Picking up new Az. Cardinals

Since I packed up my table from the Az. Cardinals training camp in Glendale, I have been working on players as private clients.  So far I have worked on Larry Fitzgerald, Rookie John Brown, Antonio Cromartie, and Teddy Williams as regular return clients.  While I was at the hotel today I was approached by Tyrann Matheiu, Calais Campbell, and Frostie Rucker for work this week.  Hopefully, this continues to spread and I can start treating 20+ players a week.

The next step is to see if I will start traveling to away games.  Right now my plan is moving along nicely and gradually.

I'm Finished with Training Camp

During the practice session Sat. Matt from operations offered me a monthly stipend to work during the season.  I slept on it and decided not to accept the offer so on Sunday afternoon, I packed up my table yesterday at the Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Az.  and took it home.

Around 5pm I received a call from Larry Fitzgerald asking me to come up to his house and work on him there.  After I treated him he asked me to stay for pizza dinner with the family.  I am pleased he is as nice and grounded as I have heard.

2nd full day

Today was my second full day in training camp,  I was able to work on 5+ new Cards today. My concentration is on the veteran returning players, and also trying to focus on the skilled players.  There needs to be at least one more of me to get everything  done that needs to be done.

I've been told that the athletes are liking the treatments and that I'll be offered a position for the upcoming NFL season.  It's time for me to leave a legacy in another sport.

I started icing my forearms and elbows today, I think I need to focus on my thumbs tomorrow.  I am also icing my back everyday  after work, and I'll be using my inversion machine tomorrow.

I have been remiss in posting to my blog, but there hasn't been much exciting to blog about.

Things have now changed, I have been hired by the Arizona Cardinals to do soft tissue maintenance with the players this preseason. Yesterday I learned my way around and picked up my credentials.  Today I start my first full day with the team. I have a lot to learn about their system and am looking forward to it. I am going to be introducing the F.A.T. Tools to the NFL.

Prefontaine Classic

The athletes have started arriving, on Wed. I treated Michelle Carter/U.S. shot putter, and David Rodisha/Kenyan 800m World Record holder.  The weather forecast is clear and the mid 70's for the meet Sat, yeah!

New York Diamond League Meeting

New York was a blur, Thursday was hectic, between canceled and delayed flights athletes were coming in until 11:30pm for treatments. Friday was a repeat of Thursday with the addition of a FAT Tool Work Shop Friday morning, with the addition of the rain the temperature dropped into the 50's.  I didn't finish working until 11:30pm at night.  The weather Saturday started out wet and in the 50's again, not ideal weather for a track meet.  I got on the 10:00am bus to the warm up area at the track to work the meet, and then finished my last flush out at 10:00pm. I think I worked on at least 60 different athletes.  I caught the 7:30pm bus to the airport, and got home at 7:00 NYC time, I unpacked and repacked and am ready to go back to the airport tomorrow to fly up to Eugene at 9:00am.

Shanghai Diamond League Meet

I arrived in Shanghai on Wed. evening to rain, and it rained continuously until just before the meet Sat. night.  Prior to the meet starting I worked on numerous athletes: Nick Willis in the 1500m from New Zealand; Mike Hanany from France, Trevor Barry, and Donald Thomas from the Bahamas, all are high jumpers; Michelle Carter a U.S. and Cleopatra Borell from Trinidad in the shot put; Tiffany Williams a U.S. 400m hurdler; Marvin Anderson a Jamaican Sprinter; Andreas Thorkildsen a Norweigan Javelin Thrower, David Oliver and Jeff Porter U. S. 110m hurdlers, Genezebe Dibaba and Gillete Burka Ethiopian 500m runners; Aleen Bailey from Jamaica and Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria in the 100m; Ngonnidzashe Makusha from Zimbabwi and Will Clay from the U.S. in the long jump; Mallika Akkoui a Morrocan 1500m runner; and LaShawn Merritt a U.S. 400m runner.

I think because of all the rain a number of athletes were injured or pulled out at the last minute because of injury or cramping. The worst of the injuries was Rutgers Smith a Dutch discus thrower who may have had a career ending achilles injury. Carmelita Jeter appears to have had a quad strain or cramp.

I wasn't able to post anything before today because the Chinese sensors wouldn't allow me access to my blog.