Author: Vincent M. Burke, MPT, BS, CSCS,*DPT
Infinity Fitness & Sports Institute/ Infinity Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine
Author: William C. Cottrell, MD
Author: Dr. Richard P. Borkowski
Author: Lyle Micheli, M.D.
Author: William C. Cottrell, M.D.
Give 'Em Room
For most athletic programs, space is a treasured commodity. If only the gymnasium was a little bigger ... if only the wrestling room could hold one more mat ... if only we could squeeze in one more practice field. We tend to want to cram as much as possible into our athletic areas. However, when it comes to the empty space between the actual playing surfaces and out-of-play areas, it’s best to not think of these as extra space where you can fit this or that. Rather, these spaces between the game’s boundary lines and walls, hills, and spectators need to be maintained as clear, unobstructed areas. Whether you call these safety zones or buffer zones, they are a risk management procedure often neglected.
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Overuse Injuries: The New Scourge of Kids Sports
Overuse injuries were once virtually unknown in young athletes. All that changed with the emergence of organized sports and their emphasis on repetitive coaching drills, as well as the recent trend toward sports specialization in young athletes
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Sports Training - How Much is Too Much?
Parents need to be sensitive to changes in performance and attitude that suggest their kids are being pushed too hard. Such changes may be precursors of physical injury
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