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If traditional training methods leave your teams wanting more, maybe it’s time to consider another approach. At Northwestern, some athletes look to Eastern sports medicine philosophy to gain an edge.
By Darryl Aiken-Afam

Darryl Aiken-Afam, HFA, CPT, is a certified personal trainer, veteran martial artist, and shiatsu practitioner. He is the creator of Meridian Touch Sports Yoga™, and is the lead Sports Yoga Coach at Northwestern University. He can be reached through his Web site at: www.meridiantouch.com.

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The University of Louisville women’s basketball team sees its conditioning program
as a pyramid. After developing a strong foundation, they keep working until they reach the top.

By Teena Murray

Teena Murray MS, CSCS, CSCCa, USAW, is Director of Olympic Sports Performance at the University of Louisville. She can be reached at: [email protected].

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By Rich Jacobs, MS, SCCC, CSCS

With only three weeks of organized preseason strength training, time is of the essence for the Xavier University men’s soccer team. That’s why Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Rich Jacobs’s training plan includes orderly progressions that build to the first competition while accounting for the inevitable soreness that accompanies preseason workouts.

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Sanborn Regional High School, Kingston, N.H.
By R.J. Anderson

R.J. Anderson is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].

Known for her toughness, Breanna Walukevich has a heart that doesn’t quit when she’s on the basketball court. However, when she was rushed to a hospital three years ago, it was her overactive ticker that had doctors concerned.
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A mysterious and debilitating condition, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is showing up more frequently in young athletes. There is no cure, but researchers and practitioners are finding effective ways to manage the symptoms and reduce their impact on quality of life.
By Maria Hutsick

Maria Hutsick, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, is Head Athletic Trainer at Medfield (Mass.) High School and former Head Athletic Trainer at Boston University. She can be reached at: [email protected].

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Elastic therapeutic tape is an emerging modality that offers great potential to reduce the impact of soft tissue and joint injuries while enhancing the healing process.
By Jayson Goo

Jayson Goo, MS, ATC, is an Athletic Trainer at the University of Hawai’i and a Certified Kinesio Taping Instructor. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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At the University of Alaska-Anchorage, track and field athletes are taught to play an active role in setting their own individual strength and conditioning priorities.
By Michael Friess

Michael Friess is the Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach at the University of Alaska-Anchorage. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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Cancer is something no athletic trainer wants to think about. But if one of your athletes is diagnosed, you can play a critical role in helping them face the physical, mental, and emotional struggles.

By Chad Newman

Chad Newman, MS, LAT, ATC, PES, is Associate Athletic Trainer at the University of Tennessee. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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Athletic training aide programs are a great way to teach high school students about sports medicine while helping you utilize your time with athletes more effectively. And by sparking new interest, they also help cultivate the profession’s next generation.
By Abigail Funk

Abigail Funk is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. She can be reached at: [email protected].

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Training a multi-sport athlete at the college level requires juggling unique sets of priorities, goals, and workloads all year long, while still incorporating time for rest and recovery.
By Stephen King

Stephen King is a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Villanova University. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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By Rich Jacobs, MS, SCCC, CSCS

An inside look at the strength and conditioning program that has driven the Xavier University women’s basketball team to three consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference championships.
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By Ryan Johnson

Wayzata (Minn.) High School Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Ryan Johnson, shares an innovative, systematic approach to performing the Olympic lifts using a 13-pound, five-foot-long steel rod. Called the “Core of Four,” Johnson uses the bar to progress less experienced athletes through primary lift movements. For more experienced lifters, the Core of Four serves as a dynamic warmup.
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Washington University in St. Louis
By R.J. Anderson

R.J. Anderson is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].

It was March 2007, and Washington University in St. Louis junior basketball player Sean Wallis was locked in an intense battle–his toughest matchup of the year. In front of a very loud, raucous audience, Wallis rose to the occasion, drilling shot after shot, sending his opponent to a very one-sided defeat.
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At this perennial NCAA Division III swimming powerhouse, the strength and conditioning regimen is designed to optimize functional power and maximize transfer from dry land to the pool.
By Gregg Parini

Gregg Parini is Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach and an Associate Professor at Denison University. A seven-time NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, he can be reached at: [email protected].

