In the aim of preventing injuries many teams are now giving serious attention to the ability to predict injuries. They consider this to be the last frontier in terms of what can be done to analyze player performance. However, is this ability to predict injuries really the last frontier? I believe the ability to predict […]
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Because of the difficulty in distinguishing different level athletes and looking at sports performance in relation to age and level of maturation, I believe it may be worthwhile to examine what is known as the funnel effect. It is used to describe the progression from the early years of participation in sports through to the
Does your workout make you physically better? Certainly! After all, isn’t this why you work out? You want stronger muscles, a better working heart and more effectively working circulatory and respiratory systems. These are the goals of all individuals involved in fitness as well as athletes. However, contrary to popular opinion, every workout does not
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It is often stated that if you start with the right grip, the swing’s momentum will automatically hinge and unhinge the wrist. The teaching pros who advocate that momentum is sufficient to hinge and unhinge the wrist leave out some very important aspects of the swing. Is momentum, however, the key to changing and unhinging
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A tidbit in the sports news today caught my attention. It brought out how the NFL’s new highest paid punter is already getting requests from parents to instruct their young (teenage) aspiring punters. Their requests are based on the belief that if you are a high-level athlete you automatically know everything about the sport and
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