Structural integration for volleyball
Hitting chain, ankle, T-spine
A hitting shoulder that takes longer to recover each season. Ankles that have lost dorsiflexion. A T-spine that no longer extends into the swing. A fascial pattern shaped by the season, not three injuries. That is the work.
The off-season window
The series needs a clear run without match load, so it lives between your last match and preseason. Whenever that falls for your league, the shape is the same: twelve sessions, eight to twelve weeks, then preseason on a reorganized structure.
What is actually restricting you
- Hitting arm chain. The deep front arm line, lat, and pec minor bind from thousands of swings. The shoulder loses overhead and the cuff carries load it should not.
- Ankle and lateral line. Years of jumping and landing tighten the gastroc-soleus and the lateral line. Dorsiflexion disappears piece by piece. Landings get flatter.
- T-spine extension. The swing requires T-spine extension into the back swing. Volume binds the thoracic spine into flexion. The lumbar spine compensates.
The 12-session ATSI series
Twelve sessions, three phases, eight to twelve weeks. Full program detail on the 12-Session Series page. Off-season framing on the Off-Season Structural Reset.
Where this fits in your recovery stack
- Massage releases tension locally.
- PT and ATC rehab specific injury.
- Chiropractic adjusts joints.
- ATSI reorganizes the fascial system so your body needs the others less often.
Credentials
- ATSI-certified, 750+ hours of training
- Anatomy Trains teacher-in-training under Tom Myers
- Santa Cruz studio. Mobile sessions throughout the Bay Area, including team facilities.
- Working with pro and collegiate athletes since 2015
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Questions, answered
My hitting shoulder needs longer and longer to recover. Is that fixable?
Yes. Hitting shoulder is rarely a cuff problem in isolation. Free the chain and the shoulder stops being the visible problem. Most hitters report a noticeable change within the first phase.
I have lost dorsiflexion and my landings are getting flat. Will this help?
Almost always. Releasing the chain and restoring length tends to recover dorsiflexion that mobility drills alone do not.
I play indoor and beach. Different sport, same body?
Same fascial system. The load distribution differs. Indoor stresses the jump chain heavily. Beach stresses the deep front line and the spiral line through unstable footing. The series adapts to whichever stress dominates your training year.
When in the calendar should I do this?
Your off-season: twelve sessions over eight to twelve weeks at one to two sessions per week, finishing before preseason.