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East Tennessee State University

The Center of Excellence for Sports Science and Coach Education

The Center of Excellence for sport science and coach education was established to advance the standards of coaching in the U.S. Athlete monitoring is fundamental aspect of the program, promoting evidence-based practice as corner stone of sport science and strength and conditioning. The Center is an integral part of the graduate program both master's and doctoral programs, that provide strength and conditioning programs for ETSU and carrying out cutting edge research to further develop Sport Science.

Enhancing Athletic Performance at ETSU with BridgeAthletic

 

At BridgeAthletic, we're proud to support the exceptional work being done at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). One of the unique aspects of ETSU's setup is that their sport performance coaches, who design all the strength and conditioning programs for their Olympic team sports, are also graduate students in a world-renowned sports science lab.

This integration of practical coaching and cutting-edge research is what makes ETSU stand out in the field of sports science.

BridgeAthletic is integral to ETSU's training planning and execution. Each semester, ETSU's coaches plan out training phases that can span several months to nearly a year. Using Bridge, they can estimate the volume load their athletes will experience throughout the training cycle. As they implement these plans, they track and monitor the athletes' progress to ensure they are meeting their goals.

One of the features our software offers that ETSU finds invaluable is the ability to prescribe a range of intensities. This flexibility is crucial because, as one coach noted, "On any given day, every strength coach knows that an athlete may have come from a lack of sleep, an extra training session, or an unexpected day off."

By adjusting intensities, ETSU can regulate training to keep athletes in an optimal state.

Throughout the year, ETSU brings all their athletes into the sports science lab to test their physical performance capabilities. Their key assessments include body composition, lower body strength, and power, with many teams also conducting speed testing. These tests often involve jumping tests on force plates and isometric mid-thigh pulls to measure maximal lower body strength and rate of force development.

The true power of Bridge comes into play when analyzing the data collected throughout the year.

As one of the coaches explained, "It's great to understand how our athletes are progressing. It's even more powerful to understand why they're progressing the way they are, and that's where Bridge comes into play."

By contextualizing training data, ETSU can tailor future training to optimize results for their athletes, ensuring they reach their highest potential.

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"BridgeAthletic is constantly providing updates to its software. One of the ones that's proved most valuable to our staff is the ability to prescribe a range of intensities."

What ETSU Loves About Bridge

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Integration with Academic Sports Science

 BridgeAthletic supports ETSU's unique setup where sport performance coaches, who are also graduate students in a renowned sports science lab, use the platform to plan and execute training programs

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Long-term Planning and Volume Load Estimation

Bridge enables the planning of training phases for several months to almost a year, allowing the estimation of volume load athletes will experience throughout the training cycle.

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Dynamic Intensity Prescription

The ability to prescribe a range of intensities helps coaches adjust training based on athletes' varying conditions, ensuring athletes train in an optimal state despite fluctuations in readiness.

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Data Integration for Performance Analysis

Bridge allows for the integration of training data with physical performance test results, providing valuable context to understand athletes' progress and tailoring future training for optimized results.

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