CERTIFICATION
Learn to progress athletes from late stage rehab to high level performance in this 2-day, hands on certification built for clinicians and coaches.
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Course Overview
Build Explosive Strength and Speed in the Late Stages of Rehab
Athletes in late stage rehab need more than basic exercises.
They need a progressive plan that restores strength, rate of force development, multi-directional speed, conditioning, and confidence. BRS teaches you how to integrate performance principles into rehabilitation so you can safely advance athletes through sprinting, plyometrics, and change of direction progressions. You will learn how to apply load management, graded exposure, and a structured progression model that respects tissue capacity without being overly cautious.
Coach Plyometrics, Acceleration, Top Speed, and Multidirectional Movement
Sprinting, landing, and change of direction are not advanced add-ons. They are essential parts of a complete return to sport plan.
In this course, you will learn how to coach and modify acceleration drills, top speed mechanics, plyometric progressions, and multidirectional movement patterns. You will understand how to scale each component based on pain, movement quality, capacity, and confidence.
BRS provides a complete system for progressing athletes from predictable, controlled environments to chaotic, sport like demands.
Test, Program, and Guide Athletes Back to Practice and Competition
Testing is not about just checking boxes.
It is about identifying what matters and using that information to guide decision making. You will learn isolated strength tests, functional tests, and performance tests, along with how to interpret the results and integrate them into programming.
The course also covers periodization, off season versus in season planning, and how to build return to practice and return to sport progressions for athletes at any level.
Stop guessing when an athlete is ready for more. BRS gives you a clear, repeatable framework you can use immediately.
Why We Created BRS
Clinicians are skilled at treating injuries but often feel less certain when it comes to progressing athletes into sprinting, jumping, cutting, and other high speed, high force tasks. Coaches excel at performance work but can lack the clinical framework needed to respect tissue healing, manage load, and understand rehabilitation constraints.
The gap between rehab and performance is real, and it leaves many professionals guessing during the exact phase when athletes need the most clarity.
The Barbell Rehab Sports Performance Certification was created to close that gap. This course brings clinicians and coaches together under one structured system for progressing strength, power, speed, and agility in a safe and methodical way that supports a true return to sport.
Earn the Barbell Rehab Sports Performance Certification (BRS)
Earning the BRS credential demonstrates your ability to integrate strength, rate of force development, speed, and agility interventions into late stage rehab while maintaining a clinical and evidence based foundation.
You will become the professional who can confidently guide athletes from early movement to practice level demands, and ultimately competition readiness.
This certification shows athletes, parents, coaches, and clinical stakeholders that you understand the full continuum of performance and rehabilitation.
Course Creators
Dr. Miles Nicholas
PT, DPT, CSCS, BRM
Hi, I’m Miles. I’ve spent my entire career working in environments where rehab and performance overlap, treating athletes inside sports physical therapy clinics and performance facilities. What I kept seeing was the same problem. Clinicians were confident with early rehab, and coaches were confident with performance, but neither side felt fully equipped to guide the messy middle.
That is why I helped create BRS. I want professionals to feel confident progressing athletes into plyometric, explosive strength, sprinting, med ball, and multidirectional work while still respecting tissue healing and load management. This course gives you the structure I wish I had earlier in my career.
Patrick Nolan
CSCS
Hi, I’m Pat. I’ve been coaching speed, strength, and agility for athletes of all ages for more than a decade, from youth programs to NFL Combine prep and professional lacrosse. In every setting, one thing has been clear. Athletes often leave rehab without the explosive strength, speed, or confidence needed to perform their sport. Coaches end up filling that gap with limited information, and progress becomes inconsistent.
BRS was created to fix that. My goal is to bring the performance side of the equation to this course so you can progress athletes toward the real demands of sport in a safe and systematic way.
Course Syllabus
Day 1
BRS Framework, Pain Science, Warm Ups, and Readiness
Strength, RFD, and Sports Performance Principles
Acceleration and Top Speed Coaching Progressions
Foundational Isolated Strength and Functional Testing
Day 2
Programming and Periodization for Return to Sport
Lower Body Testing, Plyometrics, and Med Ball RFD
Functional and Performance Testing Applications
Multidirectional Speed, Agility, and Upper Body Testing
FAQ
Become the professional who can confidently guide athletes from rehab to performance
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