Lindsey Elizondo is a prominent figure in the world of basketball, particularly with her association with the Orlando Magic. As the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation for the team, Elizondo's role is pivotal in driving the growth and success of the organization. With years of experience in the sports industry, Elizondo brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role. She is responsible for developing and implementing strategic initiatives that align with the team's overall vision and objectives. This includes identifying opportunities for growth, building partnerships, and exploring new revenue streams. One of Elizondo's key areas of focus is fan engagement.

Travel Like a Pro This Holiday Season

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With the holidays quickly approaching, you may be in the middle of making travel plans to reunite with loved ones after a long hiatus of missed hugs and time spent together during the pandemic. If you’re traveling by air, there are some all-star tips you can follow to travel like a pro and stay healthier.

We had the opportunity to speak to the Orlando Magic’s Lindsey Elizondo, assistant athletic trainer and physical therapist for the team. She offered insights on the Magic’s typical travel routine and what they do to stay healthy and fit on the road.

AdventHealth physical therapist, Leonard Gordon, also weighed in on how we can apply the Magic’s travel health routine to our own lives. Here’s what they had to say:

How can flying affect anyone’s health, and what can we do to improve it?

Leonard: The first thing I think of with traveling are comorbidities in patients who may have a history of some type of blood clotting. Sitting for long extended periods of time isn’t good for them, and it isn’t good for anyone. Do regular stretching and try to move as much as possible. Force yourself to get up and walk up and down the aisles if you have to. Move around and drink your water.

Any type of low-back stretching is good. Your hamstrings tend to tighten up when sitting for long periods. I tell patients to prime their bodies for a flight before doing anything, even sedentary sitting. Just do some quick muscle activation for the core and the pelvis.

What do you do for the flight specifically? Is there any mobility training needed before or after sitting for long periods?

Lindsey: If some players get stiffer on flights or they're dealing with an injury, then we address those issues. It's definitely a case-by-case scenario. If you've got somebody with back pain who’s sitting down for a long time, that's usually an exacerbating factor, so we get up on the flight or make sure we're doing something before or after to mitigate. We don't want them to come off the flight feeling worse than they did getting on the flight.

What is it like for the Orlando Magic to fly vs. those of us who fly commercial?

Lindsey: We’re very lucky with that. The NBA is contracted with Delta charters, so we've got a flight that really gives these big guys ample room to stretch out and have some space on the flight. They’re able to recline and get into some better positions where they’re not so crunched up. They can have a little bit more space to come out and walk around; we're very lucky that we have that for all of our flights.

Leonard: On commercial flights, it's hard to get comfortable sometimes. Some of those seats are so tight, so think about frequent stretching. I’ve told a lot of patients who travel often in planes or cars: build in frequent stretching breaks before and after you know you're going to be sitting for a while. It can decrease pain.

How important are seemingly little things like staying hydrated and resting enough?

Lindsey: Those are actually the big things! You definitely want to stay hydrated, so drink enough before you get on the flight as well as when you're on your flight, and make sure that you're rested. Get a good night’s sleep beforehand. If you're flying during the day and wide awake, be awake and follow your normal schedule. If you're flying at night and you're able to get a little bit of rest, get that rest.

Once you land, don't stop your hydration strategies. Making sure you're getting in those fluids and then getting up and moving around is a big one. If you've been on a long flight, you know that when you're just sitting there, as soon as you get up and you haven't moved around, your whole body is just kind of feeling lethargic. Getting up and moving around is going to help to pump that blood through your body. Get up and stretch.

Leonard: I tell my patients all the time that the first thing you should do when you wake up is to drink some water. You’re sleeping through a long period without hydrating, and it's the same thing with flying. Even if you lose track of time, your body still thrives on water.

By the time you're thirsty, it’s your body telling you that you need water now. Drink plenty of water on the plane and once you get off.

Do you recommend compression clothing for flying?

Lindsey: Yes, absolutely. That's a big thing that that we use, so we have different compression tights, stockings and a lot of different options. Everyone has a different preference, so we've got different sizes with different levels of compression in those as well.

Compression garments help your body to pump fluid out and recover. If you've got a long flight, your legs feel heavier, kind of swollen from being up there in some of the pressure changes; we have the compression garments on hand to push some of that out so it can't just sit there and pool.

