Frequently Asked
Questions
What is the
Healthy Athlete Project?
Complete Athlete Development
The Healthy Athlete Project delivers personalized coaching that addresses both injury recovery and performance enhancement. Our comprehensive approach integrates physical therapy expertise with athletic training principles to build resilient, high-performing athletes.
Expert-Guided Recovery?
Transform your injury recovery experience with personalized guidance. Navigate the rehabilitation process with confidence while simultaneously building the foundations for improved athletic performance.
Performance Without Compromise?
Achieve your athletic potential with a sustainable approach that enhances performance while reducing injury risk. Our individualized coaching provides the perfect balance of challenge and protection, creating athletes who perform better and last longer in their sport.
Why do you offer both free prevention programs and paid coaching services?
While our nonprofit programs provide excellent prevention resources for all athletes, some individuals need more personalized attention for specific injuries, complex athletic goals, or ongoing support. The Healthy Athlete Project allows me to offer this deeper level of individualized care that goes beyond what our free resources can provide.
If the prevention programs are so effective, why would I need coaching?
Prevention programs are excellent for reducing injury risk, but athletes dealing with existing injuries, returning to sport after time away, or facing unique physical challenges often benefit from individualized guidance. The Healthy Athlete Project addresses your specific movement patterns, imbalances, and performance goals that require more personalized attention.
Can I try both services?
Absolutely! Many athletes start with our free prevention programs and later seek coaching through The Healthy Athlete Project when they need more personalized guidance. The services complement each other, with the nonprofit programs providing excellent foundational resources and the coaching offering deeper, customized support.
How is The Healthy Athlete Project different from the free prevention programs?
Our free prevention programs offer evidence-based exercise protocols designed for general injury prevention. The Healthy Athlete Project provides personalized assessment, custom programming, ongoing adjustments, and direct coaching support tailored specifically to your body, sport, and goals. It’s the difference between following a great general plan and having an expert guide working directly with you.
Does the coaching revenue support the nonprofit work?
While they operate as separate entities, my work with The Healthy Athlete Project informs and enhances the quality of our nonprofit programs. My ongoing experience with athletes through coaching keeps our prevention programs current with real-world applications and challenges.
Can you say more about how the for-profit and nonprofit programs work together?
A portion of all Healthy Athlete Project revenue directly supports our nonprofit initiatives, providing subsidized prevention programs to underserved athletes. This community-focused approach ensures that effective injury prevention strategies reach those who might otherwise lack access, while allowing us to maintain the exceptional quality and personalized attention our coaching clients expect.
Why online?
Convenience. We provide sports injury prevention services to athletes to allow them to participate in the activities they love by using high definition, 4K video-based learning programs that can be performed at any time and in any location.
Can you really reduce injury rate?
Sports injury prevention programs reduce rates of injury. Every research article performed has shown a reduction in those rates, most around 50% to 66% reduction, some up to 75%. But they are simply not being used.
Will my performance suffer?
While the focus of our programs is to reduce injury rates during sports, one of the benefits is improved performance. Simply put, those who participate in these programs become better athletes
What is the cost?
Less than $5 per session.
The price for our Injury Prevention Project programs is $35. This includes two sessions per week for eight weeks; 16 total sessions with video instruction. This works out to well under $5 per session.
Compare this with a physical therapist or personal trainer who will collect at least $50 per session.
We also understand that life happens and that $35 is a lot for many. That shouldn’t be a barrier. Therefore, we have a financial assistance program to help those that need it.
Injury Prevention should be available for all; this is how we make that possible.
Why Non-Profit?
There are many other options for injury prevention programs. Many of them, however, are focused on business profits. We are not. Injury Prevention Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our focus is on making leading injury prevention programs available to as many people as possible. One of the ways we do that by keeping costs down.
Is it convenient?
One of the ways we improve accessibility is by making our program one that can be done at times and places convenient for you. We provide the program components and a general outline of when they should be done, you choose the specific times.Â
How will I receive progressions?
You will have access to your program from Day One.
How long will I have access to my program?
When signing up, you receive lifetime access to that program. We frequently update the programs, so this extended access will benefit you long indefinitely.
Who should use this program?
Our Injury Prevention Project programs are designed for both novice and experienced athletes in many sports. We provide a variety of programs here, but if you find that you have a specific sports need, please contact us.
When should I use this program?
While it can be used successfully at any time, inserting this program during your off-season schedule makes the most sense.
Can you guarantee I won't get injured?
