Teaching Artifacts

This executive summary outlines a live professional webinar titled "Cleared to Return, Not Prepared to Perform: Closing the Readiness Gap in Return to Play Progressions." The webinar was delivered live on LinkedIn as my second teaching artifact for EXSC 9250. It targeted strength and conditioning professionals, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and anyone working in post-rehabilitation roles. The content focused on the concept of the Readiness Gap, which highlights the disconnect between clinical clearance and performance readiness. Accompanying this framework is the Performance Readiness Model (PRM), a four-layer behavioral progression developed through my doctoral research. The session integrated theories such as fear avoidance theory, OPTIMAL theory, schema theory, and motor chunking into an instructional sequence designed for immediate application by professionals in the field. Teaching strategies included direct instruction and real-time engagement, potentially allowing for post-production involvement. During the instruction, case-based illustrations of the PRM model were used, and a downloadable reference handout was provided after the webinar concluded. One primary challenge in designing the instruction was condensing a complex, unvalidated original model into a concise yet accessible format for a professional audience, all while maintaining scholarly credibility. This required discipline and personal courage to present original work publicly in a space where it could be openly challenged. The webinar illustrates my commitment to translating my doctoral research from academic development into active professional dissemination, which is the defining purpose of this teaching artifact. Keywords: teaching, Performance Readiness Model, Readiness Gap, return to sport, adult learning, professional development, dissemination, fear avoidance, behavioral framework