The Best Rehabilitation

Technique is Prevention

Want to keep you athletes engaged? Then do what we do and

take this beautiful proven over 5,000-year-old art of yoga

and use exactly what the athlete needs per position per

sport. That is why it is a requirement for you to view

hours of sports on TV and live to see how they use their

bodies. Is it:

• An endurance sport and they run 8 miles a game?

• Quick agility bursting moves?

• Diving moves? Soccer goalies

• Twisting moves? Basketball agility football hitting

baseball

• Jumping moves? Basketball

• Static however core driven? Skiing

• Mental positions? Quarterback, pitchers

• Upper body driven?

• Lower body driven?

All things to think about as you observe observe observe!!!

I am not interested in making athletes into Yogi’s

Make Best Use Of Athletes Time

Whether you are teaching Pro’s or little leaguers it sadly seems that when push

comes to shove and their training timing is limited, flexibility training is the

first to go. Or they resort to the lame group stretches we have witnessed

for decades teams performing on the field pregame, or pre workout. These

2-10 second stretches that never change your flexibility and they bring an

athlete's awareness of their weakness (tight muscles) to the fore front

therefore the athletes graze through them and even cheat at them and then

what? How has this technique been working for them? It does not.

Yoga can be and should be an important part of a players overall training, some

athletes find that yoga pregame or practice works best, and some say post.

I preach that you encourage the athlete to find what works best for their

individual body’s response. Here is the thing we are all different from

skeletal structure to muscle and life experiences so find what works best for

you and you will reap the best quickest reward.

I hear ALL THE TIME from athletes:

• “If I get too flexible, I will lose strength” I say tell that to a gymnast who is

equally strong as flexible and can reek havoc on the apparatus’ and can

literally generate unstoppable power.

• “I do not have time to stretch” I say make time!!! If you can find time to

train you can carve time to do some flexibility training. If you go head-to-

head with an athlete that is exactly your body and ability and he is doing

flexibility training and you are not, guess what he/she wins every time. Get

joints open and increase your power. If you think you do not have time for

yoga, when will you ever have the time to have surgery and rehab when you

get injured?

Strength + Flexibility = Power

The mantra of PYFSLinks to poke around in

• http://www.ehow.com/video_23

64906_baseball-positions-

roles.html

• http://www.livestrong.com/articl

e/347393-football-players-

responsibilities/

• http://www.soccer-training-

guide.com/soccer-positions.html

Work Closely with Coaches,Trainers and Doctors

A PYFS Teacher is there to enhance the athletes’ already grueling

training regiment, you are there to check in daily monthly

weekly with all coaches and trainers and ask questions about

what seems to be:

• Recurring injuries

• Common complaints

• What their plans and expectations for you are for the session.

At times players will confide in you with nagging problems, you

are to respect the privacy of the player and not tell others

unless you are asked by head coaches directly about things

told in confidence…it is a sticky situation so be careful.

Think in terms of players’ specific needs, when designing the

program for the day for example:

• Past injuries

• Abuse injuries you have discovered common in that

position/sport

• Is it pre-season, post-season, in-season, all require different

ways of training, and consideration of their training cycle

• Is it pre-game, or post-game, both require different

considerations in training, and consideration of their training

cycle

• Should you be considering recovery yoga poses

Read Chapter 8 & 10 in Teaching Power Yoga for Sports

Watch:

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https://youtu.be/XXwBxvLwq6Q

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https://youtu.be/k06KcO-ZdlM

For Better understanding, follow along on page 32-45 in the course manual