Specifically, the Functional Movement Screen is a grading system created to assess and document functional movement patterns. By assessing these patterns, functional limitations and asymmetries are readily identified. 
Basic movement pattern limitations can reduce the effects of functional training and distort proprioception. The goal of this workshop is to introduce you and your staff to the benefits of utilizing this orthopedic screening process since functional movement patterns are the base for core training. At the heart of the system are the Functional Movement Screen score and the movement patterns, which are directly linked to the most beneficial corrective exercises to restore mechanically sound movement patterns.
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Benefits of the Core Training System
- Improves functional and athletic performance
- Helps to reduce the potential for training and sports injuries
- Provides a simple grading system to assess athlete/client movement
- Can be easily utilized in both the athletic/sports medicine and general fitness professionals
- Identifies physical imbalances or weaknesses
- Rehabilitates imbalances and strengthens weaknesses with simple corrective exercises
- Allow trainers to better individualize training programs for greater athlete/client results
- Teaches the trainer and athlete/client to Identify the difference between movement quality and movement quantity.
- Allows athletic trainers, strength and conditioning specialist , personal trainers and physical therapists to identify current injury trends and stats as they relate to the prevention of non-contact injuries.
- Allows trainers to Identify potential cause and effect relationships of mirco-trauma as well chronic injuries in relation to movement asymmetries.
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Tentative Outline for Core Training Systems Workshop
Day 1*
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome / Introduction
8:45 - 9:45 Philosophy / Background of Functional Movement Screen
9:45 -10:00 Break
10:00 -11:00 Scoring Criteria of Seven Tests
- Discussion of Each Tests
- Description of why each test is important
- Relating each test to scores
11:00 -12:00 Scoring the Seven Tests
- Demonstration of Each Test
- Discussion of Equipment
- Description of Testing procedure
12:00 -1:00 Break for Lunch
1:00 -3:00 Lab- Scoring Check-Off/Analysis/Collecting Data
- Group Interaction with Everyone Performing Tests
- Groups Discussing Scores and Determining their Individual Weaknesses
3:00 -4:30 Interpreting the Scores
- Linking Scores to Weak Links and Asymmetries
- Linking Scores to Exercise Progressions
- Case Studies
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Tentative Outline for Core Training Systems Workshop
Day 2
8:30 - 10:00 Exercise Philosophy and Case Studies
Question and Answer Session
Discussion of Exercise Progressions
Linking FMS to Higher Level Exercise Progressions
10:00 -11:00 Lab- Demonstration of Exercise Progressions
Link FMS Scores of Each Test to Exercise Progressions
Interactions of High Level Exercise Progressions
11:00 - 12:00 Case Studies / Question and Answer Session
