Oregon had a LOT of injuries this year. A LOT. It is extremely difficult to get a database of how many players were injured, the degree of their injuries, and the cause of their injuries.
I mentioned in the other thread that non-contact ACL tears / knee injuries are in many ways directly reflective of the S&C program. Overtraining certain movements like hip and knee extension while undertraining the hamstrings can lead to joint instability in the knee. Also, training in the sagittal plane only can be detrimental when athletes do not move in a single plane. It’s very, very difficult to attribute an “accident” to one person, but I’m very concerned with how many injuries Oregon suffered this year. The sign of a good S&C coach is that injury prevention is the primary priority, and often the “best” S&C coaches will have far fewer injuries than their competitors. This will be something we need to keep an eye on.
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I think he has a very strong understanding on the principles that motivate and develop football players (although I’d like to see his programming to be sure, though that’ll never happen). I would say this is a good hire and I’m optimistic about seeing his results –
let’s just keep an eye on the injuries.