SAINTS Strength

SAINTS STRENGTH has now partnered with Sanford Sports Performance to provide the finest, professionally implemented training program to optimize athletic performance, reduce risk of injury and increase team success. The 2023 summer SAINTS STRENGTH program is now available for registrations! Dates and times are now posted.

CLICK HERE to sign up for the 2023 SM Strength program.

(Please note: after you are enrolled on this site, your family's FACTS account will be billed the $175 activity fee.)

SESSIONS:

• 6:00am-7:00am – High School Early Bird Session - This is a mix session of males and females. This session is for athletes who have a summer job, but also want the opportunity to train.
• 7:00am-8:00am – Advanced High School Male Session - This is a session for male athletes only. It is a mix of lifting and running each day. 
• 8:00am-9:00am – Advanced High School Female Session - This is a session for female athletes only. It is a mix of lifting and running each day. 
• 9:00am-10:00am - Advanced High School Male Session - This is a session for male athletes only. It is a mix of lifting and running each day. 
• 10:00am-11:00am – Advanced High School Female Session - This is a session for female athlete only. It is a mix of lifting and running each day. 
• 11:00am-Noon - Developmental Session - (Incoming Freshmen Encouraged to Sign Up Here).  
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm – Academy Session - Mix of incoming 7th/8th grade boys & girls 
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm – Academy Session - Mix of incoming 7th/8th grade boys & girls 

Training Days: Monday – Thursday, No Training on Friday’s
Start date: June 5th
End Date: August 3rd
No Training: July 3rd – 7th

Our Summer Athletic Performance program is built on four primary goals. These are the 4 Pillars of SAINTS STRENGTH:

PILLAR #1: LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development)
Training needs to be viewed as an extension of sport practice. You would not go to a single sport practice and expect to be a starter within that sport. We know the time and dedication it takes to a sport in order to find success. The approach to increasing Athletic Performance attributes (Strength, Speed, Agility, Mobility, Power, ETC) needs to be viewed as the same. Through consistent training we will see marginal increases in these categories; over the course of years you will look back and see a mountain that you have climbed. The steps along this climb need to happen early and often.

PILLAR #2: QUALITY FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN MOVEMENT PATTERNS
The reason we train is to improve on the field, court, etc. If the quality of movement is not present in the exercise prescription, there will be no transfer of that training to the sport. We may still get tired and sore however we will be the same performer within that sport. The Saint Mary’s Athletic Performance department will demand prime movers in the following patterns but not limited to: Squat, Lunge, Hinge, Push (vertical & horizontal), pull (vertical & horizontal), rotate and gait. There will be a level of competency required before loading these movements can be deemed necessary. A way to view this would be the same as if a student who barely understands letters/words is put into a college level English course and expected to succeed – the same is for an athlete who can barely hold a body weight squat but tries to put a barbell on their back.

PILLAR #3: ACCOUNTABILITY (COACH TO ATHLETE, ATHLETE TO ATHLETE)
There will be standards in place in order to uphold the goals in which we all want to achieve within our respective sports – get better and compete for championships. In order to be put in that position we need to have championship habits. The standards that will lead to this have to be upheld from coaches to athletes but furthermore and the biggest challenge of all – ATHLETE TO ATHLETE. Effort & Attitude are two standards that dictate how we will train and what we will get from our training – both traits are self-controlled but can be encouraged from peers.

PILLAR #4: DISCIPLINE
Discipline can be interpreted a number of ways. For SAINTS STRENGTH the definition of discipline is not running 300’s till you puke. Instead it’s doing something routinely that you don’t necessarily want to do but find something inside of you to do it anyway. Coaches will coach in order to perfect the task – not just to accomplish the task. Athletes are asked to be coachable and understand what is asked of them. Athletes’ confidence comes through preparation and knowing they have put themselves through rigors over and over more times than their opponents.

The SAINTS STRENGTH program is designed to minimize (not eliminate – no training protocol can prevent) risk of injury by adequately preparing all athletes for the demands of competition. It is well established that effective training programs improve joint stability and joint range of motion, increase muscular strength and power, enhance movement mechanics and increase energy system function. The end result is a heightened ability to manage the physical stress of competition.

SAINTS STRENGTH partners with Sanford POWER to help provide the highest quality strength and conditioning program possible.