Areas of Focus

Performance, Injury Prevention + Education

  • Dynamic Warmup

    Taking adequate time to utilize dynamic mobility exercises allows muscles to gain circulation in preparation for peak performance and is shown to be the most effective way to prepare for competition.

  • Speed Work

    Short bursts of acceleration drills to increase speed and velocity. Working on the acceleration phase of speed is a universal technical training process necessary for sports.

  • Agility

    Footwork and agility training exercises are necessary for a well-rounded fitness program. This area of focus increases foot, ankle, knee, and hip stabilization with multidirectional exercises. This promotes improvements in strength, mobility, stability, and injury prevention as well as improved athletic performance.

  • Speed Reaction

    This area of focus is vital to learning the neurodynamics of sports in training muscle memory. This works by training the brain to react quicker and perform better, especially during fatigue. Improved reaction time will create an edge on opponents in any sport.

  • Power + Plyometrics

    This works on improving power in the lower body, strength, and endurance. Plyometric training emphasizes the loading, unloading, and landing phases of jumping. Early integration of correct body mechanics will help to prevent injuries. This type of training is essential for female athletes particularly due to their higher risk for ACL injury.

  • Conditioning

    All of my exercises incorporate conditioning, but every athlete needs some additional focus on endurance and cardiovascular exercises to improve their performance. Dynamic conditioning drills are designed to incorporate obstacles and “plyogility” that are specific to each sport.

  • Recovery, Stretching + Injury prevention

    Every session concludes with a full cool down and recovery with static stretching for the whole body. This is an area most often neglected or under utilized in sports across the lifespan. Crucial for muscle recovery after hard workouts to improve extensibility, reduce lactic acid, promote greater injury prevention with restoring muscle length and reduce cramping, as well as reducing delayed onset muscle soreness. By limiting these natural side effects of exercise you allow your body to be fully restored and capable of your next workout!

“Coach Rickert pushed me to a new level—
She introduced me to new techniques and inspired a purposed focus, which has completely changed my game performance.”