Young Student-Athletes Gain Valuable Training at Summer Program

Published 07.08.2014

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John M. Arrigonie provides individualized instruction at various exercise stations ...... including agility and speed progression.Youngsters 12 to 14 years old are put through their paces in Bardo Gym.A four-week, sport-specific summer program continues in Penn College's Bardo Gymnasium, where faculty in the physical fitness specialist major – the only associate degree in Pennsylvania recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association – work with student-athletes. On Tuesday morning, John M. Arrigonie, fitness/lifetime sports faculty member, helped a group of 12- to 14-year-olds concentrate on such areas as flexibility, cardio, injury prevention and nutrition. The program, Youth Training for Athletic Development, runs through July 17.
Photos by Dalaney T. Vartenisian, student photographer