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By Mike Phelps

The Phoenix Suns are off to quick start this NBA season and Head Athletic Trainer Aaron Nelson has been an integral part of the team’s success–and many around the country are starting to take notice. Nelson, MS, ATC-L, PES, CES, CSCS, in his 16th season with the organization, was recently named by the NBA Athletic Trainers Association as the Joe O’Toole NBA Athletic Trainer of the Year for the 2008-09 season. Here, Nelson discusses the honor, life in the NBA, and corrective exercise strategy… more »

By Mike Phelps

Once upon a time, mouthguards were used only by athletes playing contact sports who wanted to protect their precious pearly whites. While that’s still a popular reason today, athletes are also beginning to use mouthguards as a performance-enhancing device.

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By Vern Gambetta
Gambetta Sports Training Systems

Athletic development is about optimizing training to enhance performance. The basic concepts are quite simple. My experience has shown that simplicity yields complexity–you don’t have to make it complicated. That’s why being a generalist is so important. It allows me to make relationships that specialist, with their narrower vision, will not see.
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Defining the Field of Athletic Development: Where We Are Now
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By Vern Gambetta
Gambetta Sports Training Systems

Athletic development is about optimizing training to enhance performance. The basic concepts are quite simple. My experience has shown that simplicity yields complexity–you don’t have to make it complicated. That’s why being a generalist is so important. It allows me to make relationships that specialist, with their narrower vision, will not see.
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Defining the Field of Athletic Development: Where We Are Now
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Question: I am an avid surfer. What type of Pilates exercises are recommended for athletes like myself and how frequently should I practice?
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With the Olympics going full-tilt, winter sports are in the headlines–and so are athletic trainers. Whether they’re commenting on the potential health benefits of soft cheese, dispensing advice to television viewers at home, collaborating with sports medicine professionals on competing teams, or working for a living, athletic trainers are an essential part of the Olympic story… more »

Head Athletic Trainer/Strength and Conditioning Coach, Carolina Hurricanes

How’s this for elite company: When Peter Friesen visits the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, he can run his finger down the Stanley Cup and point to his own name etched into its silver surface, alongside legends like Howe, Gretzky, and Lemieux. Not bad for someone who’s never played an NHL game.
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Barefoot training is this author’s secret weapon for improving movement efficiency, balance, and kinetic chain integrity in his athletes.

By Art Horne

Art Horne, MEd, ATC, CSCS, is Strength & Conditioning Coach and Coordinator of Care for men’s basketball at Northeastern University, and is currently serving as the Interim Director of Sport Performance. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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By Nick Pinkelman

The author explores some of the benefits of explosive-ballistic training and recommends making it part of your strength training tool box.
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It doesn’t matter if it is a sport coach telling you what they want out of a strength and conditioning program or a strength coach telling you what their program does for an athlete; a common mantra we hear is: bigger, faster and stronger. But when training athletes, it’s better to begin by addressing two questions: .. more »

A summer strength and conditioning camp can give high school athletes in all sports a constructive activity for their months off and a competitive edge for the coming year.
By Jeff Decker & Tim McClellan
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A veteran orthopedic specialist and colleagues answer key questions on the risk factors for ACL injury, the most effective prevention methods, and the state of the science in ACL rehabilitation.
By Jeffrey Albaugh, Jared Friedman, Stephanie Cody, and Dr. Theodore Ganley
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By Kyle Garratt

A new study shows that Human Growth Hormone (HGH) likely does what most think it does–improve athletic performance. Long suspected of giving athletes an unfair advantage, HGH has been banned by many athletic organizations, including the NCAA and IOC. But it had not been shown to enhance athletic performance in any clinical study, until now.
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The amount of research on ankle injuries is expansive—but maybe too expansive for a busy athletic trainer to read. That’s why we’ve compiled it into one comprehensive article.

By Dr. Rod Walters

Rod Walters, DA, ATC, is Director for Sports Medicine and an Instructor in Athletic Training at the University of South Carolina. He served on the NATA’s Board of Directors from 1997-2003 and was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 2005. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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By R.J. Anderson

Last September, former University of Tennessee men’s basketball player Emmanuel Negedu had a close brush with death when his heart suddenly stopped beating during a preseason workout at the school. In the aftermath, Tennessee determined that the risks were too high for Negedu to return to the court, ending his Volunteer career. Since then, Negedu has transferred to the University of New Mexico, which raised eyebrows by clearing the forward to play basketball again.
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With summer around the corner, there are plenty of ways athletic trainers can
use the upcoming “down time” to expand personal and professional horizons.

By Kenny Berkowitz

Kenny Berkowitz is an Assistant Editor at Training & Conditioning. He can be reached at: [email protected].

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