In elite football, the occurrence of injury events can result in substantial medical costs, negatively impact team performance, and even prematurely end an athlete’s professional career. Consequently, reducing football-related injuries is essential to protecting players’ health and clubs’ financial stability.
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All professional footballers want to be in the Champions League, European cups and the World Cup.
The goal is always to unlock the players absolute peak performance and potential.
Having players stay injury free is the main goal of every club. Now when injuries occur, having a successful injury prevention and rehabilitation program to promote wellbeing and healing is essential for the longevity of the player.
That’s my objective as a movement therapist and CHEK practitioner. But as your trainer, you need to understand that this journey goes beyond the typical metrics of success with movement. It’s about understanding what it truly takes to excel.
What I’ve described isn’t just an alternative approach, it’s a strategy that addresses the complex interplay between training, diet, rest and stress – between all the elements that factor into a healthy, functional body-mind.
It’s about fine-tuning every aspect of the athlete’s life to create a harmonious, high-performing machine ready to conquer any challenge.
As movement therapists, our role is to be the catalysts for this transformation.
We’re here to push the boundaries, to inspire and to innovate.
By integrating the principles of diet, rest, mental resilience, and stress management into your training, we provide our footballer athletes with the tools they need to reach their highest potential.
The path to peak performance is multifaceted. It requires a commitment to honesty, hard work, and smart work—knowing when to take the footballers foot off the gas pedal because they’re going too hard (trust me, that may be the most important skill you learn!). We call it working in. Its about finding the optimal balance between yin and yang.
In my experience working with professional footballer athletes and by using an integrated approach to the body will give you a powerful edge over your competitors and an edge for your team against their competitors – and they will love you for it!
Now Pilates Manchester does not do this alone, they work as part of a team including physios, NUCCA chiropractors, osteopaths, sports massage therapists, running/football coaches and many more. Nisha has over 30 years experience working with professional football and rugby players and their teams. She holds her F.A. level 3 in the “Treatment and Management of Injury in Football” certification and combines her vast experience into working with individual players on 3, 6 or 12 month programs.