Retraining

What is 'retraining' ?

'Retraining' is short for rehabilitation training. This means that an athlete continues to train for his or her sport, even during the rehabilitation period. The rehabilitation period will no longer be a period of inactivity or inability, but become an opportunity for improving weaknesses and further development of the athlete. This however, is a very specific and individual process that needs to be closely monitored to obtain optimal results. 

Why 'retraining' ?

Athlete in retraining = developing athlete

Each athlete, independent of their sport, has set his goals. An athlete always wants to win, be faster, jump higher and become better. An injury however, is never part of the plan and although unwanted,  an athlete needs to change their goals. During retraining, we will keep working on the individual goals of the athlete in addition to strengthening their weaknesses so that the development of the athlete doesn’t stop.

Athlete in retraining = part of a team

Injured athletes often lose their place on the team or feel lonely or sad. This applies to individual athletes as well. They feel alone, miss the intensity of training and are hungry for competition. Therefore, retraining strives to approach the original training situation as closely as possible and aims to integrate the athlete as much as possible in the team. This implies that retraining should happen at the club or in the normal environment of the athlete to avoid isolation and shorten the integration process after rehabilitation.

Athlete in retraining = individual

Each athlete has their own character, their own motivation and their own profile. Retraining aims to approach the athlete in all these areas to provide the athlete with optimal training solutions. 

Athlete in retraining remains an athlete!!

The primary goal of retraining will always be to offer the best possible training to the athlete in the given situation and train as specific as possible to create an athlete who is stronger, better and faster when they return to play.

Retraining is an individual and sport specific process. It is important to work together with the trainer and the entourage of the athlete to create a retraining plan that optimally satisfies all the needs.

Our experience:

Wim Driesen has many years of experience in daily practice. He has already helped many professional athletes to recover in his practice and was physiotherapist of Asse-Lennik, a professional volleyball team playing at the highest level in Belgium. He is also a certified osteopath and manual therapist (Dos Winkel). 

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The physiotherapists have developed theyselves in the field of sport- and orthopedic physiotherapy using their proper sport experiences. Together they form a compatible team with experience in a broad range of sports. 

Sports:

• Soccer
• Tennis
• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Track and field
• Fitness
• Table-tennis
• ... 

Our offer:

We offer retraining to interested clubs & athletes. Arrangements need to be made according to the specific needs of the club or athlete. Please contact us for further information.