The National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) and Preferred Sports Provider Network (PSPN) have entered into a partnership that will benefit athletes by helping them to increase their physical abilities, build strength, prevent injury, and perform better.

PSPN is a network of contracted physical and occupational therapy practices offering sports enhancement and injury prevention services at a discount, and is a service of Phoenix-based Preferred Therapy Providers Inc. PSPN was created to bring awareness to the proactive athletic services its physical therapy practices provide and to share in the message of sports wellness and excellence.

According to Sally S. Johnson, NCYS executive director, “The NCYS is excited about the opportunity to work with the Preferred Sports Provider Network as an additional resource to our members and their colleagues in the youth sports industry."

“These services are normally not covered by insurance, yet there are many athletes looking to improve their performance, become stronger, and stay healthy,” Johnson added.

In addition to offering services at a discounted rate, PSPN will provide tips and expertise from physical therapists and athletic trainers to the coaches, athletes, and parents of NCYS members through communications such as e-mails, Webinars, and newsletters.

“Our providers have years of training and are truly the most experienced in providing quality preventive and sports fitness services. Not only do they provide injury and illness rehabilitation, they are also experts in strength, flexibility and agility improvement and injury prevention,” said Preferred Therapy Providers President Jaxene Hillebert.

PSPN providers are located within physical therapy clinics, and are highly trained physical therapists or certified athletic trainers. On average, PSPN providers charge significantly less than athletic training facilities. In addition, PSPN providers offer a 10% discount off of their already lower prices. PSPN’s contracted physical therapy clinics have gone through rigorous credentialing and meet stringent quality standards.

Vince Kame, physical therapist and athletic trainer with Foothills Sports Medicine Physical Therapy in Arizona, commented on the partnership. “As the demands of today's athletes increase, the needs for specialized training for injury prevention as well as performance improvement also increase,” he said.

“As members of PSPN, we are proud to partner with NCYS to provide these athletes with the comprehensive care that could only come from organizations that regularly work with both rehabilitation as well as performance training,” he concluded.

The NCYS and PSPN believe this campaign will increase the awareness of injury prevention and sports performance, resulting in a safer, healthier, and more knowledgeable environment for athletes and organizations.

For more information on PSPN, Preferred Therapy Providers, go to www.preferredtherapy.com.

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