More and more individuals are staying or becoming active into their adult years. Even if you are playing sport recreationally it does not prevent you from training optimally. If you are active and want to train efficiently and effectively then this program is for you. You can train utilizing the same knowledge that our Human Performance Team use with elite athletes. Your program will be modified to fit your busy schedule, your age, previous training experience and current or previous injuries.

To help us design the most effective program possible for you, a questionnaire will be given to you. From this questionnaire your goals, objectives, timelines, previous injuries will be determined to make sure we are addressing your needs. Your goals may include improving in a specific sport but may also be to increase muscle mass, decrease stress, improve body composition or to decrease pain due to injury.

A different training program will be designed according to the time of the season and if you are currently in a competive/recreational league. In season games or practices are coordinated with your HPC training to help optimize training and prevent overtraining. Off season can be divided into the transitional period immediately after your season or the time immediately before the beginning of your season (the preseason).

Your training session will last for about one hour.
It will start with a general and sport specific dynamic warmup.
The majority of your program will include one or more of the following based on your needs:

Acceleration/deceleration drills

Angular/lateral acceleration/deceleration drills

Reaction drills

Functional strength exercises

Power training

Jumping/hopping drills

Balance drills

Agility drills

Flexibility exercises

Core exercises

Cardiovascular system development

For all athletes (recreational or elite) to maximize their potential the mental component must be addressed. Areas such as arousal management, coping strategies for dealing with stress and anxiety, visualization techniques and learning how to remain focus and free of distractions will be addressed. These mental skills will help everyone on and off the field of play.

It is the mental power that separates the exceptional from the very good. When high level athletes play there is not much to choose between them talent or training wise. What separates them is what goes on between the ears.

A positive mindset during training keeps you focused on making the small improvements to make you better. A positive mindset during competition may make that 1% difference between achieving your goals.

Physical activity, athletic performance and recovery from exercise are enhanced by optimal nutrition. Learn how to select appropriate food and fluids, time your intake and assess supplement choices for optimal health and exercise performance.

Our Registered Dietitian can help you based on your personal medical concerns and specific needs for energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. She will make optimal nutrition easy to fit into your busy schedule with choices based on you—your food preferences, your cooking and shopping skills, your eating habits, your time, your budget, your priorities and your schedule. That frees your time and energy for training and the rest of your life.

Nutrition does not make an average athlete elite, but it can make an elite athlete average. Make the most of your time and talents with optimal nutrition.

It’s all about the training and how hard you train! This may be true, but if you always train hard you will eventually burnout and get injured. This is called overtraining. As athletic trainers we recognize that overtraining is also very individual. Outside stressors in life and how you deal with the stress will also affect how your body adapts to training. Did you know that the purpose of training is to cause the body to adapt to the overload and that this takes place during the recovery period. Teaching athletes proper rest, optimal nutrition, effective recovery methods (like relaxation and stress management techniques) will help them optimize training sessions.