PREPARING FOR THE NFL COMBINE REVIEW OF PROGRAMMING TACTICS USED
SLIDING TOWARD SOCHI—PART II: A— A FUNCTIONAL AND MOVEMENT-SPECIFIC
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM
DURING THE 2010 – 2014 QUADRENNIAL FOR ELITE-LEVEL PLACEKICKERS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR (continued)
Matt Sams is a sport physiology doctoral student at East Tennessee
State University (ETSU). Sams currently assists in the ETSU Olympic
Training Center as a coach and has interned at the United States
Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY.
Ambrose Serrano is the interim Head of Sport Physiology at the
United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY. Serrano
oversees the training and preparation of several winter sport
athletes while also directing various sport science initiatives.
Serrano earned his Master’s degree from East Tennessee State
University in Sport Science and Physiology and is certified through
the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®).
FIGURE 1. THEORETICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE SHIFT IN FORCE-VELOCITY CURVE
AS RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO VARYING LOADS AND MOVEMENT SPEEDS
FIGURE 2. EXAMPLE OF STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING WITH PHASE