This caused the team(s) to decline further causing the university to continue these practices. It also became a university that some of the better players no longer would consider too seriously because they were “losers” and the better players want to be with “winners” to enhance their chances of going to the pros.

Over the years since there have been little spikes in the team’s performance – largely due to acquiring some athletes who were overlooked by some universites due to a less than stellar high school performance and who “blossomed” with a little more maturity.

I also agree with your remarks about the “over-training” helping to cause injuries. I believe if a body is overworked in can cause some weaknesses in joints, ligaments and tendons due to the additional load put on them from the muscular development.

While I think some endurance training is essential in order for a player to make it through a game and still have some energy left, i do think that spending the same amount of time as that takes teaching and practicing moves and plays to improve execution is more beneficial. I further believe that good execution will minimize injuries because I think that most injuries are caused when a player screws up on a play and ends up having to make an awkward move putting extraordinary stress on those body parts that are the most commonly experienced injuries.