Category: play
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ACL Club: Return to Performance
ACL recovery consists of 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November 2023 – March 2024, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – January 2025, 3 months late return to play progression January – May, 5 months performance ramp…
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ACL Club: Late stage or Return to Play
ACL recovery consists of 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November 2023 – March 2024, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – January 2025, 3 months late return to play progression January – May, 5 months performance ramp…
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ACL Club: Mid Stage
ACL recovery consists of 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November 2023 – March 2024, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – January 2025, 3 months late return to play progression January – May, 5 months performance ramp…
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Faces of ACL Club
In a mindblowingly common and heartbreaking injury, this gallery attempts to humanize the ACL club through selfies with ACLers. For an injury that feels isolating and lonely, you are very much not alone.
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ACL Club: Early Stage
ACL recovery consists of 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November 2023 – March 2024, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – January 2025, 3 months late return to play progression January – May, 5 months performance ramp…
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ACL Club 2023: 1 of 250 000
ACL pre-hab: what it feels like and looks like ACL recovery consists of 5 stages: phase goals my timeline pre-op pre-habpreparing for surgery November 2023 – March 2024, 3.5 months early ↓ swelling↑ quad activation/controlnormalize walkingachieve “quiet knee” March – Oct, 8 months mid introduce running Nov – January 2025, 3 months late return to…
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I’m afraid of injury
I tore my ACL. I’m waiting for an MRI and started rehab.I don’t expect to play sports for months. ⏸️ volleyball, climbing, surfing, snowboarding, and… Ultimate.▶️ rehab, renovations, baking, painting, gliding, and pottery. I have a deep-seated fear of injury.I’ve bailed, quit, and given in when I might be remotely close to the risk of…
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Captain reflections
After four years of captaining, I passed on the torch. People ask me, when are preseason scrims? When are tryouts? Which tournaments are you going to? 🤷♀️ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … Here are my reflections after this captaining run with @union_ultimate , culminating in bronze at Ultimate Canada Invitational 2021, gold at Canadian Ultimate Championships 2022, and…
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Why do I tour v2 (my life mission)
This is my 3rd season as captain of Union. 5th season as a Unionite, 7th season of club, 10+ years of chasing plastic. I’ve had my fair share of highs & lows with Ultimate: achey niggles, training I don’t want to do, and gut wrenching losses. On the flip side, jaw dropping plays, memorable road…
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flow state
a juxtaposition of adrenaline & tranquility I recently realized I crave adrenaline, and sport was usually my way to fulfill that hole. Sprinting, chasing plastic, dripping sweat in the hot sun,cheering as teammates or opponents make a play. I crave the foot race to an under. Juking out my defender, anticipating my match up and…