COURSES OFFERED
FIT TO PLAY: Tennis
High Performance Training Tips
This physical and mental training course arms athletes, coaches, parents, and sports scientists with tips on how to design high performance training programs that work. Learn how to enhance performance, limit injuries, and avoid overtraining and burnout by following the practical tips and techniques outlined in the six S's of training:
- Structured training and practice
- Structured yearly planning and periodization
- Structured environment
- Structured mental training
- Structured physical and medical assessments
- Structured recovery and injury prevention
FIT TO PLAY & PERFORM
Practical Tips
Course Description
FIT TO SKI:
Practical Tips to Optimize Dryland Training And Ski Performance
Here is a sneak preview of some of the topics covered in this multidisciplinary training course:
- Producing a Better Skier & Athlete
- Smart Stretching Guidelines
- Ski Specific Warm-Up
- Nutrition, Hydration & Performance Eating
- Traveling Athlete & Jet Lag
- Training and Racing in Cold Weather.
- Fast Eyes-Visual Fitness
- Mental Training for Ski Racing
- Overtraining and Recovery Guidelines
- Recognizing and Preventing Overstress (Overtraining)
- Physical and Psychological Recovery
- Ski Specific Recovery Tips
- Myofascial Release - Ball Therapy
- Outsmarting Your Injuries
- The Off Hill Clinic (Corrective Exercises)
- When to Return to On Snow Training
- Back Problems and the Mal-Aligned Athlete
- Keeping Your Knees Healthy
- Strength Training Guidelines for Young Athletes
- Core Connections: 3’Dimensional Dynamic Core Training (Balls & Stretch Bands)
- Fast Feet Drills & Balance Your Training
- Tapering and Peaking for Major Races
FIT TO DELIVER:
An Innovative Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness Program
p>Fit to Deliver is a practical course tailored for different fitness levels and stages of pregnancy that focuses strictly on fitness during pregnancy to help women prevent common complaints during pregnancy, prepare for delivery and restore their figures more quickly during postpartum. It is the only program of its kind created with the input of a physician, personal trainer and physical therapist.
The course includes easy to follow instructions for exercise movements and positions including:
- Warm-Up and Cool-Down Exercises
- Stretching Techniques
- Smart Aerobic Guidelines
- Strength Training
- Trunk (core) Stability
- Tips from the Fit to Deliver Team
- Trimester Guidelines
- Postural Reminders
- Nutritional Information
UPCOMING COURSES
- Courtenay, BC: Sept. 8 & Sept. 9 - Fit to Play & Perform
- Istanbul, Turkey: Sept. 29 & Sept. 30 - Fit to Ski
- Vancouver, BC: Oct. 13 & Oct. 14 - Fit to Deliver
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: October 2007 - Fit to Play Tennis
- London, United Kingdom: Nov. 17 & Nov. 18 - Fit to Play & Perfirm
- Singapore, Malaysia: January 2008 - Fit to Play & Perform
About the speaker: Carl is a partner and Director of High Performance Training. He treats and trains athletes to keep them Fit to Play for a variety of sports. Throughout his over 20 years as a physiotherapist and fitness coach he has worked with numerous gold medal winners from a variety of sports most notably alpine skiing. He traveled on the World Cup Ski Circuit from 1984-2003. He currently travels part time on the Professional Tennis Tour with select athletes. Carl also has an active interest in women health issues around pre and postnatal fitness and has co-authored the book Fit to Deliver www.fittodeliver.com
He was the dedicated physiotherapist at the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Albertville and Lillehammer. He is a Level 2 Tennis Coach, Level 3 Ski Coach, and Level 4 National Coaching Certification Program (candidate).To book courses, please email: carl@citysportsphysio.com
RECENT COURSES
Courses have recently been taught in:
- Dublin, Ireland
- Melbourne, Australia
- Los Angeles, USA
- Calgary, Canada
- Winnipeg, Canada
- Ottawa, Canada
- London, United Kingdom
- Levalais, Switzerland
- San Paolo, Brazil
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