Athletic Performance at the YWCA

It’s been a productive summer for the Performance Enhancement Team at the YWCA, even if it didn’t reach the level we had hoped.  The athletes who participated in workouts throughout the summer are entering their fall seasons physically and mentally ready to compete for the season!!  The PE Team will return after the fall season fully prepared to improve the abilities of the youth of Adams County.  We hope to add a youth component for the younger ones just entering organized sports.  The Performance Enhancement Team of the YWCA is committed to providing world-class training to the athletes of Adams County, in an environment that uses time-tested modalities that properly match the ability levels of the children being trained!!  You cannnot expect a youngster to train and behave like a professional athlete!!  Those that do so are doing a dis-service to their clients!!  See you in a couple months!

Training for athletic performance is different than training for competitive weight training!!!!  Why can’t we understand that!!!!!!!!!!!!

The YWCA of Gettysburg/Adams County has some very experienced athletic performance PROFESSIONALS on staff who have made it their life’s work to properly develop the youth of Adams County into the best athletes they can be!!!! The rate is incredibly affordable, under $2 per session!!!!

The YWCA of Gettysburg/Adams County and Wellspan is holding a Strength & SAQ Camp on July 14, 15, and 16 from 11a-2p. Day One of the camp will provide participants with a combine test (10yd, pro-shuttle, vertical jump, optional hang clean) and a battery of range of motion tests performed by Wellspan Sports Medicine staff members. This camp is a great opportunity to assess your current athletic performance level!!

Days two and three will involve teaching proper technique in various strength, speed, agility, conditioning, flexibility, and sports nutrition protocols!! The participant will learn a variety of techniques to enhance their athletic training.

The cost for the one-day camp is only $30, the entire three-day camp is $50.

Contact Brian Emig at 334-9171 x121 for more information!!

Nic Lieberum and Liz Witherow competed at the National Index Championships, held in Colorado Springs, CO and sponsored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, on June 4th.  Nic ended up 4th in the nation, and Liz was 5th!! 

Both of them initially qualified for this expense paid trip by participating in a YWCA All-Sports Combine!!  You can do the same by signing up for the YWCA/Wellspan SAQ Camp and Combine, July 14-16, 11a-2p, at the YWCA of Gettysburg/Adams County.  Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to see how you compare with other athletes!!

After a hectic couple of weeks, we’re rolling again full speed at the YWCA, and hope to keep this blog updated.  Athletic Performance training will be focused in the mornings with two sessions:  5:45a-7:30a and 7:30a-9:15, and Sundays at 10a and 11:30a.  The cost is only $25 per month! Contact finishthedrill@gmail.com for more information!

Due to new scheduling issues, Sunday SAQ and Morning Blitz have been discontinued.  If there’s enough interest in continuing the Morning Blitz sessions, please contact finishthedrill@gmail.com.

Collegiate and HS athletes should be in full swing with their summer workouts!!  Fall is just around the corner!  Make yourself better this summer!!

July 14-16

Strength & SAQ Camp

sponsored by Wellspan and the YWCA of Gettysburg/Adams County

DON’T MISS OUT!!

finishthedrill@gmail.com for more info!!!

Welcome to everyone who read today’s column in The Gettysburg Times!!  Hope we didn’t come across as sounding too harsh, but if you’re an athlete or parent of one, it’s time to get rolling!!!  Summer is a great time to improve your game!  The athlete that works hard will beat the talented athlete that does nothing!!  Athletes with great talent can raise their level to elite status!!  

Sign up the follow this blog!!  We’re going to keep it updated on a regular basis!

Save these dates on your calendar:  July 14-16.  They YWCA is teaming up with Wellspan to offer an outstanding Strength & SAQ clinic!!  If you’re serious about getting better, you won’t want to miss this event!!  More details to follow.  

Feel free to email finishthedrill@gmail.com for more information about anything!!!

Watching the other NCAAs, wrestling!!  Watching the freshman King from Wisconsin wrestling Howe from Edinboro, couple things crossed my mind.  First the TV guy said “the strength and flexibility of these wrestlers is amazing!”.  That level of ability obviously came from many dedicated hours of hard work on and off the mat.  That’s what separates elite athletes from imposters, and what the YWCA Athletic Performance team can help you achieve!!  The other compelling thought to me was the fact that a freshman was in the finals.  He was a 4x state champion, not satisfied with his HS career.  He undoubtedly went above and beyond while in HS, and was not content with just being the proverbial “big man on campus”.  He committed himself to doing more than just wrestling, working on all of the strength & SAQ components that allows an athlete to rise to the highest levels!!  Even though he lost, what an impressive job!!

BE GREAT TODAY!!  Join YWCA Athletic Performance team, and take your game to the next level!!!

The previous entry referenced an article from CNN Money:  http://tinyurl.com/y788au. Be sure to check it out!!

The sidebar of the article contained this tip sheet for Perfect Practice!!  Some good stuff here!!  We follow these tips everyday at the YWCA’s Athletic Performance Training Program!!!  TJH

I recently came across an article entitled “Secrets of Greatness”:   http://tinyurl.com/y788au

This article briefly outlines some of the secrets people like Warren Buffet and Tiger Woods used to become successful.  Now, you’ll look at those names and say that those two were born great, and that ordinary people can’t be like them.  According to the article’s author, Geoffrey Colvin, “You will achieve greatness only through an enormous amount of hard work over many years. And not just any hard work, but work of a particular type that’s demanding and painful.”

The article discusses the habits of many successful athletes and business people.  The constant among all of them is the intense desire to improve themselves.  This goal is achieved by “dedicated practice”, not just going out there and shooting hoops or swinging random golf balls.

The YWCAs Athletic Performance Training fits into the “dedicated practice” category.  To truly improve in sports, you must prepare your body to perform.  The Y’s Athletic Performance Training program will get you to that next level!!  You might feel awkward at first when you’re doing drills while your friends are playing volleyball, doing curls, etc.  Ultimately, the improvement in your performance will speak for itself!!  

Be sure to read the article linked up top!!

TJH