Leonard: Yes. I think a lot of patients who have peripheral vascular diseases where they have a history of blood clots, or they have lower leg swelling or lymphatic issues, benefit from compression clothing. Even those who don't drink enough water or have a salty diet, their legs will swell if they get on a plane. It doesn't hurt to have some compression materials on. I think it definitely bodes well for those patients who have issues with lower leg swelling. The atmospheric pressure changes can cause more swelling.

There's been some pretty good research about compression sleeves, not only for flying, but just being sedentary. They help with overall blood flow and circulation.

In the age of COVID-19, are there any new policies or extra caution around air travel?

Lindsey: We’re lucky that we can space people out. We've got a lot of room on our planes, so if we do have somebody who is sick, we can put them in an area where there aren't other people. We can rearrange some of our seats — whereas on commercial flights, everyone is kind of cramped.

There are policies. We're following all of the NBA guidelines which are being driven by the CDC guidelines, so they're constantly in contact with their infectious disease specialists, the NBA physicians and doctors. Our policies are to really keep everyone as safe as possible, like making sure that people are wearing masks on the planes. We've got as much distance as we can between people. They’re pretty much the same stipulations that you're going to have on a regular commercial flight.

Leonard: With the COVID pandemic, you're talking about isolated germs. Keep your hands dry and clean. As a general rule, use safety precautions like treating everybody as if they are sick. Wash your hands. Wear your mask. Follow those guidelines.

Have a Magic Holiday Season

Thank you to the Orlando Magic’s Lindsey Elizondo and AdventHealth’s Leonard Gordon for their time and amazing insights into how to travel healthfully like a pro this holiday season. We wish you and yours safe travels and a magical time with family and friends.

Learn more about our partnership with the Orlando Magic here.

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The Orlando Magic promote Nathan Spencer to head strength and conditioning coach and name three to its high performance staff – Lindsey Elizondo as physical therapist/athletic trainer; Andy Burke as performance therapist and Chase Campbell as strength and conditioning coach, as announced by Magic President of Basketball Operations Jeff Weltman.

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  Basketball World Cup: Germany is very close to the big goal

  The World Cup dream is to continue in the extensive area of ​​a shopping center: the German national basketball team is in the quarter-finals of the title fights in Manila on Wednesday (10.45 a.m. / MagentaSport live). Opponents in the Mall of Asia Arena, which has a capacity of 20,000 and is located in the huge shopping center, are Latvia.

  The Latvians compete without their superstar Kristaps Porzingis (28). The NBA professional, who is moving from the Washington Wizards to the Boston Celtics for the new season, had canceled his participation in the tournament due to a foot injury. With Davis Betrans (30/Oklahoma City Thunder) there is only one current NBA professional in the squad. The fact that they are still in the quarterfinals is one of the surprises of the tournament. How they reached the knockout stage is another.

  Latvia is the big surprise of the tournament so far

  Quelle: dpa/Achmad Ibrahim

  “Latvia beat France and Spain. We don’t think it will be an easy game,” said Germany international Daniel Theis (31). They play incredibly well as a team. We all know they can throw. We have to play our basketball, then hopefully that should go our way.”

  Latvia is the big surprise of the World Cup

  In their preliminary round in Jakarta/Indonesia, the Latvians first won against Lebanon (109:70) and then against France (88:86). The only defeat so far against co-favorite Canada (75:101) was followed by victories against Spain (74:69) and Brazil (104:84). “They are the biggest surprise of this World Cup,” said national coach Gordon Herbert (64). “So far they have played great basketball. They throw well and play very cleverly.”

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  Great basketball – but that also applies to his own team. The German team was one of only two teams to win the first five games at the World Cup. The other, Lithuania, won five times in a row, but lost the quarterfinals against Serbia 68:87.

  Dennis Schröder (right) is the head of the German game

  Source: dpa/Hiro Komae

  Nevertheless, the mood in the entourage of Germans is not always good. In the most recent German win against Slovenia (100:71), NBA pros Dennis Schröder (29/Toronto Raptors) and Daniel Theis (Indiana Pacers) fought on the way to a break. The background was two moves in which Theis had made mistakes. When national coach Herbert wanted to settle the dispute, Schröder also clashed with him.

  Dispute between Schröder and Theis is over

  According to world information, the players reconciled during the half-time break – in an internal conversation without a coach or supervisor. The reconciliation between Schröder and Herbert took place later in the evening. Nobody received a penalty.

