Athlete integration with interdisciplinary teams
Within the team settings athletes have access to a wide variety of professionals in one location and the athlete is likely working with multiple practitioners each day (AT, PT, S&C, Nutrition, Massage therapy, etc). In the private sector, particularly in a rehab case an athlete may work with a PT/AT at one place, an S&C somewhere else and maybe even other practitioners in a third location. What strategies or systems (Both internal and with external providers) have been used to enhance communication across disciplines to ensure there is alignment across disciplines on the plan, phases, goals, etc for the athlete? How do you decide when an athlete is ready to "transition" from rehab to high-level performance work? How do you communicate and coordinate when multiple professionals are involved in the process? What’s worked well (or poorly) when balancing differing philosophies, overlapping responsibilities? Whether you’re in a team setting or private practice, I am interested in hearing how you’re approaching this and what you’ve learned and any continuing pain points with this process.
