The Sporting
JUNE 19, 2024
Anatomical, biomechanical, hormonal and training factors play a part in women having a greater risk of ACL injury, as does footwear. Considering the differences between a man’s foot and a woman’s foot, a gender-neutral or unisex pair of boots is liable to be seriously detrimental for both men’s and women’s feet and biomechanics.
Better Coaching
DECEMBER 24, 2024
Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running. As children grow older, this conditional approval can encourage a cycle of anxiety and fear of failure. Prior to puberty, growth patterns can be erratic.
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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.
Informed Practitioner in Sport
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
If we extrapolate this model to sport, an example might look like: - I-shaped: strength and conditioning specialist in rugby union - T-shaped: strength and conditioning specialist across sports - Pi-shaped: strength and conditioning specialist across sports with data science expertise - Comb-shaped: strength and conditioning specialist across sports (..)
Better Coaching
JANUARY 22, 2017
Kids are clearly different now, biomechanical techniques have changed, processes have changed, regulations have changed, medical advances have occurred, and conditioning and stretching (warmups) improvements have been made. Another common one: “It was good enough for my coaches so it’s good enough for me.” Let’s think about that.
Learning Through Sport
JANUARY 5, 2025
Learning experiences I like Rink's (2006) definition of a learning experience as "a set of instructional conditions and events that gives structure to student experiences and is related to a particular set of teacher objectives" (p.
PLT4M
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
For example, a runner’s knee or tennis elbow are overuse injuries often associated with preventable factors such as poor biomechanics, inadequate training, or pre-existing conditions. A well-rounded strength and conditioning program can and should develop strength, power, capacity, mobility, stability, flexibility.
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