  The incident is now over for Theis: “Of course it looks stupid, but it gave the team a push. After that it’s over, it’s no longer an issue. Dennis and I have known each other for 14 years. We both just didn’t play well. We addressed that directly. He told me that I didn’t play well – I assumed that.” And Herbert says: “We had a break. They were on the field before that and we had to change something. We were behind and had to change things. It was just a matter of getting everyone to sit down so I can explain something about how to proceed.”

  Schröder bickers with coach, then Germany sweeps away Slovenia

  The German basketball players celebrate a surprisingly clear victory against Slovenia after the early quarter-finals. However, the game against the team of NBA superstar Doncic is overshadowed by a dispute between captain Schröder and coach Herbert.

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  Apparently the interaction is fruitful. For many experts, Germany has the strongest team at the start of the World Cup. Even stronger than in the generation around world star Dirk Nowitzki (45). With the basketball legend, the national team won bronze in the 2002 World Cup and silver in the 2005 European Championship. Nowitzki himself is enthusiastic about the current generation: “On paper, they are the best team we have ever had. A medal is definitely in there.”

  The goal is “to win a medal”

  That is also the aim of the players. During the preparations in Abu Dhabi, Herbert asked his team to formulate the requirements for this tournament. To do this, he divided the group into three groups of four in the “Marina 1” conference room in the Hilton Hotel and handed out pens and paper. Some players spoke out ambitiously for “gold” as a goal. In the end, it was agreed to win a “medal”.

  And that is still realistic – even if Franz Wagner (22) has been out since the opening game. The NBA professional from the Orlando Magic is considered by many to be the second most important player on the team after Captain Schröder. Whether he can make his comeback after his ankle injury against Latvia is open. The water level reports from the national coach in the matter sound a bit like “And groundhog greets every day” – always the same: “We have to see how he’s doing.” “It will be a decision by the medical department.” And: “It’s a process .”

  It is still unclear whether Franz Wagner can play in the quarterfinals

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  Source: dpa/Matthias Stickel

  The German Basketball Association (DBB) cannot alone decide whether and when to use Franz Wagner again, whose brother Moritz (26) also plays for Germany. The Orlando Magic, whose physiotherapist Lindsay Elizondo is in Asia with the DBB entourage, has a say in the decision. She keeps in touch with the medical department in Florida. If the German basketball players win on Wednesday, Team USA will be waiting as opponents on Friday (time still to be determined). The Americans easily beat Italy 100-63 on Tuesday.

  “We got lost a few times”

  Compared to previous generations, coach Steve Kerr’s team lacks the big names. In addition, they have already lost one game in the tournament – 104:110 against Lithuania. During the preparation, Germany lost just under 91:99, losing a 16-point lead. Despite this, Team USA remains the top favorite for the title.

  This is also due to NBA professional Austin Reaves (25). He could have played for Germany on Friday instead of against the DBB team. Reaves has German ancestors and had expressed an interest in changing the association. However, Kerr had trouble finding players for the World Cup. In the United States, a World Cup is considered a less important tournament than the Olympics. When Kerr asked Reaves, the request for a dressing change was forgotten.

  The German association is easy on the cancellation and has no problem with it. The team currently only has one big problem – the extensive buildings around the “Conrad” team hotel and the arena. NBA star Theis admits, “We’ve gotten lost a few times.”

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  Lindsey Elizondo (r.) behandelt Moritz Wagner - eine Szene aus der Doku

  Foto: Deutscher Basketball Bund Von: Matthias Marburg 30.08.2023 - 20:04 Uhr

  Die Doku „Ein Sommer“ des Deutschen Basketball Bundes gibt spannende Einblicke hinter die Kulissen der Nationalmannschaft.

  In der aktuellen Folge „Feinschliff“ geht es um die Vorbereitung in Abu Dhabi und die beiden Spiele gegen Griechenland (84:71) und die USA (91:99).

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  Deutschland jubelt über den 2. WM-Sieg. Doch wer sitzt neben DBB-Legende Dirk Nowitzki?

  Dazu sieht der Zuschauer, wie Bundestrainer Gordon Herbert (64) seine Spieler über das Ziel bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Japan, Indonesien und den Philippinen (bis 10. September) abstimmen lässt. Die Riesen einigen sich auf „Medaille“.

  Eine weitere Szene zeigt Moritz Wagner (26), der auf einer Massage-Liege behandelt wird. Eine muskulöse Frau im Tank Top massiert ihm den rechten Oberschenkel, sagt zum Kameramann: „Das war das Gesicht des puren Glücks. Ich hoffe, Du hast das wirklich eingefangen.“

  Kurz vorher hatte Moritz gesagt: „Das ist echt nicht geil. “.

