Virginia State Clinic / IN-PERSON

Learning Objectives:

• Define the context for programming strength training during in-season practices
• Develop examples to implement in-season strength training

Learning Objectives:

• Bridge the gap between health care and functional fitness for adaptive athletes
• What is an Adaptive Athlete?
• Educate and empower individuals on the importance of inclusion
• Educate on how to work with anyone that walks or rolls into your facility

Learning Objectives:

• Explore ACL injuries in athletics and the details of the injury
• How to use a tactical model of progression as opposed to more traditional
• How to create a phase-based model using objectives and benchmarks to bridge the gap between injury and sport
• Follow through a case study in which a collegiate athlete went through this protocol

Participants will:

• Gather information on how to properly market themselves in the industry, and teach the importance of how to get connected to key constituent in the health and sport science industry
• Learn valuable skills to successfully prepare for interviews and how to progress in their job
• Learn survival skills in any job and will also cover what strategies makes an effective leader
• Learn the importance of goal setting, vision, and mission planning, and how to lay out their career for the next 5-10 years
• Gain valuable knowledge on how to maintain his/her health and wellness so they can be totally effective in their positions

Learning Objectives:

• Foundational properties of the foot in regards to force
• Programming concepts for high level speed performances

Learning Objectives:

• Define work capacity
• Explain how different branches require different modalities/qualifications
• Demonstrate 1-2 tests and have members from the audience come up and try them out

Learning Objectives:

• Identify hip extension errors
• Understand why they are errors and mechanisms behind the compensation
• Be able to put into use exercises to correct and fix hip extension errors

This presentation is a hands-on interactive introduction to the use of medicine balls, Russian kettlebells, other functional pieces of equipment, and body weight exercises as an alternative to traditional strength training. Specific exercises to incorporate into programs for lifetime fitness and to improve athletic performance will be discussed and demonstrated. Teaching tips to maintain safety and maximize results will also be included.