ICL Sport Science & Medicine
ICL High Performance Director.
What is a High Performance Director?
I get asked this question all the time; in a nutshell it is the person in charge of sourcing, implementing and identifying any area that will aid in the elite physical performance of the competitions players and teams. To install World’s Best Practice in this area and help create World’s best practice.
Specifically for ICL so far this has included the following areas, and continues to expand and improve as the competition grows.
1. Provide each team with World Class Physical and Medical Support Staff, coming from 6 different countries. – This includes a Strength and Conditioning Coach, Team Physiotherapist and Massage therapist for every team and an overall ICL Sports Physician, podiatrist, professional sprint coaches, throwing coach and in the future dietician– see Support Staff Profiles.
2. Set cricket specific physical tests, protocols and standards required for all players, both domestic and international.
3. Put in place an Injury Prevention, treatment and injury surveillance system.
4. Apprentice Scheme – train, educate and develope local Indian Strength and Conditioning Coaches and Physiotherapists to international standard.
5. Anti Doping Policy and education – help design and administer a World Standard Anti Doping Policy and help run Anti Doping education sessions to all players and staff.
6. Physical Performance Enhancement – Work with all players and other Strength & Conditioning Coaches to implement year round training programs and cricket physical preparation. To aim for World’s best standards and have the players aiming for this also.
7. Recovery techniques – develope and implement Worlds best practice recovery techniques and programs. Recovery is the new fitness parameter.
8. New technologies – exploring and sourcing new legal technologies and equipment support for playing, training and performance.
9. Performance nutrition, recovery nutrition.
10. Organisation and provision of ICL Sports Medicine and Science Seminars – Inaugural Seminars were held in July 08.
11. Plan, organise and implement High Performance player camps which incorporate all requirements and testing of elite professional cricketers.
Stay tuned for more cutting edge initiatives from ICL!
All the best and happy training Jock.
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