multisportPT wrote:
I am an orthopedic physical therapist specializing in endurance athletes. I am also a 12-Time IM finisher and open water swimmer, and I do a little informal triathlon coaching on the side. I am considering significantly increasing how much I coach triathletes vs. treat patients. I have found that many of my patients once injured, and then rehabilitated, often need some formal direction/coaching to train correctly for their events. Additionally, their current coach may no longer be a good fit due to their unwillingness to change the athlete's programming to address the previous injury, etc. (surprising to me). I am considering opening a triathlon coaching business that would essentially be for athletes that have had a lot of injuries in the past, for after orthopedic surgery, and for those that can't seem to find a coach that appreciates that programming may need to be altered to keep certain folks injury free. The reason for this post is to ask all of you if folks feel that there would be a demand for this service.
This is what a high performance coaching is on a daily basis. We work with athletes that have deal with injury (minor and major) at many times in there career. We take on new athletes that need to be rebuild from the ground up and brought back to the healthy path and consistent training. That simply part of the job. Or else...what are those coaches doing???
Jonathan Caron / Professional Coach / ironman champions / age group world champions
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