Posts Tagged ‘structural Integrity’
Developing the Robust Athlete: Jim Radcliffe
“Some people can negotiate the speed bumps of life, some end up in a ditch.” Jim Radcliffe talking about the Robust Athlete in his excellent presentation at GAIN this year. Jim has coached at The University of Oregon since 1989 and has been a major influence on my coaching since 2011 when I first saw…
Read MoreStructural Integrity: Building the Foundation for youth athletes.
How do I start training?
In the rush to get results fast and take shortcuts, or to “get to the interesting stuff” young athletes get broken.
One thing I have been working on over the last two years is improving the structural integrity of the athlete, before moving onto other areas of fitness.
Structural Integrity is composed of 4 key components:
Read MorePlanned Performance Training: Bill Knowles
Envelope of healing
The upper limit of the envelope is for the elite athlete, but too much work leads to inflammation. Too little work is safer, but it is not causing enough adaptability.
There are no time frames for the rehab procedures, instead criteria based progressions are needed
Athlete screening: Reduce injury risk and improve performance
What is athlete screening ?
The screening of an athlete is used to identify the current musculo-skeletal condition of that individual. If carried out initially during the pre-season period, it can provide a set of baseline values for the athlete’s data base or personal physical profile.
The Importance of Posture
What is posture?
‘Good posture is the state of muscular and skeletal balance which protects the supporting structures of the body against injury or progressive deformity irrespective of the attitude in which these structures are working or resting.’ (1)
Men In Tights! Lessons to be learnt from training for the performing arts.
Nick A
llen is the clinical director of the Jerwood Centre, and looks after the dancers of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. His lecture was well structured, informative and entertaining. He gave an overview of the different aspects of dance training, the problems he encounters and some of the solutions.