HOW TO TRAIN WHEN INJURED Dan Pfaff on Training Rehabbing & Returning an athlete to competition

[@parvin_sehrawat]

Very Nice Coach !

[@sportshacks8299]

Thanks coach

[@CONANSPLIT]

Fantastic stuff - thx coach 👍

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

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[@colmbourkesligo]

Fantastic stuff.

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

Colm, Many thanks, hope all is well, It was great to work with your countrymen and women recently in Ireland.

[@colmbourkesligo]

@@Johnshepherdtrackcoach Hi John, All is well, preparation has been smooth and I feel like I have advanced in many respects. I'm glad they took the initiative to get some experienced insight from yourself. We are lacking in jumps coaches in Ireland so hopefully, that bit of education will help propel some the younger ones.

[@Kiswendsida1]

Thanks for this coach! For a speed & power athlete, did Dan Pfaff explain how he maintains intensity in early rehab/return to play in order to avoid detraining of speed while doing these exercices for rehab/return to play at a low intensity? Does he program sprint bike workouts on the same day for ex?

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

To a degree yes, the drills shown in the video would have their speed of performance increased as the athlete progressed through the rehab progress. Pfaff gave the example of Greg Rutherford completing very fast 60m "sprints" using the dribbles as a way back for the athlete after injury and also as a way to protect his fragility. As with everything I expect there's a little more to it as an injured athlete could probably do weight training to some extent also for example. However, the session's content was a departure from what many coaches may do with an injured athlete. Hopefully the video and this short response aids understanding.

[@Kiswendsida1]

@@Johnshepherdtrackcoach ok; Thank you

[@decathlete2000]

Wouldnt this be better done barefoot?

[@Johnshepherdtrackcoach]

Hmm, good suggestion, I think that would make for a sensible option. Modern shoes can make it so difficult for the foot to "feel" the ground .. indeed Coach Pfaff talks about the touch capacity of the feet early on in the video. Trust all is well with you!