Secrets to Engineering Athletic Performance: From Youth to
Professionals (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Phil Plisky
Nonfinancial: Phil Plisky has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Nothing beats the satisfaction you feel when one of your players accomplishes a big goal, from throwing with more velocity to jumping higher over the net for the kill or being faster on the basketball court. As rehabilitation professionals, we have a tremendous opportunity to impact the performance of our athletes through rehab or specific performance-training sessions. However, despite our confidence in our expertise, high-level performance may still seem to elude us, leaving us feeling intimidated and overwhelmed.
A straightforward, systematic approach is needed to take our athletes to the next level. Learn professional sport “secrets” and how you can apply the principles in your setting.
Meet your instructor
Phil Plisky
Dr. Phil Plisky is a professor in the University of Evansville’s Doctor of Physical Therapy and PhD in Health Professions Education programs. He is the host of the Medbridge Rehab and Performance Lab podcast and founder of the Coaches Club at
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Performance Training IS for Rehabilitation Professionals
As rehabilitation professionals, we typically feel confident in our ability to restore function, but we may struggle in the area of performance training. This chapter will give you the confidence and framework in how to performance train from a research perspective.
2. So Many Options! Performance Test Selection
There are so many performance tests to choose from! This chapter will teach you how to select the right tests at the right time and how to do the minimum number of tests for the maximum insight into your athlete.
3. Sport-Specific Performance Testing
While the foundation of performance is similar across all sports, each sport has unique demands that may require additional testing. This chapter explores a selection of sport-specific testing.
4. How to Make the Athlete Faster, More Powerful, and More Agile
This chapter will detail intervention strategies to ensure that your athlete achieves their goals. Specific interventions will be described and discussed through case studies.
5. Retesting, Recovery, and Periodization
Performance training is not a one-time event and needs to continue throughout the competition cycle of the athlete. In this chapter, you will learn how to best integrate performance training throughout the year.
6. Question and Answer Session
This section is a viewer-submitted question and answer session facilitated by Phil Plisky.
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