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Deer Creek Renovation: Inside Look At Training/Conditioning (Raw Footage)
This raw footage was taken by Coach And Athletic Director’s Editor-In-Chief, Michael Austin, during his recent visit to Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.). The school recently underwent a renovation of their athletic facilities. Here, student-a...

Deer Creek Renovation: Storage A Critical Part Of Facility Upgrades
Grant Gower, head football coach at Deer Creek High School (Edmond, Okla.), tells us why more storage was such a critical factor in the recent renovation of the athletic facilities....

Powerline: Exploring neck-up response training
First step explosion, instinctive change of direction (COD) and swift response to visual and pressure cues are vital athletic attributes sought after by coaches of all sports. The approaches, equipment and protocols implemented for training these com...

Three tips for keeping facilities clean, athletes healthy
You know the drill at private health and fitness clubs. First, you use the machine. Then, you clean the machine. Keeping equipment clean and germ-free is important in these facilities because of high traffic. Likewise, dozens of athletes walk thro...
Sherry Moseler: Create Meetings To Discuss Conditioning
Sherry Moseler,Girls Volleyball Conditioning programs are important for successful sports teams. While Arrowhead is a fairly large school, there are still athletes who play in multiple sports. To make sure student...
Jason Abels: Budgeting For Training Equipment
Jason Abels, Head Trainer Each spring, Arrowhead trainer Jason Abels provides a yearly athletic training budget to activities director Kevin Flegner. “He’s been great to work with when I explain what we’d like to have ...
Jason Abels: Concussions And Football Helmets
Jason Abels, Head Trainer While football helmet technology has improved dramatically in recent years, Jason Abels says there’s no helmet on the market that can always prevent concussions. “Children put on a helmet and th...
Jason Abels: Most Common Injuries Treated By Trainers
Jason Abels, Head Trainer Here’s a list of the typical injures that Arrowhead trainers Jason Abels and Rachel Juntz handle for five of the school’s 30 sports: Football: Concussions, fractures and other orthopedic surgic...






