Spurs Sign New Trainer Xavi Schelling

[ace3g]

The San Antonio Spurs have signed a new trainer, Xavi Schelling, from Spanish club Manresa, according to a report from Spain.

Schelling will be the head of the department of applied science in sport.

Schelling has a PhD in physical activity and sport. He also has a Masters degree in high performance sports groups. This summer he worked with Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the center of the Spanish national team.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234854/Spurs-Sign-New-Trainer-Xavi-Schelling

[lmbebo]

ok ...

[Solid D]

This seems to be a great hire. I guess we'll see how he helps both proactively and reactively. Preventive and rehab regimen. One other factor is the acceptance by coach Pop as to whether or not HE thinks a player is ready to return to the court.

[illusioNtEk]

this guy is very active on his twitter............ maybe we can get him to post here in ST

[littlecoyotecoin]

He cured Ibaka in two days during the WCF.

[Prime Time]

Maybe he's good at working with big-men. I don't know, tossing dreams here but that'd be fucking awesome.

[peacemaker885]

This has Manu written all over it IMO.

[spursfan1000]

He cured Ibaka in two days during the WCF.

:lol

[Beaverfuzz]

Fuck this guy.

[spurraider21]

:lobt2:

[Ice009]

Fuck this guy.

Why? What's your issue with him?

[jyra]

I wonder if this slightly improves the chances of Hanga coming over. He played two seasons for Manresa, so this trainer should know him quite well and might put in a good word for him.

[bluebellmaniac]

this guy is very active on his twitter............ maybe we can get him to post here in ST

If he did, his stint here would be pretty short.

[Beaverfuzz]

Why? What's your issue with him?

If he cured Ibaka, fuck him. Door. Ass. Out.

[wildchild]

After last seasons and Tony/Manu/Tim/Tiago/Kawhi/Patty's injuries, I thought the Spurs needed an expert on preventing injuries, and the aging NBA stars treatment.

Obviously, this guy -spanish team's trainer- isn't at the same level as Aaron Nelson or his staff. We should sign a former Suns' training staff member...they've developed a whole new insight into the injury prevention and rehabilitation.

[Ice009]

If he cured Ibaka, fuck him. Door. Ass. Out.

Oh, in that case, yeah, I agree.

Personally, I don't think he healed fast or anything like that. I think Ibaka's injury wasn't as bad as they were saying, and I thought they were straight out lying about the severity of it when they announced he is likely out for the rest of the season. I figured that he might/would return at some point in the series against the Spurs. I didn't really believe it at all about him being out for the rest of the season. When I saw the huge layoff between games 2 and 3, I thought at that point the NBA was even trying to give him more time to recover so that he'd back for OKC's home games.

[Beaverfuzz]

Oh, in that case, yeah, I agree.

Personally, I don't think he healed fast or anything like that. I think Ibaka's injury wasn't as bad as they were saying, and I thought they were straight out lying about the severity of it when they announced he is likely out for the rest of the season. I figured that he might/would return at some point in the series against the Spurs. I didn't really believe it at all about him being out for the rest of the season. When I saw the huge layoff between games 2 and 3, I thought at that point the NBA was even trying to give him more time to recover so that he'd back for OKC's home games.

Very true, Ibaka wasn't nearly as hurt as they made him out to be...but he also definitely couldn't jump nearly as high as normal. Now onward to kicking some ass again this year.

[superbigtime]

Sounds good to me.

[Hoops Czar]

The San Antonio Spurs have signed a new trainer, Xavi Schelling, from Spanish club Manresa, according to a report from Spain.

Schelling will be the head of the department of applied science in sport.

Schelling has a PhD in physical activity and sport. He also has a Masters degree in high performance sports groups. This summer he worked with Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the center of the Spanish national team.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234854/Spurs-Sign-New-Trainer-Xavi-Schelling

wow... how luck is he?

[TheGreatYacht]

After last seasons and Tony/Manu/Tim/Tiago/Kawhi/Patty's injuries, I thought the Spurs needed an expert on preventing injuries, and the aging NBA stars treatment.

Obviously, this guy -spanish team's trainer- isn't at the same level as Aaron Nelson or his staff. We should sign a former Suns' training staff member...they've developed a whole new insight into the injury prevention and rehabilitation.
There is no curing Manu/Tiago usual season injuries IMO

[tholdren]

After last seasons and Tony/Manu/Tim/Tiago/Kawhi/Patty's injuries, I thought the Spurs needed an expert on preventing injuries, and the aging NBA stars treatment.

Obviously, this guy -spanish team's trainer- isn't at the same level as Aaron Nelson or his staff. We should sign a former Suns' training staff member...they've developed a whole new insight into the injury prevention and rehabilitation.

New insight to injury prevention. .. Jesus

[wildchild]

There is no curing Manu/Tiago usual season injuries IMO

I know...they're indeed very difficult cases, but if we try on an optimistic point of view to see it, Aaron Nelson and the Suns staff revived Grant Hill's career after years and years of consecutive injuries. Remember him in 2010 RS and PO? 37 years old and he was great.

Hill missed 292 games in six years in Orlando and only 15 in his first four seasons with the Suns (he played 82 games in 2008, 81 in 2009 and 80 in 2010).

[wildchild]

New insight to injury prevention. .. Jesus

Well...I like to think that the sport medicine is being evolved in several new aspects.


"I was looking for some way to change not only how we treat and rehab injuries but how we prevent injuries," said Aaron Nelson. We've always looked at mechanisms of injury regardless of philosophy. But a lot of injuries are chronic in nature".
"Say a guy rolls his ankle: Outside of treating the ankle for swelling and maybe some ligament or tendon injury, we'll also look at what he may be predisposed to going forward. Could it be something that turns into plantar fasciitis, anterior knee pain, low back pain? And maybe it is something from that specific area of the foot and ankle, but a lot of times we'll see changes in the hips, glutes strength or pelvic rotation. So we'll constantly reassess and make sure everything is moving the way it is supposed to move."
What Nelson and his staff don't learn through simple observation they examine with a plastic, compass-like device called a goniometer that measures angles of flexibility of various joints. "Then we'll put them in a position to test muscle strength and that is just using us as resistance," Nelson said.


So, while we still don’t know much about the specifics about the Suns’ medical magicians, we can start to see some general patterns and philosophies emerge. Until the league as a whole catches up, this is likely to remain a competitive advantage for Phoenix, as the organization itself recognized: the training staff was signed to new, multi-year contracts, prior to the 2013/14 season
http://hardwoodparoxysm.com/2014/07/27/phoenix-suns-training-staff-are-warlocks-led-by-chief-warlock-aaron-nelson-look-at-them-stretch-its-magic-i-tell-you/