Georgian Fitness and Health Promotion students help provide fitness assessment for OHL’s Barrie Colts

Students and faculty from Georgian’s Fitness and Health Promotion program had the opportunity last Sunday to put their skills into practice with members of the Barrie Colts. They conducted a variety of fitness tests on the hockey players in Georgian’s Exercise Physiology Lab. The tests measured the aerobic and anaerobic fitness level of the players and will help with their development and performance.

“Being able to help a local organization with high-performance testing, while providing our students with industry experience and exposure to athletics, was an amazing experience,” says faculty member Greg Eskedjian.

The partnership is part of a new Sports Science and Performance department launched by the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts. The department includes the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre and Mind to Muscle Strength and Conditioning Centre, which will offer this specialized fitness testing for the players.

“The goal of the new department is to optimize on-ice player performance as well as off-ice development,” says Barrie Colts Head Athletic Therapist and Strength Coach, Jimmy McKnight. “This will be achieved by employing various tests and player evaluations like biomechanics, physiology, nutrition, mental/emotional and performance analysis, which will give coaches and medical staff invaluable insight into individual needs.”

Read more about the full partnership.