Functional Movement

Screenings will be offered from November 1 - May 31

Steve will put you thru a 15-minute FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN to help you see how well you move within yourself and locate your weakest link(s). Ideally, the screen should be done by your coach, this is the person that will be training you throughout your sports season. The screen is meant for coaches to evaluate your movement. But they need knowledge in the screen and tools to help prevent injuries. Athletes should be screened every 6-12 months by their COACH. Your body will change as you mature and change after an injury. It helps the assistant coaches if the head coach is educated in screening and injury prevention! The FMS and its tools should also be integrated in all physical education programs (K-12). After the screen, the coach should recommend injury prevention strategies. 

 Seven different movements will be done which takes about 15 minutes. After the screen, we will discuss the benefits of Self-Limiting Movements. If you have any weak links, you will have to decide if you want to load those movement patterns with weights or with increased running miles. Anyone can screen you, so it is the person screening you that makes a difference. Different screeners will see different movement problems, thus give different advice (i.e. exercises, precautions, etc.) after the screen. It is best to work with someone who has coached many youths at the K-12 level. The screen can be applied to any age group. 

Ages: 10 - 18

There isn't a lack of exercise options to improve a person's movement and performance. The difficulty is figuring out which exercise or activity will help the person the quickest, which will help save valuable time during the process.

This is why performing a good screen and assessment up front, will help direct you to which activity will be the most appropriate. Figuring out if a person's problem is mobility or stability will make it easier for you to pick the best exercise.

Setting that initial baseline will allow you to go back and recheck, giving you the feedback you need to determine if the exercise improved the problem.

$15/SCREEN. A Registration/Waiver Form (print off below) will need to be signed by a parent. Ideally, a group of 5-10 would be beneficial. Each person can learn from each other's screen.  

Steve has purchased, read, and studied the textbook, MOVEMENT: FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SYSTEMS, Screening-Assessment-Corrective Strategies. By Gray Cook with Dr. Lee Burton, Dr. Kyle Kiesel, Dr. Greg Rose & Milo F. Bryant. This covers FMS and SFMA information. 

Location: To Be Determined by convenience for the group, only a small area is needed. If you would like to be screened, contact Steve.  

Contact: skubisiak@bis.midco.net

FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREENING: THE USE OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS AS AN ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION ‐ PART 1 - PMC (nih.gov)

FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREENING: THE USE OF FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENTS AS AN ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTION‐PART 2 - PMC (nih.gov)

QUESTION/ANSWER

1. Can a person screen themselves? Yes, absolutely. It may be harder to see what issues you have and what to do and not what to do with the screening information. 

2. Can anyone become a Certified FMS Member? Literally anyone can become certified in the FMS Certification Courses. This is all done at home online.  Just sign up and take the courses. They can last up to seven hours. After the course study, you take the at home online test. You have as long as you want so you will pass. You will then have access to articles. 

The FMS courses are $599 and are for healthcare and fitness/coach professionals. You need to have a good understanding of movement of the body, as well as a good understanding of the FMS course to be able to pass the exam. You can learn about our FMS courses here: https://www.funtionalmovement.com/system/fms 

You are given 3 opportunities to pass the exams. You start from the beginning with a different exam each time. If you don't pass after 3 attempts, there is an option to email us and pay $50 to receive 3 additional test attempts. 

The all-new FMS Corrective Strategies series explores our functional approach to identifying and correcting movement dysfunctions. The initial patterns explored include the Hip Hinge Pattern, Balance Patterns, Rotation Patterns, Upper Body Patterns, and the Squat Pattern.

Each course incorporates whiteboard talks that detail the differences between how the FMS assessments and screens - SFMA, FMS, and Symmio - consider the pattern in question. Gray’s selected exercises follow the hierarchy of developmental postures: Supported, Suspended, Stacked, and Standing. The exercises are also structured by the ABCs principle: Awareness, Breathing, and Control, and they use Reactive Neuromuscular Training (RNT) to engage motor learning,

or as Gray says, “motor-remembering.”

Learn more about movement by watching the videos below. 

S2 E14: "Play, Practice or Train?" - Movement Podcast with Gray Cook | Lee Burton (youtube.com)

Maximize your Chops and Lifts by following this expert instruction on how to perform the exercise properly and vary your setup for targeting specific problem areas with precision. Chop and Lift corrective exercises have been a FMS staple for years - with good reason. Lee Burton covers the important considerations in selecting and performing variations of the Chop and Lift. Proper half-kneeling setup is key and aligning yourself with a board (around 4”) will help with consistency. Both knees should be bent at 90 degrees, with the front knee aligned over the ankle and the back knee aligned under the hip, shoulder and ear. The back toe should be in line with its leg and pointed if the goals are improved hip stability and core stability. There should be no spinal flexion or extension. Use the Functional Movement Screen to determine if you need to focus on half-kneeling or tall-kneeling exercises, for example: lunge asymmetry points to half-kneeling whereas squat problems point to the symmetry of tall kneeling. Common mistakes are not performing distinct pull and push movements and working toward the wrong knee: chop to the down knee and lift to the up knee. To vary the effectiveness of the exercise, you can alter your angle from the source of resistance: Start at 45 degrees, 90 degrees over your shoulder provides core engagement and works the anterior structures and 90 toward the resistance works the posterior structures. Hand position also matters, with a narrow grip providing more work for the upper body (PNF patterns) and a wide grip maximizing core engagement.

The Motor Control Flow is a practical starting point for individuals who need to correct balance and stability problems. In this case, Lee Burton shows an asymmetry on the Motor Control Screen (MCS). It works great as a warm-up or cool-down addition to existing programming. Gray Cook explains how a path differs from an exercise by providing an obstacle course that often includes struggles and minimal coaching resulting in awareness of movement imbalances and asymmetries. The Motor Control Flow is a three-station progression using a half-foam roll. The A (Awareness) station is a flat-back on-beam exploration of rotational stability and stride. The B (Breathing) station is a crawl-to-kneel pattern that syncs the breath while working the extremes of horizontal-to-vertical postures. The C (Control) station is a kneeling stride that syncs the breath with full body and oppositional movement. Functional Movement Systems’ Movement Flows are quick movement progressions that serve as starting points and gather information on where you stand in relation to your health and wellness goals. Before we can correct our movement through exercise and activity, we need to reinstall an awareness of what it feels like to move authentically. The Movement Flows are deceptively simple screening and corrective tools that will work in many situations, especially when used in conjunction with the Functional Movement Screen. If the flow cannot be completed, the individual has found an area that needs correction and should work there until the flow feels natural. If the flow can be completed, the individual should practice, paying greater attention to asymmetries and sticking points and continue as long as they feel and see benefits.

Video(s)

• Gray Cook Dan John Essentials of Coaching
• Gray Cook, Lee Burton & Alwyn Cosgrove The Future of Exercise Program Design Video

Content

• Lee Burton: Programming Needs of a High School Football Player
• Lee Burton: Corrective Strategies
• Lee Burton: The Importance of Medical History
• Lee Burton: The History of the Functional Movement Screen – It’s Conception and Misconceptions
• Lee Burton: Active Straight Leg Raise — Corrective or Conditioning?
• Lee Burton: The FMS is the Entry Point
• Lee Burton: Building on the FMS Performance Pyramid
• Lee Burton: Balance and Stability for Older Clients
• Video Segments about Corrective Exercise
• Using the Functional Movement Screen in Groups
• Functional Movement Screen [Infographic]
• The Functional Movement Systems [Infographic]
• What is the Functional Movement Screen?