Girls really are different than boys, especially when it comes to sports. This trivial statement is even more significant in the realm of sports, where ignoring the differences between the sexes can lead to harm, especially for the female athlete. Sex differences do not make the female athlete less [...]
A cramp occurs when muscles spasm. The same thing happens with athletes when they overload with emotion. Their mind cramps and they stop being able to do what they have been able to do thousands of times. They freeze, are unable to recall the motor memories from years of [...]
People have often remarked that hitting a baseball is one of the hardest tasks in all of sports. A baseball is thrown the 90 feet between home plate and the pitching mound at 75-95 MPH. No matter how fast or slow the pitch, the batter has less than a [...]
There is an old adage about health that is equally applicable to golf. The adage is: ìListen to your body because it is listening to you.î A golfer canít hide from himself or herself on the course. A golfer brings to the course the pressures they place on themselves [...]
Coaches, parents, and school officials are all concerned about the potential for harm done by wrestlers trying to lose weight to make weight classes. We all know horror stories of wrestlers starving themselves, vomiting after meals, sweating off weight in rubber suits or spitting continuously. Some have permanently stunted [...]
As soccer coaches, we all know how good it feels to coach the fun children. They listen to you, participate in drills, enjoy the game of soccer, and affect their teammates in a positive way. We all equally know the frustration of trying to coach the problem player. This [...]