by Drew Kiel | Aug 30, 2020 | Physical Therapy, Quarterback Training
It is extremely important to first review what the impairments are when an athlete wears a poor pair of “every day shoes.” Last week, we spent a lot of time focusing on the domino effect that happens when athletes wear shoes that have a high heel lift or a cushioned sole. Here is the big picture of what tends to happen after prolonged periods of wearing these types of shoes.
Shoes with heels —> Center of Mass that is Forward —> Tone in Calf Musculature —>
Tight Calfs —> Improper Squatting and Walking —> Walking with a Vault or with foot out —>
Tight Hip Flexors and Hip External Rotators —> Inability to Extend and Internally Rotate Hip —>
Decreased Accuracy and Velocity When Throwing For Quarterbacks
There’s a lot going on with this isn’t there? This might seem a little farfetched, but it is absolutely not. Today, we want to give you solutions on how to fix the local issue at the foot/ankle, but also strategies on how you can go about fixing the global problems that exist elsewhere in the body. Let’s get started!
by Drew Kiel | Aug 23, 2020 | Physical Therapy, Quarterback Training
There are lots of styles and brands of shoes out there that athletes can wear these days. Adidas, Nike, Under Armor and many others produce a wide variety of shoes that athletes wear when they perform on the field. Have you ever thought about how you should select an every day shoe to wear though? If you haven’t, then you fall into the category with the rest of the 99% of the population that select shoes just based off of how they look. There are actually extremely big implications on the foot and the rest of the body that will most definitely affect the way you perform on the playing field just by choosing the right pair of “every day” shoes. Today, let’s take a look at how this takes place.
by Drew Kiel | Jun 24, 2020 | Quarterback Training
We have multiple people every day ask us about how to improve their throwing mechanics, decrease pain in either their shoulder or elbow, or even move better in the pocket. Our first response is always, “well, have you looked at our Youtube channel?” We have uploaded hundreds of videos in this channel. This is literally the keys to the kingdom for a quarterback to increase their overall performance. With this said, we have picked out 5 videos today that are “must sees” by every quarterback and quarterback coach out there in order to reach max potential. Make sure you watch each one carefully and understand the key points that are trying to me made!
by Drew Kiel | Jun 17, 2020 | Physical Therapy, Quarterback Training
Summer is upon us and we have been getting many questions about how players should approach their Summers in order to reach peak performance. There’s no perfect plan that we can put in place for players, but there are a variety of ways that quarterbacks can improve their performance. Today, we are going to give 10 tips for improving performance from a physical, mental, and emotional standpoint so quarterbacks can go light up the scoreboard this Fall! Some of these will surprise you. Check it out!
by Drew Kiel | Jun 11, 2020 | Quarterback Training
Have you ever watched a football game and have seen a quarterback continuously get the ball out of his hand just in time before the defensive lineman gets to him? Guys like Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, and Tom Brady seem to slip away for the slightest bit of time to get the ball out of their hand and to their receiver on time. How do they do this? Well, there’s a variety of skills that these guys have developed over their careers that gives them the ability to do this. Today, we want to talk about those specific skills and how you can improve them so you can perform like the best out there!
