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Message: [QUOTE="Zinethar, post: 4804282, member: 8436"] Training methods change constantly as a result of more data and medical research. When I first started coaching it was standard practice to have a stretching program before every practice and contest. A few years later it was determined that practice had led to many more injuries to athletes that needed explosive movements during their sports. The next thing we introduced active warmup exercises to our college teams (I noticed that UConn also was using the same techniques at that time). We had trouble convincing freshmen that it was not appropriate to stretch before a workout or game because they still did that in high school (it takes time to filter down). About the same time strength and conditioning started focusing on weight training for all types of sports. We got a lot of resistance to that from the men's basketball coach because he was afraid it would affect their shooting (IMHO that would have been a good thing :D). Now look at what current NBA or college men look like. I have no idea what is now the current thing as I have been retired since 2013 from coaching but I bet the knowledge is even better now. [/QUOTE]