Flashy contact prep drills get all the attention, but what happens before it matters more. Before we put an athlete in any contact situation, we need to know they’ve done the work first — strength benchmarks, redeveloped force absorption and production ability, gone through controlled > open environment progressions, worked on individual sport skills, and most importantly, built CONFIDENCE in their own body. The flashy drills are earned. Not given. This is what we check off before contact prep begins. 🎯 #Fastfeetfriday #returntoplay #athletedevelopment #sportsperformance