It is impossible for us, or anyone else, to guarantee you will not become injured. But, if performed consistently, our injury prevention programs of strength, plyometric, and training exercises will dramatically reduce your risk of injury, by up to 70%!Â
Strength training, especially of specific types of strength exercises, reduces the risk of injury. But these exercises cannot be done randomly, they must be part of a structured program. And the program must be done consistently.
Does experienced coaching matter?
We believe that expertise equals better results. Our Injury Prevention Project programs have been designed by a Board-Certified sports physical therapist and certified strength and conditioning specialist with extensive experience with both sports rehab and prevention. We believe this background and these experiences provide a more well-rounded, up to date, and safe program for your benefit.
Does research support this?
Every exercise of every program on our site has a purpose and every program is supported by research studies.
Do I need special equipment?
You will need access to dumbbells at a minimum. Other equipment that is helpful includes barbells and plyometric boxes (12″ – 42″). It is difficult to fully progress without these challenges.
What about
Other benefits?
Benefits of Youth Athletics
Kids who are physically active are one-tenth as likely to be obese, less likely to have chronic disease, and more likely to stay in school. Sports participation improves relationships, builds confidence, and strengthens resilience.
Lifelong Learning
Physically active children score higher on tests and are more likely to go to college. Sports help reinforce learning concepts and habits like repetition and problem-solving. Those skills, along with the sense of accomplishment that comes with learning, are transferable to the classroom and life.
Premature Retirement
Previously injured athletes retire at a higher rate than athletes without previous injuries, up to 70% reduction in sports participation. In other words, when injured, many simply do not return to previous activity levels.
Resources & Articles
For Injury Prevention
All New Injury Prevention Project
We're thrilled to announce the complete overhaul of the Injury Prevention Project, launching April 1st, 2025! Since founding the project in 2020, our mission has been to reduce sports injury rates through evidence-based, accessible prevention programs. Our reimagined...
New Research Confirms: Injury Prevention Programs Save Millions in Healthcare Costs
A groundbreaking study published in February 2025 has confirmed what we've long advocated at Injury Prevention Project: implementing structured injury prevention programs (IPPs) doesn't just protect athletes—it creates massive economic benefits for our healthcare...
Our Updated Website: New Resources for Prevention and Recovery
We're thrilled to unveil our newly redesigned website that now offers resources for both injury prevention and personalized recovery support. The updated site features a streamlined navigation system that makes it easy to access our free prevention programs or learn...
What People Are Saying
How can I begin to express my sincere gratitude? In these last two months I’m not only had my physical recovery aided, but I’ve also had the rare opportunity to see compassion and sacrifice at its finest. I’m certainly honored to have met and worked with you.
Thank you so much for everything that you did for me. I really had a fun time with you! Thank you for helping me do a lot better on making my knees stronger and improving my vertical jump.
My experience was excellent. After sustaining a third ACL injury, I had lost much of my confidence and was very cautious with any movement. As an athlete, I needed to get this back as soon as possible. I not only with strengthened my knee, but also restored my confidence. By introducing various sport specific activities, including power lifts and plyometrics, I was ready to get back to athletics with the necessary confidence to succeed
As a runner for the last 30 years I understand the importance of proper rehab and conditioning to remain in the sport I love. After a significant injury cost me three months training I began working with Injury Prevention. With their guidance this year is turning out to be my best year in almost 2 decades. I highly recommend them to my athletes and to the running community as well.
My experience was more than I could ask for. The programs were so helpful and so up to date, I always knew I was in good hands. I would definitely suggest them to anybody who asked my opinion!
David is one of the best sports training and rehab minds I have run across in my 15 years as a competitive athlete and his information and training methods are always on the cutting edge of science. Over the course of the six years I’ve had a relationship with him, I have referred in several friends and loved ones there and will continue to do so without reservation. Thanks for everything you’ve done for me David.
The time and effort you have put into my growth and intelligence as a player and a person is beyond anything I could have asked for. I am ten times stronger and faster than when I started.
I spent a summer working with Injury Prevention Project. It was clear from the start that they have a terrific eye for performance, and are able to develop creative programs to help athletes do what they do best, and hopefully, do them better. The staff obviously exudes passion for the industry, and I would recommend any person who participates in any sort of competitive athletics (high school, college, or recreational) to work with them.
We’ve Worked With Athletes From:
Injury Prevention Programs
Accessible, cost-effective, research-backed programs designed to reduce injury risk for athletes of all levels.
Healthy Athlete Coaching
Personalized, expert-guided coaching that transforms injured athletes into resilient performers through customized recovery and development plans.
Running Programs
Our running programs help you achieve your running-related goals in a safe, research-supported manner.Â
Free Programs
Our free injury prevention programs provide an introduction to our research-based model of injury prevention programming.