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Scare Tactics

Have you ever watched the show “Scare Tactics” before? It’s a show where people prank their friends in scary situations, and it’s quite funny. In a comedic setting “scare tactics” are funny, but not when it comes to athletics.This past Monday I read an article posted by a colleague on Twitter.  He did not write the article, the story did not involve his program, he simple shared it on his feed. The article discussed a summer football workout program used in a high school from Oklahoma. The head coach put in a policy that I strongly disagree with, including extra conditioning and possible game suspensions for any player missing a workout. This week we’ll break down this plan, what’s wrong with it, and how it should be properly handled.

In this particular program one day missed would mean an athlete would have to run 100 100-yard sprints (known as “gassers”). A second missed day would double the amount of sprints, while a third missed day would give the athlete a one-game suspension when the season started. Now I am all for teaching and holding student-athletes accountable, but this is not the way to do so.

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