Certain sports or individual sports (like golf or tennis) will not have 10 members that require training programs at the same time or at the same level. For this reason we offer small group training. Small group training, although more expensive per member, will allow more one on one time with your athletic trainer. Another advantage in small group training is having all the athletes at the same skill level. You will receive all of the programming, mental skill training, nutrition, rest and recovery advice that you would with large group training.

The overall goal of the Human Performance Centre is to maximize athletic performance. On a team you have individuals with a variety of skills, motivational levels and learning methods. To help assess and increase the wide variety of skills and motivational levels the athletic trainers have worked on a variety of coaching methods. These methods will maximize everyone’s performance.

The first step in designing the most effective program possible for each and every athlete is through an athlete and coaches questionnaire. From these questionnaires the athletes and coaches goals and objectives will be determined to make sure we are addressing your needs. The questionnaire also helps us optimize the timing of your training sessions within your personal and team schedule.

A different training program will be designed according to the time of the season. In season training is 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/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 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 focused and free of distractions will be addressed. These mental skills will help all athletes 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.

For parents and children, learn a healthy and manageable division of responsibility for eating. Enjoy food and eating peace in the family.

Our Registered Dietician can help you as a group on a variety of topics including tips and techniques for eating on the road, preventing fatigue and planning meals and snacks. She can also help you individually based on your specific medical issues and needs for energy, carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals.

Nutrition does not make an average athlete elite, but it can make an elite athlete average. Learn to make the most of your 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. What leads to one person overtraining does not always lead to overtraining in another. 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. These skills will be transferable to future sport training.

Increase your agility and reaction time

Work on your core to improve rotational velocity for skating, shooting and injury prevention

Work on angular movements, change of direction, acceleration and deceleration

Work on your change of direction, reaction and agility

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Work on your cardiovascular and recovery/li>

Work on rotational power generation for increased speed and injury prevention

Work on whole body dynamic flexibility

Correct muscle imbalances and promote stability (especially core and shoulder)

Work on your reaction time, acceleration and base running speed.

Work on core rotational power for improved throwing, batting velocity and injury prevention

Work on functional flexibility and stability

Get your players quick with a stick in their hand and improve their endurance at the same time

Learn better reaction and foot speed

Improve your players upper body strength and flexibility for a more powerful swing