USD Women's Tennis 2000

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I USD SUPPORT SERVICES USD Academic Support Mike Matoso is in hi s first year as Coordi nator of Ath letic Academic Support at the Uni vers ity of San Diego. ·The USO Athletic Academic Support Program is designed to assist and motivate student-athl etes in their journey and progress towards their academic goa ls, and ultimately graduation. The primary objective is to improve the student-athl etes' study ski ll s, support them in their academic work , and encourage scho lastic achi evement. It is essenti al that student-ath letes receive the necessary academic assistance to continue normal progress toward a degree while participating in ath letics. USO student-ath letes receive assistance through advising, progress reports , academic tutors , campus learning centers, such as the Logic, Math , and Writing Centers, and the Acce lerated Study Program. The Acce lerated Study Program provides a monitored, quiet area open onl y to the student-ath letes to ensure quality study time. These services are ava ilab le to all USO student-athletes.

"Participating as a Division I ath– lete requires an enormous amount of time and dedication. Each day, our students face the

Mike Matoso

Torero Strength and Conditioning The USO strength and conditi oning program is under the direction of Steve Brown who is in hi s fifth year. The University ofSan Diego ath letic department recognizes the need for all athl etes ofa ll sports to engage in a comprehensive strength and conditi on ing program. The USO strength and conditi oning program has been designed to devel op functional strength, speed, power and endurance. The development of these physical attributes is ineffective if the ath letes are not ab le to carry them over to the playing field. Adhering to a properly designed program ofstrength training, conditi oning and nutrition can enable our men and women to become the best possible athl etes they can be, whi le simu ltaneous ly reducing the incidence of injury. The heart of the strength and condi tioning program is the USO Sports Center weight room. It is open exc lusively to student-athletes at specific times each day. The weight room contains 5,000 square feet of Olympic platforms, free– weights, selectorized machines, dumbbells and cardiovascular equipment. USO student-ath letes receive intensive instruction on proper weight training technique ; speed, power and agi lity deve lopment; and sport-specific conditioning. Their strength and conditioning programs are specific to the nature of their sport or position. Each ath lete is individually monitored throughout their program to ensure the greatest chance of athletic progress.

" I look forward to training all USD student-atltletes and ltope to estab lis lt a sense of pride and commitment to tlte streng tlt and conditioning program. Tlte area of streng tlt and conditioning ltas become increasingly more scientific in recent years. I plan to utilize the latest researclt in this field to jit!ly cultivate the athletic potential ofour athletes." Steve Brown

2000 University of San Diego Women's Tennis •· Home lo Zu zana Lesenarova, I 999 NCAA Dii,isio11 I National Champion