With the new intercollegiate athletic facility - opened in August of 2010 – over 350 Nova Southeastern student-athletes have a state-of-the-art 5,500 square foot strength & conditioning complex designed by former head strength coach Shelton Stevens to meet their performance needs.
The spacious facility has been designed to provide student-athletes with everything they need to succeed, including Infinity Max impact flooring, 16 Hammer Strength Racks, six sets of UCS Plyo-Safe Boxes, 10 TRX Suspension trainers, Iron Grip Customized Urethane dumbbells ranging from 2.5lbs – 125lbs, 10 plus Hammer Strength Iso pieces, four sets of UCS Olympic Hurdles, two-10ft Customized Slide boards, four Keiser Trainers, Endless Perform Better Accessories, eight sets of customized Werksan Olympic Bumpers and Bars , two Star Trac Treadmills with 15” HD TV’s embedded in the touch panel. Over 15 tons of free weight equipment is offered in the new Strength facility.
Each student-athlete is trained to maximize full athletic performance. This is achieved through program design which emphasizes strength, speed, power, agility, flexibility, body composition, nutrition and sport specific conditioning. The strength and conditioning staff also strives to develop athletes to become mentally tough on and off the field. Available to all student-athletes is a nutrition corner supplied with the Muscle Milk Collegiate product.
The installation of two 52-inch flat screen televisions and a state-of-the-art stereo system with 14 speakers & two Sub-woofers were also added. The screens will display video of proper lifting techniques as well as PowerPoint presentations of workouts specific to the teams scheduled to lift at any given time. All of this is controlled from a customized touch panel mounted in the wall.
The strength and conditioning program is operated day-to-day by head strength coach Steve Orris, who manages a staff of three additional strength coaches. Click Here For Strength and Conditioning Page. Together they are responsible for designing and implementing strength and conditioning programs for the student-athletes.
The NSU Strength and Conditioning facility offers the best and most modern equipment to date. This gives the Strength & Conditioning department ability to remain on the cutting edge of athletic performance.
