2016 March (Volume XXVI, No. 2)

Nutrition: Seeds of Change

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree with the author’s ideas for alleviating concerns when an athlete decides to become vegan or vegetarian? Why or why not?

Additional Reading

Powers, J. (2013, Aug. 26). New report: college sports tackling sustainability. Natural Resources Defense Council. Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www.nrdc.org/media/2013/130826

Oregon State University. (2017, June 28). Guest blog: meet the Beaver Athletes Sustainability Team at Oregon State University. Green Sports Alliance. Retrieved October 13, 2017, from http://greensportsalliance.org/guest-blog-meet-the-beaver-athletes-sustainability-team-at-oregon-state-university/

Treating the Athlete: Momentum Shift

A structured exercise plan is not important for an athlete with an anxiety/mood concussion profile.

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree with the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program’s use of physical activity in the treatment of concussions? Why or why not?

Additional Reading

Grool, A. M., Aglipay, M, & Momoli, F, et al. (2016). Association between early participation in physical activity following acute concussion and persistent postconcussive symptoms in children and adolescents. Journal of the American Medical Association, 316(23), 2504-2514. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2593568

de Kruijk, J. R., Leffers, P., Meerhoff, S., Rutten, J., & Twijnstra, A. (2002). Effectiveness of bed rest after mild traumatic brain injury: a randomised trial of no versus six days of bed rest. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 73(2), 167-172. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/73/2/167

Optimum Performance: Heads-up Play

The softball strength coach who was frustrated with a pitcher’s incorrect lifting form used the Athletic Intelligence Quotient and learned to explain lifts verbally.

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree with the authors’ statement that assessing players solely on their knowledge may prevent coaches from seeing their true potential? Why or why not?

Additional Reading

(n.d.) AIQ in-depth. Athletic Intelligence Measures, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from http://athintel.weebly.com/aiq-in-depth.html

Harpeet, K., & Sharma, L. (2013). A study of athletic intelligence attributes in selected sports. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 3(12). Retrieved October 12, 2017, from http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-1213/ijsrp-p2429.pdf

Leadership: Sharper Image

ICSMR residents spend more than half of their time in non-orthopedic rotations, including primary care and general medical, emergency care, cardiac surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, dermatology, and complementary alternative medicine.

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree that the hands-on experience of a residency is important to advancing athletic training skills? Why or why not?

Additional Reading

Pecha, F. (2016, Feb. 10) Post professional athletic training residency. National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Retrieved October 11, 2017, from https://www.nata.org/blog/toddc/post-professional-athletic-training-residency

NHMI (n.d.) About our residency. New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute. Retrieved October 11, 2017 from http://www.nhmi.net/residency-overview.html

Sport Specific: Up to Par

The author advances athletes to performing auxiliary lifts on unstable surfaces before they have gotten comfortable with unilateral exercises.

What did you learn from this article?

How will you apply the information presented in this article to your own practice?

Do you agree with the author’s method of increasing the number of golf-specific and explosive power exercises during Phase Three of the training regimen? Why or why not?

Additional Reading

Carroll, M. (2017, March 30). 5 pillars of gold strength and conditioning for golfers. MyTPI. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from http://www.mytpi.com/articles/fitness/5_pillars_of_golf_strength_and_conditioning_for_golfers

Torres-Ronda, L., Sanchez-Medina, L., & Gonzalez-Badillo, J.J. (2011). Muscle strength and golf performance: a critical review. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 10(1), 9-18. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737887/