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How to consistently perform your best during practice, competition
Let’s look at the idea of “when it matters most.” In essence, it all matters. If you think about the days and hours you spend practicing, chances are the time spent training and preparing far outweighs the time spent in competitive performance....

Doctors concerned over number of Tommy John surgeries in teenage athletes
Doctors are increasingly concerned over the number of Tommy John surgeries in young athletes, and to combat the problem they say athletes need to quit specializing. Southern California chiropractor and wellness coach Dr. Tommy John — the son of ...

NSCA announces 2018 annual award recipients
Health and fitness professionals from across the world will converge on the National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) national conference on July 11 in Indianapolis to discover cutting-edge research and practical applications in strengt...

Study: More than 80% of kids downplay, hide sports injuries
A new study conducted by the Auckland University of Technology Sports Performance Research Institute in New Zealand found that more than 80 percent of kids downplay or hide injuries suffered while playing sports. Researchers surveyed 262 boys and...

PEDs in Sports: The ongoing fight
The sporting world was once again turned upside-down when whistle-blower Grigory Rodchenkov alleged in a BBC interview that Russia ran a systematic program of doping during the Sochi Olympics in 2014. These allegations were presented in disturbing de...

Study: Half of all HS pitchers report pain in throwing arm
COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than half of high school baseball pitchers report experiencing pain in their throwing arms during the season. To better understand the cause of these injuries, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...

Strength program design and exercise progression
There are many complex job functions of a strength coach, such as building programs and progressing exercises. In my opinion, this is one of the biggest challenges a strength coach faces. First and foremost, it’s imperative to have training philoso...

Safer Pain Relief Summit coming to Baltimore, Chicago
The Safer Pain Relief Summit, sponsored by Performance Health, is a weekend-long CEU course covering instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, kinesiology taping and therapeutic exercise to restore the human movement system while delivering resea...






