In two years off the sidelines and away from being a coach, Ben Howland, while itching to get back, spent much of his newfound time studying and researching for when the day came he would once again have a team of his own.
When he was hired by Mississippi State to be their new head coach, one of the first things he implemented was a discovery he made of the Sparta Science Force Plate technology.
The science behind them is complex, but through the simplicity of their software, the result of their use is pretty straightforward: better conditioned, healthier athletes.