Numerous articles have been written about plyometric training for athletes. Very few havedetailed progressive programs that take into account the need for a system of training that can be applied to a broad range of athletes. Althoughthe works of Chu, Radcliffe and Gambetta were outstanding at the time of their writings, very little has been written in the last 10 years that connectsour current knowledge of functional training with how to design and implement a system of plyometric exercises. In order to fully understand plyometrics, we must look at basics, like terminology,volume and frequency.

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What happened to bring foam rollers into prominence? The change has been in our attitude toward massage therapy. We have been slowly moving away from an injury care mode of isokinetics and electronics to more European-inspired processes that focus on hands-on soft tissue care. We now realize that techniques like massage, Muscle Activation (MAT), and Active Release Therapy (ART) can work wonders for sore or injured athlete.