PLYOMETRICS Plyometrics is a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements, and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving performance in sports.Plyometric movements - in which a muscle is loaded and then contracted in rapid sequence - use the strength, elasticity and innervation of muscle and surrounding tissues to jump higher, run faster, throw farther, or hit harder, depending on the desired training goal.Plyometrics … [Read more...]
‘Girls Get Game’ works to reduce ACL injuries in female athletes
Friday, April 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Girls Athletic Movement Enhancement is a course specifically developed for girls to acquire the necessary skills and neuromuscular development to decrease common female injuries as well as to improve athletic performance. The average participant has shown to increase vertical jump by three inches.Girls will have serious injuries to their knees at rates 2-10 times more frequent than boys 70 percent of the knees injured will be from non-contact injuries The American Academy of Orthopedic … [Read more...]
Off-field training raises game of soccer players
Monday, January 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
After two straight injury-plagued seasons in Major League Soccer, Chivas USA goalkeeper and former UCSB soccer star Danny Kennedy was determined to find a way to keep his body from breaking down.What Kennedy discovered was a matter of science.He met Dr. Marcus Elliott, a Harvard-trained physician who specializes in analyzing the body movements of elite athletes, isolates and strengthens their areas of weakness, and changes their mechanics, which in turn improves their athleticism and … [Read more...]
