ROGERS UPDATES

Handle size and handle shape leads to considerable differences in gripping force.

There is not a football coach that doesn't stress the importance of hips.

If you are using manual resistance in your program make sure each athlete learns the rules, practices the rules and performs each repetition optimally.

One of the great weight rooms in the country, exclusively for the sport of football, is located in Lawrence, Kansas.

There is a strong correlation between biting force and the number of chin-ups, the numbers for the side-step test and even times for the 50 meter dash of an athlete

I always talked to the team after we ran. For me it was as important as the run. There was a always a message and a learning experience.

The Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches association (CSCCa) is holding the  Annual National Conference May 8-10, 2013, in Kansas City, Missouri.

They found that athletes within 90 days of a concussion were 3.79 times more likely to get a muscle or ligament injury.