"Yoga & Pilates in amateur & pro sport"

Some of the sports that we will cover are:

1. Football
2. Rugby
3. Running
4. Cycling
5. Tennis
6. Basketball
7. Cricket
8. Golf
9. Hockey
10. Riding
11. Surfing
12. Skiing
13. Sailing
14. Swimming
15. Climbing

Aims: Whilst prevention of injury is certainly desirable, the reality that athletes will be injured is part of sport participation. Thus, the sport rehabilitator or movement practitioner must always be prepared to administer the care for which they are trained. The aim of this unit is to provide learners with an overview of injury prevention and prehabilitation using Yoga/Pilates and functional movement.

Objectives:

1. Prepare an individual to successfully participate in sport using expertise from multiple specialities.
2. Managing the injuries that occur to sport participants also requires input from many specialists. Enable the practitioner to understand and work along side other professionals e.g. coach, club manager, conditioning specialist, bio mechanist, physiotherapist, nutrition- its, exercise physiologist, chiropodist, chiropractor and strength etc.
3. Be able to understand that before beginning any rehabilitation or strengthening exercise program it is important to get an accurate diagnosis of your injury or understand your training aims.
4. Outline strengthening and rehabilitation exercises for various parts of the body.
5. Most rehabilitation programs will go through and acute stage, immediately after injury, a middle or rehabilitation stage where the aim is to regain normal movement and strength and finally a functional or sports specific phase where exercises are more relevant to the activity. Prepare the athlete for the final stage.
6.  Know about a range of sports injuries and their symptoms.
7.  Know how to apply methods of treating sports injuries.
8. Raise awareness of static and dynamic stretching and when to use.