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So he already had the surgery? That was pretty quick. Is he going through therapy?

Alrighty I appreciate it. Hope it isn't too serious.

Ive seen Cam play and is very impressive. What kind of surgery are they planning on having for his knee?

I agree slow going down then explode up, also dead lift is another lift that requires great form or a back could be strained. I mean every thing requires good form, but you see more injuries cause of the big lifts then you do the isolation lifts like curls and such.

SFW, I do understand where you are coming from, and I do believe that in time with educated and advanced lifters deep squats may be less damaging on the knees. Although there are multiple articles that state deep squats have been clarified not bad for the knees, But even in the areticle you sent me, in Proper form for squat technique, it states to go parallel or slightly below. But im not here to argue that statement, im just stating my opinoin for high school lifting. Most kids are uneducated and only lift because its madatory. Even when supervised, it only takes one time lowering the weight for a kid to go down and never stop going down until the knee pops, or the weight crumbles on top of their shoulders as they hit the ground. But as we all agree supervision in extremely important, and there are programs that do not do as much supervision or teaching as they should.

Comp, I believe squatting below horizontal can make injury more potenital. A few degrees below horizontal might not be so bad, but I have seen people train butt to heals, and that puts a lot of strain on the knees and can be a partial cause to torn ligaments especially if heavy weights are used because most kids do not understand that you should not hurry to get horizontal, that it should be slow going down then explode going up.

I believe many things should be taken into consideration when creating a strength and conditioning program. The amount of kids, Coaches educated on lifting and technique, equipment, and whats needed most (strength/speed). I also believe that a program should incorporate stretching and warmups (things that make the muscles work some but also help the blood flowing). Kids should be talked to about goals and how to reach those goals (proper eating). Kids should not be in the gym 5-6 days because it will burn some out and also prevent muscle recovery time. The program should change after a period of time to keep muscles confused and from plateuing. Adding endurance lifts are important in my mind also, reason being a kid may be able to bench 350 2 times but in a game of Football a kid doesn't block someone just two times. He could be having to block someone 20-30-40 times and without proper training for the muscles, the kids strength will greatly drop and quick. The conditioning is also key, it needs to vary, from agilities, plyometrics, and sprinting endurance. With all these taken into account, I believe a program can be set up to maximize a kids potential in multiple aspects of the game and not just one. Also, if coaches want kids to be motivated and care about effort and getting better, you have to have coaches that are enthusiastic about the training and try to motvate and push the kids to get better. And lastly, I am a firm believer of holding players accountable for showing up, if a coach plays a great player that rarely shows up during training, I believe it looks bad on both the coaches character and the Schools football program. Football is played with 11 players (from one team) on the field, to play favorites during training and offseason would take away from the building of a team and a family.