Whole Child Sports

MARCH 26, 2020

In January, Tom Farrey—who heads up the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society program—and his editorial director Jon Solomon, sent me deep into New Jersey Youthsportszanilandia, to profile a girls’ High School basketball program. That doesn’t mean the Crusaders are unworthy of acclaim. “I

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PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

Kevin is a high school football coach planning the summer training schedule for his entire group of high school athletes. Kevin knows that he needs to prepare his athletes for the various demands of the high school football season. Let’s look at another example. Bonus Content!

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First Beat

MARCH 7, 2024

In this interview, Chris Köller , Athletic Strength and Conditioning Coach at BC Pharmaserv Marburg , a women’s first-division basketball team in Germany, talks to us about how he got started with Firstbeat and how he uses it with his athletes.

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Better Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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"). Recovery protocols, such as ice therapy, stretching, and proper nutrition, can help reduce injury risk.

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PLT4M

MARCH 7, 2024

While some spin and cycling enthusiasts might cringe at the thought of lumping all stationary bike workouts into one category, let’s not make things too complicated for our middle and high school students. Spin bike workouts can be achieved with really any type of stationary bike option that allows for indoor cycling.

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Stanford Childrens

OCTOBER 4, 2022

He became captain of his high school tennis team and won tournaments. During high school, he had college coaches offering him a place on their teams. On top of that, he was a good student and graduated with high marks. Krista coaches the local high school tennis team, and this past season Traejen helped.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 18, 2023

trillion in annual health care expenditures are for people with chronic and mental health conditions.” Diabetes: More than 37 million Americans have diabetes , and another 96 million adults in the United States have a condition called prediabetes, which puts them at risk for type 2 diabetes. ” – CDC.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Some drugs can cause heart disease, cancer, lung problems, and mental health conditions, like depression. Schools might vary when they plan to cover drug education lesson plans, but the goal is to do this at middle school or early high school level before the increasing demands of peer-pressure start to arise.

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PLT4M

JUNE 21, 2023

In this article, we pull from PLT4M’s Intro To Nutrition series to explore everything from water education, sweat science, and sports drinks. Learning about hydration education is important for everyone including everyday students to high-level competitive athletes. There is a lot to unpack when it comes to hydration education.

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