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Strength & Conditioning
Grounded in National Cathedral School’s mission and core values of excellence, courage, service, and conscience, the strength and conditioning program seeks to maximize the potential of each individual student-athlete to build a strong body, mind, and spirit.
Philosophy
Philosophy
The NCS Strength and Conditioning department seeks to:
- improve athletic performance by developing programs specific to each team through gradual progression of training intensity,
- decrease the potential for injury through evidence-based team workouts, dynamic warm-ups, and cool down stretching routines, and
- provide a variety of nutritional information and guidance to improve physical and mental preparation.
NCS Strength and Conditioning Programs
Upper School Personal Fitness
- Promotes the importance of physical activity, nutrition, and healthy cognitive function.
- Implements fun and creative exercise programs to promote health and fitness in adolescent youth.
- Integrates sports skills, movement based training, and fitness exercises.
- Helps athletes reach their optimal strength, movement, and cardiovascular level for their specific sport.
- Teaches the importance of form running, athletic position, core strength, and movement technique to improve athletic ability.
- Promotes healthy lifestyles through group strength training and nutrition talks.
The France-Merrick Fitness & Weight Room
This 4,000-square-foot facility has over 5,000 pounds of free weights, 30 training stations, and a full line of variable resistance machines. Its cardiovascular equipment includes treadmills, bicycles, rowers, stair-steppers and elliptical machines. The fitness and weight room also has a 10-yard stretching area and is equipped with speed-development and plyometric equipment including medicine balls, boxes, and resistance bands.