WYC 085 – Performance Training – Bryan Schwebke talks Building a Strong Base

Dr. Bryan Schwebke is the founder of Paramount Performance as well as a performance physical therapist, coach and consultant. Bryan has worked with some of the world's best athletes as well as many college and youth athletes. He is dedicated to providing athletes and their parents with the guidance, education and tools to safely and efficiently reach their goals.

Website: paramountperformancept.com

Facebook: /ParamountPerformancePT

Twitter: @ParamountPfrmPT & @BryanSchwebke

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Quote

'On the day of victory, no fatigue is felt'

Topics/Questions

What is the biggest problem you notice with the athletes you see on a daily basis?

Their base isn't strong enough to support what they are trying to do

What do you think is causing this problem?

Throwing kids into strenuous environments too early - specifically travel teams

What happens if you don’t have a strong base ?

Performance is decreased and recovery time from injury is increased

How can you fix or build a strong base? How do you know if you don’t have a strong base?

You probably don't. Have them evaluated by a physical therapist and create a gameplay. This could start around 5th grade.

What is the Athlete Centered Model and what is your Performance Team?

Instead of having 4 or 5 different people coming up with a gameplan for an athlete (physical therapist, nutritionist, skills coach, personal trainer) - have all of them work together to come up with a joint gameplan

What are the biggest restrictions to coaches and parents not being able to give their kids a good base.

Lack of education and understanding where to invest your time and money as a parent

Multi-sport athletes have advantages

Story on multi-sport athletes: Steve Boyle podcast

Self-confidence & Peak mental performance

Visualization can be key to recovering from injury

It does NOT mean you are weak if you need to practice and work on the mental side of the game

Visualization - free throw shooters who had 60% average

Practiced 500 shots per day - improved to 70%

Visualized their shot for 20 minutes per day - improved to 83%

Practiced 500 shots per day and visualized 20 minutes per day - improved to 85%

Website: paramountperformancept.com

Functional warm-ups

Make sure it's applicable to the sport you are playing

Needs to activate the muscles

A couple good examples:

Alan Stein's basketball warm-up - Link

Amanda Kephart's warm-up description - Link

Outside of practice:

1 - Forget your ego - You probably aren't an expert in performance training - learn from others

2 - Promote multiple sports

3 - Promote education for parents and athletes on why it's important

4 - There's more to being a coach than just practicing - bring in other experts - nutritionists, personal trainers, sports psychologist

Favorite quote

Quote: 'On the day of victory, no fatigue is felt'

Paramount Performance

Check them out - they can help you find and vet local trainers in your area

Website: paramountperformancept.com

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