Presented and Content created by Kusal Goonewardena, Elite Athlete APA Sports Physiotherapist Head of Sports Medicine Melbourne University Sports This presentation provides 6 things all Netball athletes should do before and during the Australian University Games in Sydney 2014 for their success from a sports medicine perspective. Good luck team!

1. Elite Akademy Sports Physiotherapy AUG’s 2014 Series
Six Things You Should Do
To Perform Well At
The Australian University Games 2014
-Netball-
Kusal Goonewardena
Elite Athlete Sports Physiotherapist
Elite Akademy Sports Medicine
Melbourne University Sports

2. Who Are We?
And What Do We Do?
Our Special Interest: SPORTS!
We help athletes:
1. Overcome Sports Injuries
2. Improve their Performance
Collectively over 65,000+ treatments conducted in Sports
Physiotherapy to date

3. Who Are We?
And What Do We Do?
1. Show athletes how to get their best results
2. We show sports practitioners how to help their athletes
get the best results
Our work in:
China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Japan and
all the capital cities of Australia – except Darwin!

4. Injuries Suffered In Netball
Ankle
Knee
Hamstring/Achilles
60%
Shoulder/Elbow
20%
Spinal – Upper/Lower
20%

5. What EA Has Done To Find A Solution
2 years of ongoing clinical research
-numerous athletes!
After 65,000 treatments we have analyzed trends in injuries
Creation of Treatment Best Practice
-using Ridgway Method
-Elite Akademy Performance Pyramid™

6. The Results EA Has Achieved To Date
We take care of all the Olympians, Winter Olympians,
National Level Elite Athletes at the University of
Melbourne

7. The Results EA Has Achieved To Date
Two International Sponsors for our Athletes
Sigvaris – Most Superior Sports Compression Garments
from Europe (150 yrs old)
Fisiocrem – ‘The Natural Solution for Muscle and Joint
Pain’

8. The Results EA Has Achieved To Date
Multiple Media Appearances

9. The MYTHS About Injury
and Improving Performance
#1 Strengthening and Conditioning ALONE will not improve
Performance
#2 A Strong Core ALONE will not prevent Injury
#3 Stretching ALONE is not the best Warm Up Tool

10. The Latest TRENDS About Injury
and Improving Performance
#1 Nerve Flexibility is vital for Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation
and Performance
#2
75% of the body’s injuries occur due to a problem in your spine
(upper and lower), gluteal muscles, and rotator cuff muscles
(shoulders!)
#3
There are FIVE Fundamentals to help improve Performance
-The Elite Akademy Performance Pyramid™

11. The Elite Akademy Performance Pyramid™
S&C
4.0
FUNCTIONAL
CORE
12.0
FUNCTIONAL CONTROL
20.0
FUNCTIONAL RANGE
28.0
BIOMECHANICS
36.0
The FIVE Fundamentals to
Decrease Injury and
Improve Performance

12. The Elite Akademy Performance Pyramid™
FUNDAMENTAL %
YOUR PERFORMANCE
SCORE
NORMAL VALUES
Biomechanics
[36.0]
30.6 - 34.2
Functional
Range [28.0]
23.8 - 26.6
Functional
Control [20.0]
17.0 - 19.0
Functional Core
[12.0]
10.2 - 11.4
Strength &
Conditioning
[4.0]
3.4 - 3.8
Your Peak
Performance score:
_____________
Peak Performance
85.0 - 95.0

13. #1 Get Your Nerves Checked
#2 Get Your Biomechanics
Checked
#3 Listen to your body
- Apprehension
- Stiffness
- Pain
The Do’s

14. #3 Listen to your body
- Apprehension (Yellow)
- Stiffness (Yellow)
- Pain (Red)
The Do’s

15. The Dont’s
# 1
Impatience!
Process to improve your Performance Pyramid™ can
take 4-12 weeks
# 2
Don’t Skip Steps
First 3 fundamentals require at least 2 weeks in a row
(4-6 sessions)

16. #1
Exercise 1 to optimize Biomechanics
Spinal Roll
6 Things You Should Do At
Australian University Games Sydney 2014

17. #2
Exercise 2 to optimize Biomechanics
Rolled Towel
6 Things You Should Do At
Australian University Games Sydney 2014

18. 6 Things You Should Do At
Australian University Games Sydney 2014
#3 Drinks, Fluids and Hydration
Alcohol Awareness
Red Bull 
Gatorade/Powerade/Lucozade 

19. 6 Things You Should Do At
Australian University Games Sydney 2014
#4 Compression Garments
Sigvaris Vs Skins, 2XU

20. 6 Things You Should Do At
Australian University Games Sydney 2014
#5 Recovery
Contrast Baths and Sea Swims (30-40 min)
Contrast Baths (Hot/Cold)
(Hot 1 min; Cold 30 sec)
Repeat 7 times.

21. 6 Things You Should Do At
Australian University Games Sydney 2014
#6 Serious about Performance and Injury Prevention?
Get Your Performance Pyramid™ Assessed
Injured at a game or training??
SPORTS INSURANCE CAN COVER 80-100% OF YOUR PHYSIO BILL

22. Where Are We Located
Melbourne University Sport
Building Next to the Pool
Tin Alley (Runs between Swanston St
and Royal Pde) University of Melbourne

23. The Elite Akademy –FisiocremChallenge
Win a 4 Week Sports Physio
Program to the Value of
$1040
Enrol here:
www.facebook.com/
EliteAkademy

24. Questions?

25. Thank You
If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to call
our clinic ext 444948 or 83444948
Our email address is: admin@eliteakademy.com
The Elite Akademy twitter address is @EliteAkademy
Kusal’s twitter address is @kusalkumar
We share athlete success stories on our Facebook site
www.facebook.com/EliteAkademy
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