VISION
The vision of the Lincoln Memorial University Strength and Conditioning Program is to be the model for Division II athletic and personal development.
 
MISSION
To reduce probability of injury in sport and increase the ability for student-athletes to perform their sport at a high level through strategic evidence-based practices.
 
CORE COMPETENCY AND VALUES
The core value of the LMU Strength and Conditioning Program lies in the fact that we care for our student athletes. We care about their performance, development, successes, and failures. This applies to the weight room as well as the academic process, career development, and life skills.
 
 
Our department's coaching philosophy functions under the premise that culture wins championships. "Culture" being defined as the behaviors that elicit our teams' end goal. Within all winning cultures, these three characteristics have been found to be most prevalent:
Attitude
 
AT·TI·TUDE (noun): personal view of something. An opinion or general feeling about something. A positive attitude to change.
Strength training, by its very nature, is extremely difficult. It requires a great deal of mental toughness and physical exertion to be effective. It is imperative that athletes and coaches come to train with a positive attitude and approach each day with purpose.
 
EF·FORT (noun): energy. Mental or physical energy that is exerted in order to achieve a purpose. An effort to improve.
Strength training and conditioning does not guarantee success, only the chance for success through diligent preparation. That chance can only be created through daily effort to improvement. The effort required to strive for greatness provides the opportunity for all to lean on each other for support and develop as a team.
 
DE·TAIL (noun): every element of the whole. All of the individual parts that together make up a whole. Attention to detail.
Successful preparation requires programming designed for the individual student-athlete. Program design elements are based around movements instead of traditional body-part methodologies. It is the student-athletes' responsibility to pay great attention to the subtle details of the workout program, game plan, or class work. Attention to these details provides the greatest opportunity for success.