Presentation description
This presentation outlines a principle-driven framework for athletic development, reconditioning, and return-to-performance that prioritises movement quality, coordination, and preparation over late-stage correction and isolated testing. It challenges reductionist RTP models by positioning training and testing as a unified process and argues that poor outcomes are almost always the consequence of inadequate early preparation, inconsistent coaching, or misaligned decision-making. Across the full presentation, the emphasis remains on restoring athletic “normal” through sequenced, timed, and coordinated movement rather than chasing metrics in isolation.
Learning objectives
- Apply preparation-first principles to reconditioning and RTP rather than relying on late-stage testing
- Evaluate movement quality, coordination, and coaching execution as primary performance determinants
- Integrate training, assessment, and decision-making into a single continuous process
About the presenter
Bill Knowles delivers a practitioner-led model of athletic development and reconditioning grounded in motor learning, movement education, and performance preparation. His approach consistently integrates coaching responsibility and early intervention. The presentation reflects applied experience across injury, reconditioning, and high-performance sport rather than theory in isolation.
CEU information
Physical Therapy CEUs
California: Our organization is an approved provider of continuing education for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants in California (CA) by Redefine Health Education, a recognized approval agency of the Physical Therapy Board of CA.
Massachusetts: Our organization is an approved provider of continuing education for APTA Massachusetts.
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Athletic Training CEUs
Sportsmith (P12247) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education for Athletic Trainers. All programs are eligible for Category A CE. ATCs are responsible for claiming only those hours actually spent in educational programming.
Contact hours
- Reading time = 10 minutes
- Video length = 30 minutes
- Quiz = 10 minutes
- Total contact hours (rounded down to nearest 0.25 hr) = 0.75
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