13 columbushosp.org members provide each athlete with a tangible progress report to follow individual performance throughout the program. “We do power and strength training,” said Vasicek. “I work on my balance and ways to improve my weaknesses.” Starting sooner Lucas Novotny, who leads the program, has held several positions in the strength and conditioning field. He said the program is meant to provide individualized attention that will improve athletics community-wide. He would like to do that by working with athletes as early as seventh or eighth grade. “Junior high students are starting to get into more highly competitive athletics,” he said. “Without training, they can run into early injuries that could set them back and possibly make athletics less fun. With a proper training base, they can bypass some of those setbacks and improve at a solid pace.” The hospital created the Columbus Sports Performance Center to give young athletes a home for long-term development through their athletic experience. The mission is to provide sports performance training needs to Columbus and the surrounding communities. The center is currently operating at Premier Physical Therapy but will move to the Columbus Fieldhouse when the facility is complete. Get involved To learn more about Columbus Sports Performance Center’s high-performance training groups or to register, call 402-562-4607 or visit columbushosp.org. Training staff members provide each athlete with a tangible progress report to follow individual performance throughout the program.
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