AT1: Movement Matters: Applied 2D Kinematics for Injury Risk Assessment and Intervention (I, II, IV), Advanced
Monday, June 29, 2026, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Nicholas Cole, MS, LAT, ATC, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Daniel Lepping, MS, LAT, ATC, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Biomechanical analysis in high level athletics has been a key research topic over the past two decades, with mountains of evidence for 2D kinematic analysis as an effective means for evaluating future injury risk. However, technology constraints have prevented this method of pre-participation screening and intervention from gaining widespread use in high school and club level athletics.
This course will provide a comprehensive breakdown of 2-dimensional video movement analysis and provide a toolbox for easy use in the field. This course will have two sections; The didactic portion will review current literature on 2D kinematics for distance running, sprinting, cutting, and deceleration strategies.
We will utilize sport footage to highlight ideal movement patterns and find examples of poor movement patterns that later resulted in injury. This will include interactive examples with an evidence-based grading metric that an athletic trainer can use as either a pre-participation screening exam or in the return to play process. The in-person portion will focus on the recording and grading of athletes in real time. Our goal is to provide the athletic trainer with the skill to efficiently and effectively use this evaluation tool by the end of the course.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze movement patterns seen on film; including acceleration, full speed sprinting, trunk positioning, deceleration and change of direction.
- Apply filming strategies to efficiently and effectively record athletes in a reasonable timeframe, including video editing skills to create clean clips for easy use.
- Recognize poor movement patterns and create strategies to address these deficits.
AT2: Assessment, Treatment and Orthotic Intervention for the Management of Lower Extremity Sports-Related Injuries (I, II, IV), (BCS-O I), Advanced
Monday, June 29, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Jill Manners, ATC, Texas Tech University
Denise Massie, DPT, LAT, ATC, Shenandoah University
Cody Gankiewicz, C.Ped , Foot Management, Inc.
Lower extremity overuse injuries are common across both sports and orthopedic practice. Comprehensive assessment of gait abnormalities, faulty foot postures, decreased lower extremity flexibility, joint mobility limitations, and lower extremity strength deficits are all critical to identifying the underlying cause of these common disorders.
Clinicians require in-depth understanding of normal and abnormal gait biomechanics and the function of the lower extremity kinetic chain in order to identify and correct underlying causes of lower extremity pathology. While many clinicians possess basic knowledge in these clinical areas, few are equipped to properly identify and correct the multitude of potential underlying causes of pathology.
Furthermore, athletic trainers are uniquely positioned to provide on-site interventions in the form of therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, and temporary and permanent foot orthoses fabrication in order to treat patients suffering from lower extremity pathology. This workshop presents clinicians with a systematic, evidence-based approach to the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from lower extremity pathologies.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the normal and abnormal biomechanics of the foot and ankle.
- Identify abnormal foot mechanics through a systematic clinical examination.
- Compose assessment findings into a treatment plan based on clinical reasoning and current evidence.
- Show the application of manual therapies specific to assessment findings.
- Produce orthoses impressions via casting, foam trays and iPad screenings.
