Director of Sports Performance at Howard University, Daniel Bellamy brings his skills, family, and his voice to Texas in his new role at UTSA.

Where did it start?

During my NFL internship, I learned to incorporate a lot of sports performance into rehab.

At the high school

Teacher

PT clinic

Arena Football head AT

Track and field coach

I wanted to spend more time with my patients

So I took an assistant job at Howard University

At the university, I became very curious about the injury risk reduction side of AT.

I took it upon myself to develop warmup routinesI was able to implement recovery routines

Masters - injury prevention and performance management.

First task as the director of Sports Performance

Hiring a strength and conditioning coach that would work for an FBS coach

The process was brutal but the outcome was something great

The best ability is availability - they need to be functional and healthy before they can work on performance

Four Pillars

Patient care

Athletic Performance

Data and research

Education

Key elements

Trust 

Honesty

Respect

Integrity

Communication

Overlap and interdependence in Sports Performance

Athlete MonitoringInjury PreventionInjury surveillanceNutrition initiatives

Each team member needs to understand the goal and how we can work together.  

What is the benefit to each member?

Wellness surveys can help coordinate care as well.

Shared information and language in Sports Performance

Continuing EdInclude all relevant team members in the processThis gives us shared learning and coaching cues.

Progression / regression charts

Highlights key movementsHow can we reintegrate the athlete optimallyWhat are the most complex version of the movement and what is the most basic “entry fee” into that movement

Shared Projects and initiatives in Sports Performance

Collaboration to integrate new technologiesKinesiology collects and analyses data to use for publications

BRING MART PEOPLE TOGETHER AND ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR THING

Bottom Line

We are in the people businessTrust is KeyAsk questions without questioningAllow people to take the lead

Strength and conditioning’s goal should always be to ensure safety during the workouts.

Compliance comes from understanding and is the biggest key for the athletes completing the RPE and RTT surveys

Resources

Ted Sperlak, NSCA Talk on Sports Performance Model​

https://youtu.be/EKI7rDYWLrI​

Article to Read on Recovery Periodization: Mujika et al., (2018). An integrated multifactorial approach to periodization for optimal performance in individual and team sports.pdf​

Article to Read on Periodization and Rehabilitation: Periodization and PT.pdf

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