Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

We will explore child and adolescent development, overuse injuries, burnout, and how parents, coaches, and sports administrators can collaborate to address these risks. For some private clubs and coaching academies, recruiting children as young as five years old means more clients paying for longer periods of instruction.

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Sport Sports Sports Biomechanics 98

Better Coaching

JANUARY 22, 2017

Youth sports coaches are the men and women who volunteer their time to teach our youth the many life lessons we can acquire through sports. However, my experience as a youth sports coach has allowed me to observe many coaches conducting practices, games, post-game speeches, and clinics. Really, coach? Wasting Time.

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Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center provides the latest treatments for a wide range of orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions—from simple to highly complex. His results indicated that his knee strength and biomechanical symmetry were all above 90% of goal.

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Informed Practitioner in Sport

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

For young coaches, practitioners and researchers, the first step is to build our portfolio, so we have something to spread! Also check out the Books section for a host of resources that take a deeper dive on various topics relating to human performance, coaching, athletic preparation and sports injury.

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Biomechanics Strength Conditioning Physiology 83

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

While many athletes, coaches, and teams typically look for stronger muscles and improved athletic performance in the weight room, injury prevention is one of the most significant benefits of strength training. For example, coaches look to add dedicated time to use foam rollers or resistance bands to do “pre-hab.”

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Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Kids start playing organized sports at increasingly younger ages, encouraged by coaches, schools, and often, parents. The sport requires constant running, cutting, and kicking, which can lead to stress fractures, shin splints, and chronic conditions like patellar tendinitis (commonly known as "jumper's knee").

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