  Ihre Antwort: „Wir brauchen noch ein paar Nadeln, wenn Du fertig bist.“ Die Rede ist offenbar von Akupunktur.

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  Lindsey Elizondo steht bei den Orlando Magic unter Vertrag, ist eine der Athletik-Trainerinnen des Vereins und Physiotherapeutin.

  In Okinawa kümmert sie sich neben Moritz auch um dessen Bruder Franz (22), die beide für ihr NBA-Team spielen.

  Nachdem sich Franz im Eröffnungsspiel gegen Japan (81:63) am Knöchel verletzt hatte, begleitete sie den Nationalspieler ins Krankenhaus. Und hält den Kontakt zu den Team-Ärzten in Florida.

  Die Magic sind die in die Entscheidung, ob und wann Franz Wagner wieder spielt, eingebunden.

  Deutschlands Mannschafts-Arzt Oliver Pütz lobt: „Lindsey geht sehr entspannt mit der Situation um, wir sind in sehr gutem Austausch.“

  Damit hat er nicht gerechnet Nowitzki-Schreck bei Basketball-WM

  Quelle: BILD / MagentaSport / AP 29.08.2023

  Elizondo arbeitet seit 2020 für die Magic. Vorher war sie im Tennis aktiv, betreute Spieler auf der ATP-Tour und Spielerinnen bei der WTA. Davor arbeitete sie für die Farm-Teams der Boston Red Sox und Los Angeles Dodgers (Baseball).

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  Der Fahrplan der DBB-Riesen

  ► 1. September: erstes Spiel zweite Vorrundenphase in Okinawa/Japan. Gegner steht noch nicht fest ► 3. September: zweites Spiel zweite Vorrundenphase in Okinawa/Japan. Gegner steht noch nicht fest

  Der deutsche Kader für die WM

  Dennis Schröder (29/Toronto), Moritz (26) und Franz (22) Wagner (beide Orlando), Johannes Voigtmann (30) und Maodo Lo (30/beide Mailand), Niels Giffey (32), Isaac Bonga (23) und Andreas Obst (27/alle Bayern München), Daniel Theis (31/Indiana), Johannes Thiemann (29/Alba Berlin), Justus Hollatz (22/Anadolu Efes Istanbul) und David Krämer (26/Granada).

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  One of Elizondo's key areas of focus is fan engagement. She understands the importance of creating an exceptional experience for fans and works tirelessly to enhance the team's connection with its supporters. Through various initiatives, such as community outreach programs and fan events, Elizondo ensures that the Orlando Magic remains a beloved and cherished franchise.

  

  In addition to her strategic role, Elizondo is also involved in the team's innovation efforts. She recognizes the rapidly evolving nature of the sports industry and is committed to staying ahead of the curve. By embracing innovative technologies and approaches, Elizondo aims to keep the Orlando Magic at the forefront of the industry. Elizondo's dedication and passion for her work have not gone unnoticed. She is highly respected within the organization and is admired for her strong leadership skills. Her ability to inspire and motivate her team has been instrumental in the team's success. Overall, Lindsey Elizondo plays a critical role in shaping the future of the Orlando Magic. Through her strategic and innovative efforts, she continues to propel the team forward, ensuring its long-term success and relevance in the dynamic world of basketball..

  Reviews for "Lindsey Elizondo and the Orlando Magic: A Match Made in Heaven"

  - John - 1 star - I was really disappointed with Lindsey Elizondo's performance with the Orlando Magic. She failed to make any impact on the court and seemed completely lost at times. Her shooting percentage was atrocious and she couldn't make a simple layup. I expected more from a professional player, and I think the Magic should consider finding someone else to fill that role.

  - Lisa - 2 stars - Lindsey Elizondo's time with the Orlando Magic was forgettable at best. She lacked the necessary skills and athleticism to compete at an NBA level. Her defense was virtually non-existent, and she often seemed out of sync with her teammates. It was frustrating to watch her struggle night after night. I don't think she has what it takes to be a successful player in this league.

  - Mark - 1 star - Lindsey Elizondo was a complete disappointment for the Orlando Magic. Her lack of basketball IQ was evident in every game she played. She constantly made poor decisions on the court and seemed clueless about her role in the team's offense. It was clear that she didn't belong in the NBA, and I can't understand why the Magic even signed her in the first place. She was a wasted roster spot and did more harm than good to the team.

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