Brace Yourself: Not All Braces Mouthguards Are Created Equally
When you make an investment, no matter what the cost, you want to make sure you’re protecting that investment. For parents, spending a large sum of money on braces may be a necessity, but it’s still an investment that must be kept safe. That’s especially true for parents of athletes. Playing sports — particularly contact […]
Want To Improve Team Communication? Your Players’ Mouthguards May Help!
As a coach or athletic trainer, it’s important for you to communicate with your team. The better you’re able to understand your individual players — from intimate knowledge of what they like and don’t like to how they respond to certain situations and ways to keep them focused — the better your team performs. But […]
How Does Taking A Break From Training Improve Your Team’s Performance?
With the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments wrapping up earlier this week and the Frozen Four beginning tonight and ending on Saturday, the winter sports season has officially come to an end. That means it’s time for those same athletes who just competed at their highest level for weeks to hit the gym and […]
It May Be April Fools’ Day, But Your Team’s Protection Is No Joke
LeBron James just announced he’s leaving the NBA to pursue a career in the NFL?! April Fools! Yes, that was a terrible joke, but it’s April 1 — better known as April Fools’ Day; a day for jokes, tricks and bad lies. But just because the calendar says it’s 4/1, doesn’t mean you aren’t being duped […]
Are The Olympic Games Bad For Professional Athletes And Their Teams?
Now that another Olympic Games have come and past, it’s time to rehash that age-old debate that pops up this time every four years: should the Olympics allow professional athletes to compete or should the games be limited to amateurs? The question is particularly relevant to the Winter Olympics, as Olympic hockey always seems to […]
Start Fresh This Spring: 4 Ways New Custom Gear Gives Your Players A Boost
After one of the coldest, snowiest and longest winters in United States history, spring has finally arrived — at least according to the calendar. And as you know, spring represents a new start, a fresh beginning. What does that mean to the world of sports? Well, with spring comes the start of the postseason for […]
What Makes St. Patrick’s Day Custom Jerseys So Special?
Every year, on March 17th, a number of NBA, MLB and NHL players arrive at their lockers to change into their game day uniforms — but something is different. The classic red of the Chicago Bulls jersey is nowhere to be found; the traditional Pittsburgh black-and-yellow is missing from the Pirates uniforms; and the blue […]
Preparing For The Playoffs: Is Your Team Championship-Ready?
It’s March, one of the best months on the sports calendar! Seriously, there is so much going on sports-wise during the third month of the year: spring training is in full swing (no pun intended), march madness is about to go mad and the two professional winter sports are gearing up for their playoff runs. […]
From ACL Tears To Broken Jaws: Why Injury Recovery Varies For Athletes
Even now — with more than a full season come and gone in between — it still seems mind-blowing for Adrian Peterson to come back from one of sports’ most devastating injuries in such a quick time frame. For him to come back from that injury and put together one of the all-time greatest rushing […]
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