A PARTNERSHIP OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING
Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools partners with Avera Health Systems to improve the health and physical fitness of our students and staff. Through this partnership, the students have gained a full-time trainer in Colin Fromelt. Colin majored in sports science and kinesiology before interning with Avera in 2015. In the spring of 2018, Colin came to O’Gorman High School with a desire to improve our athletes’ and students’ physical fitness. The partnership began working with the football program but has since expanded. Colin works with a majority of the sports teams at the high school, as well as working with students looking to learn more about their health and physical well-being. Working year-round with in-season sports teams, his summer program offers several camps as young as seventh grade. “The earlier the better as long as you introduce them to movements and patterns and technique the right way.” said Colin. Aaron Strand, cross country and track and field coach, believes that having Colin at the school working with the students is a great benefit for everyone. “Colin puts in a ton of time helping our athletes. I have really seen an improvement in form, strength and technique. Colin is a big bonus to our athletic programs.” Strand commented. Athletes at O’Gorman work with both their coaches and Colin to maximize their athletic ability while minimizing injury. “In weight training, it’s very slow in terms of movement and when you’re out on a court or field or wherever, it’s not slow. You have to be explosive and be able to accelerate, decelerate, change direction and make sure your joints are ready to go,” Colin explained. He believes the lifting and agility training - paired with the practice students have with their coaches - helps make the students better and safer athletes. 66
