Opportunities
- Chance to play (i.e. freedom of expression, internal locus of control, suspension of reality)
- Socio-economic class and cost for equipment and facilities etc…
- Adequate food, water, rest
- Free from political strife
- Free from natural disasters
Genetics
- Optimal anthropometric measurements – limb lengths
- Optimal body type -endomorph, ectomorph, mesomorph ~ to sport
- Climactic hereditary background (i.e. greater tolerance to heat/cold/humidity/altitude etc…)
Equipment
- To play with various different types of implements
- Safety of equipment
Tactical Skill
- Ability to carry out a plan and modify when needed
- Ability to carry out a plan under various enviromental condtions
- Ability to carry out a plan with teammates and/or other competitiors
- Ability to “see” plays before they happen – prediction of player position etc.
- Defensive / offensive / special teams
Technical Skill
- Optimal technique under various environmental conditions
- Optimal technique under various physical conditions
- Optimal technique under travelling conditions
- Open / closed / complex skill
Physical Training
- Optimal Speed (linear & multi-directional)/Reaction Time/Agility/Strength/Endurance as it ~ to your sport
- Optimal elastic properties of tendons and insertion points of muscles
- Optimal composition of white fibre (fast twitch) muscle to intermediate fibre (fast twitch oxidative) and red fibre (slow twitch)in overall muscle fibre
- Optimal sensory motor system (I.e. eyes, feet, skin, jaw, fluid filled sacs in the ears)
- Optimal motor learning and motor engrams (i.e. motor programs)
- Access to training facilities to carry out training as it pertains to the development of your sport
- Postural awareness, no trigger points, no nerve entrapments, proper lymphatic drainage fascial integrity (pliability & malleability), optimal arthrokinetics, optimal force coupling relationships, optimal arthrokinetics, optimal neuromuscular control, optimal bone density
- Optimal body composition ~ > h2o inside cell vs. outside cell, < visceral fat, > LBM, > BMR, < % B.F.
- Optimal core stabilization, multi-planar flexibility/str./speed/
- Injury prevention
- Optimal static / dynamic flexibility
- Optimal myo-articular function ensuring Pain Free ROM, no internal structural opposing force vectors on bone (i.e. balanced internal structural forces), free of anatomical / movement related nerve entrapments, that create muscle weakness, free of ligamentous stressors that can create muscle weakness
- Optimal acceleration – first step and continued acceleration
- Strength – optimal concentric/ eccentric / and isometric strength
- Optimal gait patterning as it pertains to muscle firing sequence and eye dominance
- Optimal eye tracking speed and co-ordination/convergence of L /R eyes as it pertains to changing of body position and ultimately body awareness
- Optimal stability and position the in posterior /lateral/anterior/rotational planes
- Optimal skin fold profile as it relates to hormonal profile
- Optimal force output /work @ 1-5sec, 5-10sec, 10-25sec, 25-45sec, 45sec-2min., 2-5min., 5min.-30min, 30min-1hr, 1hr-2hrs, 2-4hrs, 4hr-8hrs, 8hrs + (related to sport)
- Optimal mitochondrial density, function (I.e. enzymes) to metabolize fats, cho’s, proteins
Regeneration Capacity
- Tolerance towards physical & mental stress (i.e. speed, strength, endurance)
- Fatigue from aerobic, anaerobic lactic, anaerobic lactic training
- Sleep quality / quantity
- Anabolic and catabolic ratio
- Access to regeneration i.e. non-evasive and evasive methods
- Time allocated towards regeneration
- Nutrition-Quality/Nutrient Density of: Protein, Cho, EFA’s, Greens, Fibre, H2O, vitamins, minerals, sports supplements, nuts/seeds, fruits, dairy, timing, quantity, consistency of meals and composition of meals, low/med/high glycemic
- Access to regenerative solutions (i.e. massage, sauna, contrast baths, steam rooms, negative ion generators, relaxation therapy, and others)
Education / Lifestyle
Overall Health
- Free from disease, systemic inflammation, no production of Nociceptors [i.e. Mechanical, Chemical (stimulated by inflammatory mediators~ Prostaglandins, Leukotriene’s, Histamine etc…), Thermal]
- Cardiovacularly fit~ high mitochondrial function, optimal gas exchange
- Detox capacity ~ phase I to IV, no heavy metal toxicity
- Body Composition ~ > h2o inside cell vs. outside cell, < visceral fat, > LBM, > BMR, < % B.F.
- Myo-articular ~ normal ROM of all joints, balanced muscle tension to maintain neural posture, postural awareness, no trigger points, no nerve entrapments, proper lymphatic drainage (under normal conditions), fascial
Core Beliefs
- Character: integrity, respect, caring, honesty, focus, confidence, dedication, drive, determination, ethics, discipline
- Emotional: self-control, passion, joy, pride, anger, jealousy, sadness
Environment
- Toxicity, cold, heat, humidity, altitude, soil quality, air, water
