On this episode I interviewed Kaiti Jones who is a Senior Performance Coach at the University of Louisville. Kaiti has experience as an Athletic Trainer (ATC) and Strength and Conditioning/Performance Coach (CSCS).
The main focus of this episode was how the sports performance and sports medicine professions can best blend their experience and work together. Specifically this episode focuses on Athletic Trainers and Performance/Strength and Conditioning Coaches within the USA college system, but can have take always for other settings as well. This also touches on what reconditioning is and the importance of this process for the injured athlete.
Topics discussed…
The gap between Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning
What Kaiti believes are barriers the college system has that prevents an ideal set up for athletic performance and reconditioning
Ways both professions can improve
How Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning Coaches can learn from each other
How Kaiti defines reconditioning
How they do reconditioning at Louisville
You can always do something as an athlete
How to mesh the Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning roles during reconditioning
How she develops a plan for the athlete to return to sport and performance
Letting athletes be athletes during reconditioning
How to communicate with coaches and athletes on a return to sport/performance “timeline”
What schools that don’t have the budget for technology can do to still set criteria and test
You can contact/follow Kaiti below…
Instagram: @kaitijones
You can contact/follow University of Louisville Performance below...
Instagram: @uoflperformance
Website: https://www.cardinalsperformance.com/
I would like to give a shout out to Mike Robertson and his podcast the Physical Preparation Podcast as I first listened to Kaiti's episode on there. Go give that a listen as well if you haven't for more great information on this topic here.
You can contact/follow me below…
Website: www.patrick-wood.com
Instagram: @coachpatrickwood
Twitter: @coachpattywood
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