integrity/Honesty
Discipline/Accountability
Pride/Culture/Passion
Effort/Attitude
Respect
 
Department Mission - Provide evidence based strength and conditioning programs for student athletes that enhance physical resilience, athleticism, and fitness.
Physical Resilience – Mobility, Stability, Athletes are able to get into proper positions to absorb and adapt to stressors
Athleticism – Strength, Speed, Explosiveness, Agility, Reaction Time
Fitness – Work Capacity, Cardiovascular Endurance, Energy System Development
 
Training Philosophies-
Multi-Joint, Ground-Based, Three-Dimensional, Compound Movements - Development of overall strength and power we will choose Compound (Barbell) Movements with the feet on the ground in order to produce maximal force.
Explosive Training (Compensatory Acceleration) - Apply maximal force to submaximal weights (push/pull the bar as fast as possible regardless of the weight on the bar). 
Progressive Overload - Start the athletes light and progress them slowly in an effort to have continual strength and muscular development over the course of their college careers.
Full Body, Athletic Based Weight Training - Sport-related movement the body uses a synchronized movement pattern that involves all of the major joints of the body.  Although the term “sport-specific” is related only to the exact drills that are performed on the playing field, the body must be conditioned through resistance exercises similar to the demands faced in competition. Emphasizing the fundamental human movement patterns (squat, hinge, push, pull, brace).
Injury Reduction - Injuries can never be eliminated from sport, a sound strength and conditioning program can reduce the amount of catastrophic injuries that athletes may suffer.  It can also lessen the amount of time an athlete may miss if they do get injured.
Correct Energy System Training - When developing and implementing conditioning programs we use the intensity and duration required to meet the energy needs of the sport.
Seasonal Training Application - We vary the training load to stimulate performance gains over long periods of time to maximize both in-season and off-season improvement.
Concurrent and Conjugate Training Methods - Concurrent: combination of resistance and endurance training in a periodized program to maximize all aspects of physical preparation
Conjugate: address the development of strength, hypertrophy, speed, agility, injury reduction, flexibility, mobility, body awareness in each training session.
Balance - All aspects of athletic performance are touched on at all times of the year.  At different phases in the training and competition cycle emphasis will be placed on different areas of performance.  Regardless of training cycle focus, all areas will be touched on in some capacity