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Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Preseason Strength and Conditioning Program for Collegiate Men's and Women's Lacrosse Lindenwood University Digital Commons@Lindenwood University Dissertations Theses & Dissertations Fall 12-2012 Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Preseason Strength and Conditioning Program for Collegiate Men's and Women's Lacrosse Aaron Michael Randolph Lindenwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/dissertations Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons Recommended Citation Randolph, Aaron Michael, "Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Preseason Strength and Conditioning Program for Collegiate Men's and Women's Lacrosse" (2012). Dissertations. 473. https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/dissertations/473 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses & Dissertations at Digital Commons@Lindenwood University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Lindenwood University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Preseason Strength and Conditioning Program for Collegiate Men‟s and Women‟s Lacrosse by Aaron Michael Randolph A Dissertation submitted to the Education Faculty of Lindenwood University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education School of Education Acknowledgements To my committee, thank you for sticking with me through this dissertation and for all your help guiding my thoughts and writing process. Special thank you to Dr. Wisdom for being my go-to person for statistics and general study approach. Many thanks to my wife for supporting me while I pursued this degree and wrote the dissertation. Lastly, I would like to thank my mom and dad for continuing to support my academic endeavors and always being there to help guide me both professionally and emotionally. i Abstract Lacrosse participation in recent years has experienced tremendous growth. Though lacrosse has been documented as the oldest team sport in North America, lack of research exists regarding appropriate strength and conditioning systems for the sport. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of two lacrosse- specific preseason strength and conditioning programs offered to NCAA DII men‟s and women‟s lacrosse players. This synthesizes literature covering lacrosse‟s past; lacrosse‟s current status; differences in play between men‟s and women‟s lacrosse; physiological profiles of male and female lacrosse athletes; injury prevalence in both genders; and the various strength training and conditioning programs offered to lacrosse players of both genders that have been published to date. Performance testing data was collected from the head strength coach at three different testing intervals, and these secondary data underwent a statistical analysis in order to determine whether or not the strength and conditioning programs increased lacrosse-specific performance abilities. The results of this study indicate that each strength and conditioning program increased the performance of male and female lacrosse athletes as measured by a timed 40-yard dash, timed 5-10-5 agility drill, vertical jump measured in inches, 1 rep max bench press measured in pounds, and 1 rep max squat measured in pounds. The increases in performance were similar for both male and female athletes. The results are not broadly generalizable, as other performance testing parameters exist that are more specific to the game of lacrosse than those used by the strength coach in this study. Lastly, this study does not examine any effect that the strength and conditioning programs may have had on injury prevention. ii Table of Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................... ii List of Tables ..................................................................................................................... vi List of Figures ................................................................................................................... vii Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 SIGNIFIGANCE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 3 RESEARCH PROBLEM ....................................................................................................... 4 HYPOTHESES .................................................................................................................... 5 LIMITATIONS .................................................................................................................... 6 STUDY DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................... 7 OPERATIONAL TERMS DEFINED ....................................................................................... 8 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 14 Chapter 2: Review of the Literature .................................................................................. 16 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 16 LACROSSE, A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ........................................................................ 17 LACROSSE, A CURRENT PERSPECTIVE ............................................................................ 25 PLAYING THE GAME ...................................................................................................... 36 PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF LACROSSE ATHLETES ....................................................... 42 COMMON INJURIES SUSTAINED IN COLLEGIATE LACROSSE ........................................... 48 Men‟s Lacrosse Injury Analysis ............................................................................... 49 Women‟s Lacrosse Injury Analysis .......................................................................... 52 iii STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR LACROSSE: TESTING AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................................................ 54 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR LACROSSE: SPEED, AGILITY, QUICKNESS, AND CONDITIONING ............................................................................................................... 57 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR LACROSSE: RESISTANCE TRAINING ....................... 64 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 73 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 73 Chapter 3: Methodology ................................................................................................... 75 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 75 DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND EVALUATION ....................................................... 76 METHODOLOGY OF SERVICES BEING ANALYZED .......................................................... 78 Time Frame ............................................................................................................... 78 Participants ................................................................................................................ 79 Test Selection and Administration ............................................................................ 79 Exercise Selection ..................................................................................................... 81 Periodization ............................................................................................................. 85 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 86 Chapter 4: Results ............................................................................................................. 88 COLLECTED MEN‟S LACROSSE DATA RESULTS ............................................................. 88 SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 97 Chapter 5: Discussion ....................................................................................................... 98 OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 98 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ................................................................................................. 98 iv SUGGESTED TESTING PARAMETERS FOR FUTURE STUDIES AND COACHES .................. 100 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 101 References ....................................................................................................................... 104 Appendix A: Men‟s Lacrosse Speed, Agility, and Conditioning Program: January 2012-April 2012 ....................................................................................... 113 Appendix B: Women‟s Speed, Agility, and Conditioning Program: January 2012-April 2012 ....................................................................................... 114 Appendix C: Example Women‟s Lacrosse Strength Training
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