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Getting coaches, parents on the same team sometimes difficult
Bob Kowalski Sports & FitnessHigh school athletes have varied support systems, but coaches and parents are central to their efforts. Those two entities might not always see eye to eye in support of the student-athlete, and that sometimes can lead to difficulties for both the adults and the student-athletes.
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USGA Rules: Water hazards
Jamie WallaceHitting a ball into a water hazard is one of the most common Rules scenarios that golfers encounter during a round. And while most golfers know the basics of their relief options, there is a little more to it than many realize. So let’s run through a brief refresher course on water hazards.
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Female Olympians ride the crest of Title IX’s wave
Bob Kowalski Sports & FitnessThe Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, put forth another crop of intriguing athletes from the United States, as the Games usually do. Behind the performances by those athletes and their marketable personas are ground-breaking achievements by the nation's female athletes.
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Has RICE finally been laid to rest?
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessRICE is the injury protocol everyone remembers: rest, ice, compression and elevation. It's been used since the late '70s to remind us all what to do when we suffer a soft-tissue injury such as a sprained ankle or pulled hamstring.
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What can woodpeckers teach us about brain injuries?
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Sports & FitnessIn recent years, there have been numerous studies into the long-term harm that repetitive blows to the head have in athletes of all kinds. Markers in the form of tau staining that show neurofibrillary tangle deposits in the brain are considered signs of the injury-induced pathology associated with sports.
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Tackle this: Flag football only until high school?
Seth Sandronsky Sports & FitnessTwo lawmakers in California recently announced their plan to introduce a state bill to ban youth tackle football before their freshmen year in high school as a way to reduce players' risk of head injuries. The Safe Youth Football Act, for consideration this spring, would ban 7,500 pre-freshmen players in the Golden State from taking part tackle football, according to Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego).
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Anyone can miss: Few clean targets at Olympic biathlon
R.V. Scheide Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityBiathlon is arguably one of the toughest competitive shooting sports in the world. True, there's quite a bit of cross-country skiing, an alpine discipline that lacks the obvious thrills of events such as the slalom and the downhill and may even seem akin to watching white paint dry during a snowstorm at the North Pole to many traditional shooting enthusiasts.
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Rhabdo can take athletes from workout room to the hospital
Bob Kowalski Sports & FitnessEmerging terminology has crept into the workout lexicon for coaches, trainers and teachers with news of a dangerous condition that can affect athletes, from the untrained to the elite. Rhabdomyolysis, which causes damaged and possibly toxic muscle fibers to enter the bloodstream, got noticed recently when two Nebraska football players were hospitalized after an offseason weight-training session.
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Minneapolis’ Super Bowl LII stadium sports innovative sustainable…
Michelle R. Matisons Facilities & GroundsWhether you are a football fan or not, you probably know that Super Bowl LII is scheduled to happen Feb. 4 at the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots. Beyond excitement for the game itself, there's a lot of buzz about the stadium itself, which can seat up to 70,000 fans.
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Peroneal tendinopathy: Everything you need to know
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessWith marathon season quickly approaching, many runners' training plans are now starting to increase in intensity, and peroneal tendinopathy is a key topic to be aware of.
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