A recent article on the Charger football team indicated that a good number of the players have come down with foot problems. These are not minor problems but many that require surgery followed by long periods of rehabilitation. No one seems to know for sure what is causing these foot problems but a likely source […]
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Football camps throughout the country are now beginning and it is already possible to read of injured players. In addition, the number of football injuries, especially early in the season, has increased greatly in the last few years. Every week you can read articles about how beat up a particular team is and how many
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The general consensus among fans and strength coaches is that football players are elite athletes mainly because they play on a high level. To a certain extent this is true because on a professional level there is no higher level. On the collegiate level the top Division I schools are considered to have the best
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A recent newspaper article brought out how Pop Warner leagues are important for high school football programs. They start with Mighty Mite for boys seven to nine years of age, and then go on to Pee Wee ball for ages nine to 11, followed by Midget for ages 11 to 14 before going into high
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It appears that in every major basketball tournament, an appreciable number of players drop out because of injuries prior to the tournament and also during the tournament. It has gotten to the point where it is almost expected that you will find some players injured. Little, however, has been said about why these injuries occur.
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