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A Skip

Hey everyone! Today we're going to be discussing an A Skip. The setup will be similar to the A Hop and A March like we did in the earlier videos. So for this we are going to assume the starting position. So our two big points of focus here are knee drive, toe up and then pushing through our toe on t...

B Skip

Hey everybody. In this video we're going to be discussing B Skipping. This will be very similar to the B Marching we did in the previous video, except we're adding a skip to it now. So we're going to do is ask our athlete to get into the starting position and to review for this drill, we're going to...

Tuck Jump Assessment

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Isometric Shoulder Flexion flexion shoulder

For shoulder flexion isometrics, place a towel underneath your arm and then get your shoulder blades down and back with really good posture. Then bend your elbow so it's at 90 degrees and push into the doorframe for 10s. Relax and repeat.

Hands & Knees to 3 Point Transition -- Phase 4

For the hands and knees to three point transition phase four, we're going to start by bringing the leg straight back and fully extending the knee. And then getting into that kneeling position in one smooth transition, getting up nice and tall. The important thing with this exercise is to make sure t...

Shoulder Extension Range of Motion rom shoulder

All right. Now we're going to measure shoulder extension range of motion. Our athlete’s going to be in the prone position with the head in neutral. And we're going to still use our same seize grip stabilizing position. This time I'm going to have my thumb on the backside of the scapula, and my fi...

Lean, Lock, Lift with Weight laq

For the lean, lock, lift exercise with weight, you will bend the left knee up. Hug your arms around it. Bring your knee all the way up to your chest. Lean toward that right side. Straighten your knee all the way out and bring your toes up toward your nose. And then go ahead and lift the leg up, k...

Lower Body Extension Rolling

For lower body extension rolling start with both arms overhead. For this rolling pattern, you're going to keep your arms and your upper body completely still like you can't move them. You're going to begin the pattern by bringing the leg over and across your body, while keeping the upper body rel...

Phil's Essential Products

These are the equipment and products that I use on a regular basis.

EQUIPMENT

Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Test Kit

I still prefer the PVC version, but call me old fashioned.

Y-Balance Test Kit

Be sure to get the PVC one NOT the Professional Wood one. It is one of the few tim...

Drop Jump Landing drop jump landing

Strength Testing -- Fixed Dynamometry strength testing

Isometric Knee Strength Testing: A Cost-Effective Solution Using a Crane Scale

As we discussed in the podcast Electrical Stimulation & Quad Strength Testing after ACL Reconstruction, you know I believe in the principle: what gets measured gets managed. If we aren't getting objective numbers on our ...

CEUs, certification, physical therapy, physiotherapy, BOC, athletic training, orthepedics

Discharge Testing: Why I Didn’t Do It discharge testing medbridge return to sport

I remember him vividly.

He was a cantankerous old farmer. You know the type. Rough and rugged exterior but would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. At 72, he was still working on the farm daily.

He’d had a total hip replacement and was resistant to physical therapy from the beginning.

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