The Strength and Conditioning program at Acadia University is designed to utilize and evolve with the most current training techniques available to improve student-athletes' size, strength, quickness, and speed. An equally important emphasis is placed on injury prevention where these same methods and philosophies will work to maintain structural balance of an athlete in order to reduce chance of injury.
The Acadia High Performance Centre features Olympic Lifting
Stations, Power Racks and an array of Dumbbells, weights, bands,
medicine balls to allow a training program focused on movement
based exercises.
The foundation of Acadia University’s athletic success is
year round preparation. The strength and conditioning staff prepare
team based programs designed to improve movement, core stability,
speed, strength, balance and flexibility. Within the program each
athlete is given specific regressions and progressions in order to
individualize programs to their specific abilities.
The strength and conditioning staff work with the student-athletes
to instill discipline, teamwork, confidence and a strong work ethic
that will facilitate a strong culture and commitment to a higher
level of achievement.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Strength and Conditioning Staff at Acadia
to continually commit to a higher level of athletic achievement. We
incorporate a variety of techniques to motivate, educate, guide,
and challenge the student-athlete to achieve their full athletic
potential while developing team pride and unity. Ultimately we will
aim to provide the What’s, When’s, How’s,
Why’s and Where’s of training and allow the work ethic
of each athlete to determine their results.
Staff
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Elliott Richardson ‘10
Elliott is entering his second full year as Head Strength and
Conditioning Coach at Acadia University. He is a graduate of
Acadia’s Kinesiology Program before going on to play 3 years
in the CFL. As an undersized athlete he attributes much of his
success to the enhancement of his athletic abilities through year
round training. More importantly the lessons that year round
physical preparation taught him are the cornerstones of the
philosophies he is looking to impart on current athletes who want
to reach a higher level of athletic achievement.
Elliott can be reached at elliott.richardson@acadiau.ca or follow him on Twitter @E_Rich05 or visit http://www.acadiaperformancetraining.com/
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coaches
In 2013/2014 begins a partnership with the Kinesiology department
that will provide an opportunity for senior students to apply their
theoretical knowledge in an applied setting. They will work with
Elliott Richardson to develop the skills necessary to further the
progress of Acadia athletes while acquiring knowledge to excel in
this or related fields.