Functional Movement PF 12 Functional Movement What is

Functional Movement

PF 12 : Functional Movement What is It? • Functional Movement – movements necessary to perform a specific skill or activity • The building blocks for all other measurable physical fitness attributes (pg. 23 HPSC)

PF 12 : Functional Movement What is It? • Includes üRange the following elements: of Motion üBalance üBody Control üStability

First Let Us Meet the Master • Reebok University Master Trainer • Author of Book Athletic Body in Balance • Orthopedic clinical specialist with the American Physical Therapy Association. • Strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. • Level I coach with the U. S. Weight Lifting Federation.

Why all the fuss about Functional Movement Gray? • Seeing athletes that worked hard in gym and on the field but were repeatedly injured or had no improvement in sports performance. • Athletes who overlooked or were unaware of the functional movement issues and continued training would often make these issues worse!

Why all the fuss about Functional Movement Gray? • Functional Movement Screen Injury Study (Kiesel, Plisky, and Voight, NAJSPT, Vol. 2, No. 3) • FMS was used on professional football players to predict their probability of having a Time-loss injury during one NFL team’s 2007 training camp • Results – athletes with a FMS score of less than or equal to 14 were 11 times more likely to be injured than those above 15 • Athletes with asymmetry (for example stronger on the left than the right, etc. ) were three times more likely to be injured

More from Gray n “The most common mistake in sports conditioning today is training a movement pattern before achieving full range of motion and control in that movement. Poor technique and inadequate ankle and hip mobility will lead to poor posture and body mechanics during the conditioning session. The compensations that will occur …

More from Gray n “ because of a lack of mobility in the hips and ankles will not only create stress on the knees and spine but will also change the motor program for the squatting movement. These compensations will then become engrained into the central nervous system, adversely affecting timing, coordination, and efficiency. (pg 25, High. Performance Sports Conditioning)

Bottom Line… n Before you can work out effectively, you need to be able to move effectively!

Performance Pyramid (pg 23) Sports Specific Skills Skill PLYOMETRIC POWER STRENGTH BALANCE Functional Performance Quantity Function SPEED AGILITY Functional Movement Quality Foundation RANGE OF MOTION (Flexibility) BODY CONTROL STABLIITY

PF 12 : Functional Movement How Do We Test for It? Functional Movement Screen (pg 26) Seven Screens 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Deep Squat Hurdle Step In Line Lunge Shoulder Mobility Leg Raise Trunk Stability Push Up Rotary Stability

Scoring for the tests (pg. 27) n n 3 – athlete can perform the skill without any compensations 2 - performs skill with one or more common compensations or any difficulty 1 - cannot perform as described 0 – pain is present during the test

How Do These Tests Work Gray? Let’s Watch and Find Out!