| Exercise Selection |
| Muscle Balance - Keep in mind muscle balance between joint agonists and antagonists when choosing exercise. Equipment - The availability of training equipment must be taken into consideration when selecting Exercises. Training Background - Be certain to review an athlete’s training background when prescribing exercises Specificity - Mechanical similarity between a training activity and a sports |
| Use of Resistance Exercises - The conditioning activities that have the greatest positive effect on the skill improvement are those that most closely duplicate the skill movement. |
| Use of Weighted Implements - Heavier objects cause the athletes to alter their technique, which would bring about a decrement in performance. |
| Biomechanics of Equipment - It may be worthwhile having equipment that allows for acceleration and deceleration of the resistance similar to the motion of the actual sporting activity. Periodization Concerns - Mesocycle o Low-volume, low-intensity resistance training, or exercises at all o Nonspecific muscle exercises in ever-increasing intensities to induce general muscle hypertrophy and endurance Communicating the Need for Particular Exercises - Effectively communicating to the athlete the need for particular exercises may be the most difficult skill to develop. |