Injury Prevention/Rehabilitation

This article provided by Training-Conditioning   Strong ankles are essential for athletic performance. Unfortunately, this area of the body can be very susceptible to injury, which means that strengthening the ligaments and muscles around the ankles is all the more important. Here are some exercises to help make that happen. Stana Landon of Active.com explains that ankles are ...

One of the many benefits of proper training is injury prevention. By strengthening an activating the hips and glutes you can reduce the risk of ACL injuries. ACL injuries are devastating to high school athletes. The recovery time will usually mean an athlete will lose a season of competition. While injuries can not be prevented, proper ...

This position statement offers guidelines for athletic trainers, and strength coaches on how to prevent noncontact and indirect contact ACL injuries in athletes. This article was provided by Training-Conditioning The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) published online first its new position statement, “Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.” Created by the NATA Foundation, the statement will appear ...

Do you utilize Olympic movements in your strength and conditioning program. There is no doubt these exercises are beneficial, but are the worth the risk. In this post learn how to teach an efficient first pull. This article was provided by Coaches  Network By Doug Bull Many high school programs are using the Olympic movements in their daily ...

Preventing knee injuries are important for all athletes. In this post see data the indicates which sports and specific activities produce the most knee injuries. This article was provided by Training-Conditioning Each month, The Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides T&C with an inside look at their studies of high ...

If your athletes are stiff, they are leaking performance.  Mobility exercises are an important component of a strength and conditioning program that can be addressed with these three exercises. In the video clip below Reid Hall, a highly regarded volleyball strength and conditioning coach, demonstrates three mobility exercises that you could easily work in to your ...

This article was provided by Coaches Network If an athlete needs to be stronger, faster, or more agile, have them work with a jump rope. While some coaches might think that jumping rope should be relegated to elementary school gym class, the reality is that this simple exercise is a cost effective way to help every ...

Enhance the speed and agility component of your training and conditioning program with these simple jump drills and coaching points. In the video clip below  Steven Kenyon, former National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year and founder of Speed Strength Training, presents Jump Drills as part of his 10 Speed and Agility Weightroom Drills presentation ...

ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation is an essential practice every coach should use to keep their team at full strength and free from injuries. This practice includes prevention, but also what to look for if the injury happens and how to get your athlete back to competition quickly and safely. In the two video clips below ...

This post was provided by Coaches Network While they don’t get the attention that more high-profile conditions do, hamstring injuries are chronic problems for athletes regardless of the sport they play. And the lengthy recovery time often associated with them can be frustrating. Now, researchers are hoping that a new hamstring strengthening program can keep athletes ...

This article was provided by Training and Conditioning By Dr. Ryan MiznerRyan Mizner, PhD, PT, is an Associate Professor in the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Montana. He is a past recipient of the Margaret L. Moore Outstanding New Academic Faculty Award from the American Physical Therapy Association. He can be ...

By Chris Beardsley Chris Beardsley  graduated from Durham University with a Masters Degree in 2001. He since contributed to the fields of sports science and sports medicine by working alongside researchers from Team GB boxing, the School of Sport and Recreation at Auckland University of Technology, the Faculty of Sport at the University of Ljubljana, the ...

This article was provided by Training and Conditioning By: Ryan Curtis MS, ATC, CSCS, Associate Director of Athlete Performance and Safety, Korey Stringer Institute Athlete monitoring is becoming standard practice for maximizing player performance,reducing injury risk, and optimizing competition readiness. For high-performance programs, monitoring load-performance and load-injury relationships are essential for providing insight into how athletes are responding to stresses incurred ...

By Chris Beardsley Chris Beardsley  graduated from Durham University with a Masters Degree in 2001. He since contributed to the fields of sports science and sports medicine by working alongside researchers from Team GB boxing, the School of Sport and Recreation at Auckland University of Technology, the Faculty of Sport at the University of Ljubljana, the ...