Why ‘Toughness’ Is Task-Specific: Rethinking Conditioning in High School Football
For decades, football coaches have followed a familiar formula: grind players down, punish mistakes with sprints, and stretch practices to their limit. They believed that if practices were tough enough, their teams would become “tougher.” But Brad Dixon, head coach at Camp Point Central (IL), challenges that outdated mindset. “Toughness is task-specific,” Dixon argues. “It’s…
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