Coach's Guide to ACL Rehab
The Milwaukee Sports Performance Podcast · Michael Falk
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Show Notes
Late stage ACL rehab and the return-to-play process from ACL rehab takes a team effort. The player and medical staff have been working together for 8-9 months, and the athlete is ready to start to be reintegrated into practice and game activities. At that point, the coach starts to play a key role in helping the athlete reintegrate into the team environment and prepare to return to game action.
However, coaches aren’t medical professionals, especially at the high school level. Coaches have many other responsibilities, and often, other full time jobs. So how would you, as their coach, know what to do with a player that is “cleared” to return to play following an ACL injury?
This podcast will help by discussing:
- What the stages of return-to-play are
- Why an athlete telling you they have been “cleared” is insufficient information (and what follow up questions you should ask)
- How you can help an athlete during this late stage of their ACL rehabilitation
- Why an athlete needs a gradual reintegration into practice and games
- Concepts surrounding the medical and performance team
- Resources for coaches
This is a great podcast for any coach that has an athlete coming back from an ACL injury (or another major injury). This is also a great listen if you are an athlete (or parent of an athlete) coming back from ACL surgery so that you can optimize your own rehab experience by knowing what to expect, how hard to be pushed, and when to scale it back.