Assignment Task:
Background: A high school baseball player comes to you and says he wants to improve his bat speed, overall explosiveness, and change of direction speed. He is a switch hitter, plays third base, and considers himself to be a power hitter. He has been following a 3-day-per-week resistance training program for the past two off-seasons but has not done any type of specific plyometric, speed, or agility training outside of normal baseball drills in practice. When you test him on his upper and lower body strength, he is above average in all tests. Additionally, he is EXSC 541 Page 2 of 2 above average on traditional fitness assessments (body composition, muscular endurance, etc.). However, he performs below average on power, speed, and agility assessments.