Clinical Care > Performance and Injury Prevention > Sports Performance > Goals and Objectives
We aim to achieve the following goals and objectives in our training programs:
Injury Prevention: An athlete becomes better at a sport by practicing the skills that are required for the sport. A major focus in our training is preventing injuries through the use of sport specific strength and power exercises (with an emphasis on core strength), balance and stability training, movement patterns and agilities similar to the sport the athlete is participating in, conditioning the energy systems required in each sport, and flexibility training.
Performance Enhancement: Our aim is to maximize each individual’s athletic potential and to prepare him or her for the physical and mental demands of competition. Most great athletes are capable of explosive jumping, powerful bursts of speed, quick changes in direction, tremendous strength and power for their sport and the ability to maintain good body control and balance at all times. Through training, we can develop an individual’s athleticism and greatly enhance performance in competition.
Education: In working with our athletes, we place a major emphasis on the educational components of training. Instead of just making our athletes breathe and sweat hard (which they do!), we also teach our athletes why we train the way we do. We believe that an understanding of our training methods and how they apply to athletics provides our athletes with greater motivation and makes them more likely to achieve success.
