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ACL rehabilitation · OrpingtonReturn to Sport With Genuine Confidence
An ACL injury isn't over when you pass a fitness test. It's over when you trust your knee under real match pressure. Massimo builds both the physical readiness and the confidence.
- BSc (Hons) Sports Science
- FRCms mobility specialist
- Former S&C coach to an Olympic medallist
- Stage
- Pre- or post-surgery
- Method
- FRC + S&C
- Loading
- Progressive
- Goal
- Return to play
Why it works
Beyond the fitness test
Massimo is currently coaching a 20-year-old female footballer through her full ACL return-to-play journey, using structured, progressive loading to restore capability and confidence, not just to clear a test.
Whether you're pre-surgery, recently post-surgery or ready to return to sport, the plan starts from where you are.
The approach
- Strength restorationQuads and hamstrings rebuilt evenly so both legs match
- FRC joint controlControllable range of motion, not just passive flexibility
- Progressive loadingA gradual return through running, cutting and jump-landing
- Genuine confidenceTrust built through repeated, controlled exposure
In pictures
What training looks like
What happens
Your first weeks
Assessment
Strength, range and movement on both legs, plus your surgery and rehab history.
Plan
A staged return-to-play plan with clear criteria.
Load
Strength, running, cutting and landing, progressed week by week.
Return
Sport-specific work until you trust the knee.
Get started
Tell us about your recovery
A full assessment and an honest, structured return-to-play plan. No pressure or obligation.
Tell us what you want to achieve and Massimo will be in touch to arrange it.
Prefer to talk? Call or WhatsApp 07950 398025.