Athletic Performance & Sports Medicine
Offering a Comprehensive and Dynamic Approach to Sports Training.
Taking a proven professional athletic development approach to student-athletes to enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual growth of our student-athletes.
Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School’s Athletic Performance program focuses on strength and conditioning, skill development, injury prevention and rehabilitation, nutrition and wellness, and mental training.
Consistency. Effort. Success.
We believe all student-athletes are important, whether first-time lifters or veteran lifters. Athletic development begins with a sound, safe, comprehensive program combined with consistency and effort from the athlete. Our total-body movement-based program takes athletes from their current ability to their athletic performance goals.
Director of Athletic Performance
“Here at JPII, we take a championship approach each day to build our athletes in mind, body, and spirit to be the best they can be.”
- Mondray Gee, Director of Athletic Performance
Our total-body movement-based program takes athletes from their current ability to their athletic performance goals.
Athletic Performance Philosophy
Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School’s Athletic Performance staff with 27 years of coaching experience with power five athletes in all sports and the NFL for 21 seasons create programs that focuses on strength and conditioning, skill development, injury prevention and rehabilitation, nutrition and wellness, and mental training. Male and female student-athletes are supported by a first-tier strength, speed, and conditioning program that enhances sports performance by promoting muscle hypertrophy, strength endurance, power, and injury prevention.
27
Years of coaching experience
21
NFL seasons coaching experience
70%
Student Body Participation in Athletics
285
Knights Advanced to Collegiate and Professional Teams
Sports Medicine
The Sports Medicine Program is dedicated to promoting the health and safety of our student-athletes through the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports-related injuries. We strive to provide the highest standard of medical care in a nurturing, faith-based environment.
Chris Curran
Head of Sports Medicine
Having spent over 30 years working with several professional and collegiate sports organizations, Chris Curran relies on a wealth of experience to provide the same high standard of care to our JPII student athletes.
The JPII Sports Medicine staff work with our team physician, Sports Performance department, coaches, and local physical therapists to provide evaluation, treatment, and management of athletic injuries to our JPII student-athletes.
Our staff relies on a wealth of experience, having spent many years working with several professional and collegiate sports teams.
Team Orthopedic Physician
Chris Jones
Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics
30+
Years of Sports Medicine Experience
22
NFL Seasons
2
MLB Seasons
6
Years in College Athletics
Back On The Field
Our program services include injury prevention through proper training techniques, equipment use, and conditioning, immediate diagnosis of injuries and treatment plans to ensure a safe and swift recovery.
Our Sports Medicine Team Starters
The Sports Medicine program offers JPII students hands-on healthcare experience that transfers to real life sports medicine situations.
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Collegiate and Professional Knights
285 Knights have advanced to collegiate and professional athletic teams through our athletic programs.
Athletic Facilities
Pope Saint John Paul II offers some of the best athletic facilities in the state of Tennessee.