"As more coaches enter the world of strength and conditioning and face the task of developing programs for young athletes, there is no shortage of training programs to follow. Unfortunately, what is generally lacking in most coaches' repertoires is an inability to implement fundamental principles to build a long-term, sustainable training program. In The System, the authors lay the foundation for a scientifically based, field-tested, and effective system of training. It is a system to reinforce the fundamentals and principles with which strength coaches can design and implement programming that will make their athletes stronger, faster, and more powerful over a sustained period through a competitive season"--.