ACL Injuries in Young Female Athletes
Brian Grasso is the CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association and is considered one of the premier authorities on youth athletic development in the world. Access Brian’s free database of articles and exercises at Developing Athletics.
There has been an epidemic of sorts in the past few years regarding [...]
Flexibility – Are We Hurting Kids?
Brian Grasso is the CEO of the International Youth Conditioning Association and is considered one of the premier authorities on youth athletic development in the world. Access Brian’s free database of articles and exercises at Developing Athletics.
Flexibility remains a mysterious avenue within the sport industry, cluttered with myths, half-truths [...]
You know how we always ask the girls to “stay hydrated” on those long, hot tournament days. Well, I received an e-mail from a subscriber at All About Fastpitch and he told me about how his catcher ended up in the hospital because she drank too much water. The coaches and parents had been encouraging [...]
In fastpitch softball, shoulder and arm injury prevention is an important issue. Everyone knows how important proper warm-up is for this area of the body. Yet, many teams and players are still using static stretching for the arm prior to training or competition. This is NOT going to be the key in preventing injury.
Dynamic [...]
Did you know that nutrition can play a role in injury recovery?
I’d never really even thought about it until I saw an article called Nutrition for the Injured Athlete.
One thing that caught my eye was the fact that an injury may require a change in diet. Like I said, I never really thought about it [...]
