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2009 Volleyball
Athletic Support Program (cnt’d)
The S.A.IN.T.S. Cup devices, including aquatic therapy through the use of the
The S.A.IN.T.S. Cup is a competition created to onsite pool to ensure student-athletes safe and quick recovery
encourage participation in the Champs/Life Skills to pre-injury (if not better) levels.
Program at Siena College. It gives student-athletes
the opportunity to gain experience and earn The athletic training staff works under the
points in the five main NCAA Champs/Life Skills direct supervision of a team of physicians.
components (academic excellence, career Included among the team, Orthopedic Surgeon
development, personal development, community Dr. Joseph Marotta, a former lacrosse player
service, and athletic excellence). The focus of the and 1980 graduate of Siena, and Dr. Vincent
program is to develop the individual as a role Luvera and Dr. Hamish Kerr make regular
model, team member and community leader. visits to campus and cover several events
during the course of the athletic season.
Dr. Joseph Marotta
Each team is awarded points for participation in
the S.A.IN.T.S. Cup Program. All academic a
Strength and Conditioning
nd
athletic excellence points are automatically t
The Siena College Strength and Conditioning department is
allied at the end of
each semester. Points are also awarded in the areas of com-
committed to the pursuit of excellence for our student-athletes.
munity service, personal and career development.
Our scientifically-based programs are designed to physically
prepare athletes for competition at the Division I level. Teaching
S.A.IN.T.S. Cup Champions
safety, efficiency, and intensity, the program is designed to allow
2008-2009 – Men’s Basketball and W
athletes to push themselves to the limit, testing their physical
omen’s Soccer
2007-2008 – Men’s Basketball and Water Polo
capacity and mental resolve to be a MAAC champion. The
2006-2007 – Men’s Soccer and Water Polo
means to this end are encompassed through strength-training
2005-2006 – Men’s Lacrosse and W
sessions, in addition to work on flexibility, speed and agility,
omen’s Soccer
2004-2005 – Men’s Lacrosse and W
plyometrics, and sport-specific conditioning. While the program
omen’s Softball
2003-2004 – Men’s Soccer and W
does produce athletes who are bigger, stronger, and faster, the
omen’s Soccer
number-one priority is to train athletes in all of the aforementioned
Sports Medicine
areas of strength and conditioning, so that they are less likely
Under the direction of head athletic trainer
to become injured during competition.
,
Greg Dashnaw, entering his 26th year at
Siena, and assistant trainers Jill Guarino and
At Siena, athletes are taught to train move-
Scott Connell, the sports medicine office is
ments, not body parts. This system not only
responsible for the prevention, treatment and
utilizes ground-based multi-joint exercises, but
rehabilitation of injuries to Siena’s athletes.
also individual joint work to increase mobility
Over the past two decades, Dashnaw has
and range of motion. The entire strength-train-
had a tremendous impact on the development
ing workouts last between forty-five minutes to
Greg Dashnaw
and general health of Siena’s student athletes.
an hour while training anywhere from two to
The sports medicine office also works with the athletes on
four times per week. Strength and Conditioning
Daniel Taylor
nutritional counseling and stress management, promoting the
Coach Daniel Taylor is always on-hand to supervise team lifts,
physical and psychological well being of student-athletes.
making sure that the athletes lift with correct form and intensity.
Student-athletes have access
In the world of collegiate athletics, Championships are earned,
to some of the most modern
and every student-athlete will be provided with the opportunity
treatment available in the
to enhance
Siena training room. The
their sports
treatment area includes eight
performance
treatment tables with various
through
modalites including electric
proven
stimulation and ultrasound as
strength and
well as an additional taping
Jill Guarino Scott Connell
conditioning
platform. Siena’s athletes also
methods
have access to three full body whirlpools for hydrotherapy, two
until they
ice machines, two full-size hydrocollators for moist heat packs,
have fulfilled
and combination cold/intermittent compression units. The
their athletic
sports medicine office also utilizes numerous rehabilitation
potential.
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