Understanding the difference between the commonly-used injury terms    Whether you twist your ankle on the field or hurt your back in the weight room, you probably don’t care whether you call it a sprain or a strain. It just hurts. But there is a difference between the two.... Read more

From a doctor’s perspective, sinking focus into just one sport may not be the healthiest decision for a young athlete    With an increasing emphasis in high school athletics on obtaining a scholarship, there has been a rapid decline in multi-sport athletes.    I have seen an increasing number... Read more

Supporting the athletes in your family enriches their experience and yours    Even if you don’t consider yourself an athlete, or even a person who works out, YOU are a very important person in sports, especially for your children, wife or husband.     Believe it or not, your support... Read more

There’s more to the medicine ball than you might think     If you are familiar with weight training in any way over the last 30-plus years, then you ought to be aware of a commonly used tool called the Medicine Ball. The funny thing is, that as prevalent as... Read more

Cross Country participation can often correlate with personality of the coach.    Cross country is such a great sport. You’re not really competing against someone else most of the time, but against the course, and against yourself. But I see a lot of schools that barely have enough runners... Read more