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Strength & Conditioning
Strength & Conditioning
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Jason Veltkamp
has proven to be a perfect fit in Red and Black. Since
Veltkamp joined the Cardinals for the 2004 season, they
have become one of the top training programs in the
nation, as witnessed by their 32-5 record during his tenure.
Veltkamp’s philosophy is to make strength and conditioning
a year-round priority and develop an expectation level within each
athlete that ensures successful physical progression from high school
to elite collegiate player. These soaring expectations have produced 14
NFL draft picks over the last three years. In addition, Veltkamp’s
insistence on finding balance between training hard and recovery
during the season has helped the Cards to a 15-2 record since ’04
down “the stretch”—November, December and January games.
At the University of Louisville, the coaching staff believes
that a comprehensive strength and conditioning program is the cornerstone
of building a championship product on the field. Here at UofL
the program is more than just strength training. Speed, agility, flexibility,
position-specific conditioning, recovery/ rejuvenation and nutrition
are all critical to the development of the student-athlete.
Veltkamp and his staff— Shawn Griswold, Bryan Dermody & Antoine
Sharp—employ a variety of state-of-the-art training methods to assist
in the development speed and power, which is integral to success on
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