Can Watching Sports Be Bad for your Health?
Sports fans rejoice! Football, basketball and hockey seasons are in full swing. And there’s even some early talk of spring training for the upcoming Major League Baseball season. While I hate to rain on anyone’s parade, the truth is that there can be health risks associated with watching sports. I’ve seen it firsthand while working […]
Healthy Sports Parenting Starts with These Tips
Coach and author Sharkie Zartman remembers coaching at a youth volleyball tournament and observing a match between two very good teams of 10-year-olds when the parents started behaving badly. “It was just a battle, going back and forth,” she says. “After it was over, the parents were still yelling at the coaches, officials and other […]
Do We Need to Take Tackling Out of Youth Football?
Harvard Health Blog As we learn more about the frequency and effects of concussions in football, we are increasingly being forced to face the question: do we need to take the tackling out of youth football? A study published in the Annals of Neurology definitely begs that question. Researchers from Boston University examined the brains […]
I Don’t Want to Be Like Derrick
We want to play like our favorite sports stars, but we don’t want to be injured like them By Laura Drucker You don’t have to be a serious athlete to get a serious sports injury. Strains, sprains, tears and general pain can happen to weekend warriors and elite athletes alike. In fact, nearly two million […]
