Pilates for Athletes

Description

Training an athlete is fun and challenging. Each sport has a repetitive movement and Pilates is a great way to cross train. Pilates builds strength, mobility, endurance, and helps prevent injury. It is our job as instructors to find out the athlete’s goal for doing Pilates, evaluate their 4S’s (stability, strength, stretch, stamina) and work to create balance in their bodies.

This course will cover a variety of sports and examine the common 4S’s for each and how to identify them. Discover how to train and challenge athletes while working with them toward their goals and addressing what you have uncovered using the 4S’s. Challenging an athlete does not always mean giving them the hardest exercises, it might mean providing fundamentals to correct faulty movement patterns and re-learn essential movement patterns.

What the attendee will learn:

There are moments when training athletes, especially a professional athletes, when you wonder if what you are doing with them is challenging enough. This workshop will break down the common 4 S imbalances and help provide an outline for training even the most elite athlete. Most athletes have a common goal of performing in their sport the best they can, and for as long as possible. This course will help guide you to get them race or game day ready.

Why should I take this workshop?

This workshop helps hone your understanding of the 4 S’s and how to evaluate them in athletes. By looking at a variety of sports this workshop provides an outline for how to better train an athlete. Most athletes follow a training plan, this course helps create and guide you to a dynamic Pilates training plan. By the end of the workshop you will:

1. Have reviewed the common 4’s (Strength, Stretch, Stamina, Stability) of different athletes in regards to their respective sport. (Including golf, triathletes, football, soccer, figure skaters, hockey, tennis/paddle.)

2. Know that each sport creates an imbalance in the body due to the repetitive movement and you will explore ideas to help restore balance in the athlete.

3. Know when to use Fundamentals to correct faulty movement patterns and when to use advanced exercises to challenge an athlete.

What if I can't make the date and time?

We understand life is busy! If you cannot attend this course at this time, please follow these instructions:

1. Register for the course

2. Email Jolie at jolie@thepinesstudio.com to let her know you will not attend live but would like a recorded copy.

3. Within 48 hours of the workshop conclusion you will receive a recorded version that will be viewable for 2 weeks time.

Credits: 3 CECs

Cancellation Policy

Instructor Led Training

Learning Objectives

1. Identify Common 4 S’s and possible injuries related to each sport

2. How to address the 4 S’s in an athlete

3. Challenge the athlete while creating balance and keeping them active in their sport

4. Experience a short Mat class designed for athletes.

Course Content