What else, where else? - Dan Pfaff

Dan Pfaff shares a case study of a world-class sprinter whose chronic Achilles issue was resolved by treating an old shoulder injury.

When progress stalls, the answer often lives somewhere you have not looked yet. In this Apprentice Coach Program (ACP) moment, Dan Pfaff walks through a case that reshaped how an athlete was understood. A world-class sprinter spent two years chasing an Achilles problem across Europe. Injections. Surgeries. Endless rehab. No return to training. The turning point came from asking better questions. Injury history. Early sport exposure. A shoulder dislocation at 14 that never received real care. Fourteen years later, restoring function and input at the shoulder changed the system. Within a month, the Achilles issue resolved. This is the thinking behind the ALTIS mantra: 'what else, where else?' The Apprentice Coach Program brings you inside that process. Live training. Therapy rooms. In-depth conversations where coaches reason through problems in real time, without shortcuts. 📍 Phoenix, Arizona 🗓 February 23–26 or June 15–18, 2026 🎓 Four days of applied learning with ALTIS faculty and guest coaches Join us in person and see how experienced coaches connect history, movement, and performance into clearer decisions. Secure your place: loom.ly/osA7Ekg