Strength and conditioning (S&C) forms an integral part of RSA sport programs. Carefully designed S&C programs allow athletes to improve components of fitness specific to their sport (e.g. strength, power, speed, endurance, balance, agility, etc.). S&C also plays a huge roll in injury prevention; by improving the amount of force muscles can endure reduces the risk of sustaining soft tissue injuries. Our S&C program is run by RISE Health Group Exercise Physiologists who have extensive experience in preparing young athletes for the demands their sport places on their bodies.

 

The S&C program involves drills that target specific components of fitness to improve sport performance. Some examples include resisted running and jumping (power), landing on unstable surfaces (balance), change of direction drills (agility) and specialised sprinting drills (speed). Complementing the on-court/on-field S&C drills, students also complete S&C sessions in the Rowville Sport Precinct fitness centre. The fitness centre is a modern gym with a mix of traditional and innovative training equipment. Training in the fitness centre allows students to learn the correct lifting technique for many exercises employed by elite sporting teams (e.g. bench press, squat, shoulder press, etc.).