DePaul University Athletics
Strength and Conditioning
4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | ATHLETICS
Mission Statement
As the Strength and Conditioning staff at DePaul University, our main priority is the pursuit of excellence and desire to achieve success on and off the field of play. It is our objective to provide each student-athlete with specialized instruction and programs customized to meet the demands of each sport and each student-athlete’s individual needs to succeed both physically and mentally. Every student-athlete will be allowed the opportunity to enhance his or her sport-specific performance through proper physical training, conditioning, speed enhancement, explosiveness, and functional techniques until they have fulfilled, if not surpassed, their athletic potential.
| Strength and Conditioning Staff | | E-Mail |
| Bryce Karasiak | Director of Strength and Conditioning | bkarasia@depaul.edu |
| Patricia Dietz | Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning | pdietz@depaul.edu |
Mailing Address
DePaul Strength and Conditioning
Sullivan Athletic Center
2323 N. Sheffield Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Main Phone: (773) 325-7572 | Fax: (773) 325-7162
DePaul University Strength and Conditioning Philosophy
Achieve the maximal level of performance of each student-athlete while reducing the occurrence of athletic injuries through a sport-specific program that is designed and administered by qualified, certified, and knowledgeable strength and conditioning coaches.
Training programs are designed to increase and athlete’s strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, conditioning, and all important components in developing a highly-skilled collegiate athlete.
With the assistance of ALL members of the strength and conditioning staff while including team coaches, athletic trainers, and other members of the university, the strength and conditioning staff will individualize each athlete’s workout in order to achieve optimal results. The DePaul University strength and conditioning program provides workouts with periodization and a wide range of exercises to challenge the athlete in each training session.
Athletes and Coaches will be challenged to bring an attitude of hard work, accountability, and total team effort to each workout so each athlete will improve both physically and mentally.
Key Objectives for the DePaul Strength and Conditioning Program
I. Focus Training on the Core Body.
II. Train athletes with ground-based lifts and bodyweight dynamics.
III. Athletic lifts, not isolation lifts.
IV. Train for Power Power is the function of strength and speed.
V. Train athleticism.
VI. Train attitude with team workouts.
VII. Single limb vs. two limb lifts.
VIII. Short, intense, and organized workouts.
IX. Encourage the CHAMPION’S ATTITUDE.
X. Believe you WILL win.
Seven Key Phases of the DePaul Strength and Conditioning Program
1. Testing - evaluation of the current physical fitness level of our athletes.
2. General Preparation - Preparing the athlete’s body to handle the work load of the next phase. (high volume and low intensity.)
3. Functional Strength - a.) Gains in physical qualities that will be transferred to sports movements. b.) Applying sufficient force at the right time at the required performance speed and in the correct direction. (high to moderate intensity and moderate to low volume.)
4. Power - Generate force at a high rate of speed in a specific time. (high Intensity and moderate to low volume.)
5. Force - Exertion of physical power.
6. Sports Speed - How fast an athlete can get from A to C while avoiding B. (high intensity and low volume.)
7. Peak - Transforming all gains made in the previous phases into power and endurance needed to excel during the competitive season. (very high intensity and very low volume.)