Lessons from the Driveway
This is not any old basketball hoop on a random driveway. This is the hoop at my childhood home. The driveway where I spent hours practicing my shot and my ball handling skills and running wind sprints to stay in shape. In those hours of dribbling and shooting, I learned about myself and about life.
I started “shooting around” with my brothers when I was eleven or twelve…
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What will it take to get ACL prevention programs implemented in youth sports?
Research has shown that injury prevention programs can reduce the rate of noncontact ACL injuries by 62%, but while coaches want or know they should incorporate injury prevention in their practices, only 20% do. Meanwhile, the number of injuries keeps growing…