I look at certain indicators and gauge performance. Not that the bench press or squat or clean are direct indicators of football performance, but they do show a trend. My experience during college was that I went in benching about 365 lbs at 215 lbs. I got up to 235 lbs by senior year, but bench was over 475 lbs. Forty time was 4.57 going into college and held consistent around 4.6 even though I put on 20 lbs. Had I had any clue how to do real spped work, I think I may have been able to run low 4.5’s. This was 1990 that I graduated. Funny thing is, I remember our testing. Time in 2 mile run, bench, squat, etc. I sometimes think these S&C coaches get in their own way. Like the post above, losing .5 sec on a forty should get coach fired because he obviously sucks at what he does. I honestly think they just pound kids to show the coach their "perceived "value. Number 2, I love that trend. My high school kids get roughly 20% gain by year. They get to college and show about a 15% regression. It defies logic. One kid I had benched 285 lbs going into senior year of high school. He will be a junior in college and he benched 235 lbs over winter break. It was pathetic to see all that work go down the pisser.