🧠 Plyometrics for Return to Play & Performance
A 2-Day In-Person Seminar with Matt McInnes Watson
📍 Kinetic Impact – San Diego, CA | 📅 November 15–16, 2025
For Strength Coaches, Performance Specialists, and Rehab Clinicians
🔥 Elevate Your Plyometric Programming
Join international speaker, educator, and performance expert Matt McInnes Watson as well as performance rehab DPT Dr. Derek Garza for an immersive 2-day seminar built for coaches and clinicians who want to bridge the gap between injury rehab and elite performance through world-class plyometric strategies.
This hands-on, evidence-based seminar dives deep into the art and science of dynamic loading, plyometric progression, and return-to-play programming — giving you the tools to assess, scale, and coach reactive strength like never before.
Saturday November 15th & Sunday November 16th
Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm
Kinetic Impact 12220 World Trade Drive San Diego, CA 92128
Presale: $800 | General: $900
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🗓️ SEMINAR AGENDA
✅ Day 1: Rehab Specialist Focus – Returning to Dynamic Loading
Theory Sessions
Introduction to Dynamic Loading
Understand how jumping, sprinting, and cutting affect tissue loading and injury recovery.
Pre-Plyometrics
Break down movement types, readiness stages, and gait cycle implications.
ACLR Considerations (w/ Derek)
How to safely and effectively return ACLR athletes to plyometric and high-velocity work.
Testing & Programming
Learn how to objectively assess readiness and transition clients into more advanced stages.
Practical Application
- ✓Pre-plyometric drills and preparation
- ✓Scaling jump and movement patterns
- ✓Strategies for yielding vs. overcoming force production
- ✓ACLR case study movement applications
✅ Day 2: Performance Coach Focus – Advanced Plyometric Performance
Theory Sessions
Reactivity & Elasticity
Teach athletes to be more explosive using refined reactive and elastic strategies.
Integrating Plyometrics with Other Methods
Program plyos alongside strength, speed, and movement work.
Programming & Exercise Selection
Build adaptable movement profiles and choose the right tools for each athlete's goals.
Practical Application
- ✓Reactivity testing + assessments
- ✓Combined session structures: speed, medball, lift integration
- ✓Progression strategies based on movement type, direction, amplitude, and intensity
🎟️ Reserve Your Spot
🎟️ Presale Registration: $800
Limited availability – secure your spot early and save!
💥 General Admission: $900
Available after presale is complete – subject to availability.
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🧩 What You'll Walk Away With
- 🎯✅ A clear system for progressing plyometrics from rehab to performance
- 🎯✅ Tested movement prep and scaling drills you can apply immediately
- 🎯✅ Programming tools to blend plyos into speed, strength, and injury prevention work
- 🎯✅ ACLR-specific strategies for RTP
- 🎯✅ Access to a collaborative network of coaches and clinicians dedicated to excellence
👤 Who Should Attend?
- 👤Sports Rehab Clinicians (DCs, PTs, ATCs)
- 👤Strength & Conditioning Coaches
- 👤Athletic Performance Specialists
- 👤Return-to-Play Experts
- 👤Movement & Injury Prevention Pros
Whether you're on the rehab end of the spectrum or pushing elite performance, this seminar connects both worlds under one proven system.
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Meet Your Instructors
Coach Matt McInnes Watson
Matt McInnes Watson is an international speaker, educator, and performance expert specializing in plyometric training and return-to-play programming. He works with elite athletes and coaches worldwide to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and peak performance.
Join Dr. Derek Garza, performance rehab DPT, who brings expertise in ACLR rehabilitation and clinical applications of plyometric training. Together, they provide a comprehensive approach that serves both rehab clinicians and performance coaches.
Get to Know Matt Before the Seminar
We've handpicked a few of Matt's most insightful podcast appearances so you can see why we're excited to bring him to San Diego this November.
Jacked Athlete Podcast
Just Fly Performance Podcast
Clarifying Plyometrics for Coaches
YouTube Podcast Appearance
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👟 Train Smarter. Coach Better. Help Athletes Win.
Step into a weekend of applied learning that will reshape the way you coach and treat athletic movement.
🧠 Hosted by: Kinetic Impact | 🎤 Presented by: Matt McInnes Watson & Derek Garza