Reconditioning vs Rehab with Bill Knowles
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Reconditioning Phase: Step One in Offseason Programming
Perhaps the most important single training phase of the entire year, the Reconditioning Phase is what I call the first phase of training after the season is complete. This training phase is crucial, as it sets up the entire training year. The main idea of utilizing the Reconditioning Phase is to prepare the body to…
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Leaning Tower
The following exercises are ones that I learned from Bill Knowles of ISport. Bill is located at the Vermont Orthopedic Clinic in Killington, Vermont. Bill introduced me to the exercises to reprogram the firing pattern of the glute, quad and hamstring in both healthy athletes and those who are rehabbing as well. I have found…
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Managing the End of a Hockey Season
Mike Potenza I thought Sean Skahan did a great job of writing an article about the NHL combine a few months back. It gave our members some insight as to what goes into the process of evaluating and drafting young prospects. Sean’s article also covered the performance tests that are administered in Toronto during this…
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Rehab, Injury, and the Elite Fast Twitch Athlete
The Plight of the Elite, Fast Twitch Athlete I’ve been fortunate to have had the opportunity to be intimately involved in the rehabilitation of elite, fast twitch athletes in four major sports ( football, soccer, baseball, ice hockey). I know, the first thing many of you might be thinking is “all professional team sport athletes…
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A team’s system of play dictates a team’s training program
One of the best pieces of advice I’ve received in program design was to first analyze the physical demands of the sport and then create your program. It sounds like common sense, but a very powerful coaching cue for young strength coaches who aren’t sure where to begin a training program.  After you’ve established the…
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