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Follow heat-acclimatization guidelines
Pushing athletes too hard in preseason practices is a recipe for disaster By Brendon P. McDermott, PhD, ATC, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga If there was a pill that offered your athletes protection against heat illness, and increased thei...
Differentiating between junk and useful research
Be prepared to answer your athletes' questions about the latest nutrition fads Miracle supplement or snake oil? A revolutionary new eating plan or a fad diet? Thanks to the internet, finding accurate sports nutrition information should be easi...
Nutritional Value: Explaining the Female Athlete Triad
In 1997, The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) issued its original position on the Female Athlete Triad. The triad, a trio of troublesome health concerns occurring in females that exercise, had been noted for more than 30 years. [caption ...
Strengthening the neck protects your athletes
New research offers evidence-based protocol, which may be a step in reducing concussions By Ralph Cornwell, Ph.D. and Mark Asanovich, MS, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Va. As strength and conditioning professionals, you are charged with...
Three tips for keeping facilities clean, athletes healthy
You know the drill at private health and fitness clubs. First, you use the machine. Then, you clean the machine. Keeping equipment clean and germ-free is important in these facilities because of high traffic. Likewise, dozens of athletes walk thro...
Jason Abels: Budgeting For Training Equipment
Jason Abels, Head Trainer Each spring, Arrowhead trainer Jason Abels provides a yearly athletic training budget to activities director Kevin Flegner. “He’s been great to work with when I explain what we’d like to have ...
Jason Abels: Concussions And Football Helmets
Jason Abels, Head Trainer While football helmet technology has improved dramatically in recent years, Jason Abels says there’s no helmet on the market that can always prevent concussions. “Children put on a helmet and th...
Jason Abels: Most Common Injuries Treated By Trainers
Jason Abels, Head Trainer Here’s a list of the typical injures that Arrowhead trainers Jason Abels and Rachel Juntz handle for five of the school’s 30 sports: Football: Concussions, fractures and other orthopedic surgic...
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