As the summer starts to wind down, football teams everywhere are preparing to take the field (and I couldn’t be more excited). During regular football practices, you will run sprints, do agility drills, bench press, and vertical jumps. But how can you help get your athlete prepared for these daily workouts and avoid the injuries all at the same time? With Physical Therapy!
Endurance Training
Many athletes will tell you that one of the biggest tests you will go through during football tryouts and training is endurance. The biggest thing that will test your endurance is running. You will have to run long distances and quick spurts in a short amount of time in order to play the game. One of the biggest contributing factors to injuries is fatigue. When fatigue sets in, athletes tend to lose focus and compensate putting more stress on opposing muscles ultimately causing injuries. Before your athlete’s next endurance training session, talk with us about some at home training exercises for them to build up their endurance.
Sports Performance Enhancement
The next program that will help your athlete with their football season will be sports performance enhancement training. This program will help increase performance on the field, overall health, and general wellbeing. It will also help with self-esteem and confidence. We will help your athlete develop mobility, flexibility, core strength, power, agility, balance, and coordination. We will assess your athlete’s needs and make sure they can achieve everything they want to do while on the field.
Why choose Jones Physical Therapy?
Our services will help your athlete learn how to avoid injury on the field and help them gain the endurance needed to be successful not only in football but in life. Our Therapists will help build their confidence, as well as their athletic abilities. Our programs will help improve every aspect of your child’s life to help them prepare for their career in sports. For many athletes, our training programs can help them improve and can even prevent them from experiencing injury while on the field. Failing to train properly is one of the main causes of muscle overexertion or by not taking care of their mental and muscles properly.
Contact us to learn more about Physical Therapy and endurance training
Ian Goodwin, PTA
