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