National Facial Protection Month: 3 Tips To Help Protect Your Face
It’s April, National Facial Protection Month, and that means its time to help build awareness for safety in sports! As we’ve stated in this space many times, athletes have a 33-56% chance of receiving an orofacial injury — an injury to the mouth or face — during their playing career. And consider this: a broken […]
Is Your Team Prepared For The Playoffs? Here Are 4 Tips For A Deep Run
As winter quickly turns into spring, it’s the time of year where many sports — particularly basketball and hockey — are about to enter their postseasons. With the playoff push coming up, it’s time to step back and assess your team. What do you need to be prepared for the playoffs? Are there ways to […]
Protective Equipment: The Luck Of The Irish Doesn’t Apply To Injuries
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day! That means it’s time to wear your green, put up shamrock decorations and celebrate the luck of the Irish. You know what isn’t lucky though: staying injury-free on the field, pitch, court or ice. Sure, when someone takes a brutal hit and walks away unscathed, you may hear someone exclaim […]
Make Mouthguards Comfortable Again: 3 Secrets To Solve Discomfort
The biggest complaint that athletes have about their mouthguards is that they’re uncomfortable. And unfortunately, comfort is absolutely vital to both protection and reaching peak performance. Have you ever had a tag in the back of your t-shirt that irritated you? Things that cause discomfort — like an irritating tag — are very distracting. It’s […]
3 Ways Protective Equipment Elevates Your Game To Another Level
Protective equipment is meant to keep you protected, right? Of course! But what you may not realize is that the right protective gear is actually able to help you elevate your game. How are pads, helmets or mouthguards supposed to help you take your game to the next level? Let’s take a look at three […]
Student-Athletes: 5 Tips For Balancing School, Sports and Social Life
Are you struggling to balance school and sports? Is it overwhelming to fit in study time, workouts, practice sessions and hang out time with your friends? Do you feel stressed out just thinking about it? Don’t worry; these are totally natural feelings to have as a student-athlete. No matter what level you are at — […]
