Training & Conditioning 15.03 April 2005

NSCA Lists Recognized Education Programs

Future strength and conditioning coaches looking for help in picking a school to attend can turn to the National Strength and Conditioning Association.


Birth Control Pills & ACL Injuries Revisited

The ongoing effort to reduce non-contact ACL injuries in female athletes returned to the subject of hormone levels after a McGill University study suggested that birth control pills may help stabilize knee joints.


For Hamstring Stretches, Supine Is Fine

Hamstring stretches have long been used to increase flexibility and guard against injury. In most cases, standing hamstring stretches have been used. Now a recent study in the Journal of Athletic Training suggests that supine stretching is just as effective and may be easier for athletes to perform properly.


Steroids in High School

Although most of the discussion surrounding the use of performance-enhancing drugs has focused on Olympic and professional sports, there’s growing evidence that high school athletics are not free from their influence.


Back in Business

Kristin Mahoney works her way back from a spinal fusion.


Stretching The Field

At Boston College, coaches are making flexibility a focal point of their strength and conditioning program—with great results.


Coping with Coach Difficult

One of the hardest parts of being an athletic trainer is dealing with a difficult coach. Seven ATCs share the lessons they’ve learned.


Fueling for Football

Apples … Hamburgers … Cookies … All have a place in the football player’s diet. But it’s important that your gridiron athletes know when and how nutritional choices can make a difference.


Pitching in Stitches

How did Curt Schilling help the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series with a ruptured tendon in his ankle? And what did his postseason surgery and rehab entail? It’s all here.


A Step Ahead

Known for its outstanding conditioning program, the University of California, Santa Barbara men’s soccer team is adding strength to its regimen.


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