Functional Movement Screening

Old Wilsonians Football Club

Lewis Cosstick & Tom Williams

About Us• Lewis Cosstick

Wilson’s School alumnus Graduate Sports Therapist BSc (Hons) Worked with non-league footballers (Kidderminster Harriers

FC) Also worked in Basketball & Hockey and at Whitgift School

We have worked together at:Amateur and University football teams,

Annual tough guy event attended by Wilson’s staff, pupils & alumniAt the University’s injury and massage clinics

• Tom Williams Graduate Sports Therapist Bsc (Hons) Worked with non-league footballers (Worcester City FC) Also worked for GB deaf team and in Badminton &

American Football.

Functional Movement Screening

• What is it? Functional Movement Screening is the combined use of knowledge

gained in a short sport specific medical along with the performance of simple functional movements to highlight an individuals weaknesses or limitations enabling the therapist to create a training regime to correct these issues.

• Benefits Quick and easy method of highlighting issues and correction Can be re-assessed mid season to monitor progress Will reduce the quantity of injuries suffered across a season Every assessment and training regime is engineered for the

specific individual

Examples-Flow ChartInline Lunge

Athlete performs movement

Loss of balance

Inability to complete movement

Imbalance between hip muscles and poor co-ordination

Tight quads of stance leg and hip flexors of moving leg

Stretching, strengthening & co-ordination exercise

Stretching, massage, strengthening exercises

ISSUE

MEANING

WHAT WE CAN DO

Star Excursion Balance Test

Athlete attempts test

Loss of balance

Excessive wobbling of lower leg

Poor hamstring & quad relationship,

Poor ankle/knee stability

Strengthening, increasing HQ ratio

Strengthening and mobility exercises

How it works• We will require each player for 3 X 30minute sessions with a

minimum days rest between each session.• First Session

– Sit down sport specific medical– Includes medical & injury history– Questionnaire to ascertain players position/strengths/weaknesses/ambitions– Quick observation for any obvious muscle imbalance/deformities

• Second Session• Having studied the information from the previous session we will have a pre-

determined set of exercises and movements of which they will perform during this session

• Every movement is recorded from 3 different angles in order to maximise efficiency when reviewing footage.

• Third Session• Having analysed the footage from the previous session we will have annotated

the footage and constructed an easy and efficient training regime which we will explain and demonstrate during the session as well as explaining to the individual the footage and potential weaknesses it shows.

How much will it cost?

• On an individual basis in an external clinic we would look to charge between £30-£40 per total 90 minute screening

• For the club we would charge £20 per person up to 22 players (2 teams).

• Over 22 players we would charge £17.50 per person

• Over 44 players we would charge £15 per person.• Some companies charge up to £90 per 90minute screening per

person!