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June 25, 2012

New Baseline Program Aims To Help Diagnosis, Treatment Of Youth Athlete Concussions

HealthReach Rehabilitation Services in Brookfield is now offering comprehensive baseline testing that could help physicians properly treat young athletes after a concussion.The service, for individual youth athletes as well as youth teams, addresses ...


June 19, 2012

Big Ten, Ivy League To Study Head Injuries

Big Ten Networkhttp://btn.com/2012/06/19/big-ten-ivy-league-to-study-head-injuries-in-sports/The Big Ten Conference and the Ivy League, in conjunction with the Big Ten Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), have announced plans to engage in a ...


June 13, 2012

Ohio House To Vote On Concussion Bill

Springfield News Sun, Laura A. Bischoffhttp://www.springfieldnewssun.com/springfield-oh-sports/high-school-sports/concussion-bill-may-sideline-injured-athletes-in-ohio-1390300.htmlCOLUMBUS – Coaches and referees will be required to pull young a...


May 22, 2012

The five game-changers in strength and conditioning

All educators in this profession need to know how these principles affect coaching Goals and accomplishments vary when strength and conditioning coaches moves from working with football players in one season to a less-impact sport in the...


May 17, 2012

Shoulder development in strength training

The muscles that make up the shoulder region require special attention in a strength training program. After all, many sports depend upon extensive use of the hands and arms in throwing, catching, swinging and combative or collision skills (e.g., foo...


May 3, 2012

Virginia Tech Releases Football-Helmet Safety Ratings For 2012

http://www.sbes.vt.edu/nid.phpVirginia Tech Helmet Ratings™Adult Football Helmet Ratings - May 2012A total of 15 adult football helmet models that have been evaluated using the STAR evaluation system are included in the May 2012 Virginia Tech Helmet...


May 3, 2012

Strength Training Videos

Rick Huegli, strength coach at Lakeside High School (Seattle, Wash.), offers strength training advice. Committed Athlete ProgramStarting a committed athlete program is a way to recognize high school athlete’s accomplishments in the weight room....


April 24, 2012

A History & Report About Protection Of The Skull And Brain By Reduction Of Velocity Forces To The TMJ

Brain Pad Inc., (“BPI”) originally founded in 1995 by a Dental Surgeon in Philadelphia whose client list included professional boxers, has been protecting athletes, first in combat arts and then in helmeted sports, for over 16 years; havi...


March 22, 2012

Powerline: Strength training for the multisport athlete

As far as strength training has come in gaining acceptance and being embraced by the athletic community as a vital component to success, some archaic and unfounded notions still prevail. A common dilemma at the high school level is the splintering...


February 22, 2012

Powerline: Utilizing a multi-joint combo routine

It's no secret that one of best ways to increase overall strength and add some good, solid, power-producing muscle weight is to focus on resistance movements that engage the body's larger muscle groups. But, to do this effectively, the incorporati...