Sports Performance Training

The Hetrick Center's Sports Performance Training Program is designed to help each athlete become optimally-trained for his or her specific sport(s).

What makes our program special?

We offer the ONLY program that includes aquatic performance training, which is utilized by well-respected rehabilitation centers and professional sports teams worldwide! By combining our aquatic training program with a specific land-based training program, we are able to offer the premier training program for performance training. Our program has been developed, and is supervised by highly educated and trained Chiropractors, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, and Athletic Trainers. In conjunction with these experts, our Massage Therapists and Nutritionists join the team to make our program even more unique and qualified.

How can you benefit from our program?

Our program benefits athletes by helping them perform their respective sport specific skills at a higher level. The benefit comes from a solid foundation and functional performance training base. Some of the benefits of our program include: increased speed, better agility, improved power, increased strength, enhanced coordination, superior endurance/conditioning, balanced nutritional habits, reduces injuries, and more! Athletes with health concerns, such as diabetes or asthma, are able to participate in the program with their physcian's approval and we would closely monitor their condition throughout the program. Each athlete will have a solid performance training base that will put them head and shoulders above their competition!

What can you expect from us?

On your first visit, you will undergo a functional examination. As part of this process, you will be asked to list your goals for the functional sports performance training program. From the gathered information, a program will be specifically designed for you to meet your individual goals utilizing our different services. The individualized program will initially focus on improving your cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance, flexibility, balance, and core strength. During the initial phases, you can also expect to learn the principles of basic nutrition. Once you have developed these solid performance training elements, our program is designed to build upon them. We will then begin to focus on your muscle memory, power, speed, agility, and proprioception. You will then begin to incorporate more sport specific nutrition into the daily routine.

All training occurs in a clinical setting. Athletes wear monitors that record real time performance data. When this data is downloaded into a computerized program, we are able to analyze specific performance improvement measurements of the individual athlete's progress. Upon completion of the program, you will undergo another functional examination. This gives us the opportunity to assess your objective improvement throughout the program. Our functional examinations help us assess your functional movements, functional performance, sports specific skills and more.

The first day of training consists of a preliminary functional test used to determine baseline levels of cardiovascular fitness, endurance, speed, agility and core strength. Then, the athlete learns the specific techniques needed to train in an aquatic environment.

• Throughout the next six weeks, the athlete will complete two 30-minute training periods each week. Each session will progressively get more intense as we push the athletes to advance through the program. During these training sessions, the athletes wear a heart rate monitor to ensure that they are staying at the correct training heart rate level and to record their heart rate for analysis.

• Midway through the program, the athletes are shown how to maximize game-day performance by improving their nutrition.
• At the end of the 6-week program, a final test is administered to examine the progress the athlete has made throughout the program. The Program Director meets with the athlete to highlight their improvements and review their heart rate data.

Post-Program Testimonials:

• "The staff is very professional and the reults are amazing after only 6 weeks. I would recommend this program to any athlete serioiuis about excelling in their sport."
• "It is the best workout ever! I don't run out of breath on the field anymore!"
• "I can really tell the difference since beginning the program, I love it and can't wait to do it again next year!"
• "It is a grueling workout, but completely worthwhile."
• "My son feels like the training in the pool is improving his skills on the field, especially in terms of his speed."
• "I didn't think it was possible to push myself this hard, this program is great!"
• "I am very happy with the progression my son is making. His coaches and I see a big difference in his balance and coordination. I am impressed by the staff and how the program is run!"
• "The program is a confidence builder and once again improved my son's physical capabilities in preparation for his upcoming football season."

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