Ep 33: Reconditioning in the College System (Kaiti Jones - Senior Performance Coach at the University of Louisville)

On this episode I interviewed Kaiti Jones who is a Senior Performance Coach at the University of Louisville. Kaiti has experience as an Athletic Trainer (ATC) and Strength and Conditioning/Performance Coach (CSCS).

 

The main focus of this episode was how the sports performance and sports medicine professions can best blend their experience and work together. Specifically this episode focuses on Athletic Trainers and Performance/Strength and Conditioning Coaches within the USA college system, but can have take always for other settings as well. This also touches on what reconditioning is and the importance of this process for the injured athlete.

 

Topics discussed…

 

The gap between Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning

 

What Kaiti believes are barriers the college system has that prevents an ideal set up for athletic performance and reconditioning

 

Ways both professions can improve

 

How Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning Coaches can learn from each other

 

How Kaiti defines reconditioning

 

How they do reconditioning at Louisville

 

You can always do something as an athlete

 

How to mesh the Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning roles during reconditioning

 

How she develops a plan for the athlete to return to sport and performance

 

Letting athletes be athletes during reconditioning

 

How to communicate with coaches and athletes on a return to sport/performance “timeline”

 

What schools that don’t have the budget for technology can do to still set criteria and test

 

You can contact/follow Kaiti below…

 

Instagram: @kaitijones

 

You can contact/follow University of Louisville Performance below...

 

Instagram: @uoflperformance

 

Website: https://www.cardinalsperformance.com/

 

I would like to give a shout out to Mike Robertson and his podcast the Physical Preparation Podcast as I first listened to Kaiti's episode on there. Go give that a listen as well if you haven't for more great information on this topic here.

 

You can contact/follow me below…

 

Website: www.patrick-wood.com

 

Instagram: @coachpatrickwood

 

Twitter: @coachpattywood

 

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