Is There Still A Place For Loyalty In The Sports World?
Seeing a professional athlete — like Derek Jeter — retire from the only club he ever played for is a remarkable thing and something that doesn’t happen all that often any more. The Jeters, Tim Duncans and Tom Bradys of the sports world are truly becoming a thing of the past. And it’s not just […]
Why Do You Need Serious Protective Equipment For Serious Injuries?
If you could buy sneakers that gave you the ability to jump and dunk like LeBron James, would you buy them? If you could get a lacrosse stick that gave you the ability to never drop a pass or miss the net, would you get it? As an athlete, the answer is probably yes. You […]
Need Help With Player Development? Your Players’ Mouthguards May Help
As a coach, one of your main responsibilities and duties — whether you’re at the youth or collegiate level — is to develop your players. And that means furthering their development both in the athletic sense and on a personal level. One of the simplest ways to do that is by putting your athletes in […]
4 Reasons Coaches, Athletic Trainers And Players Fall Head-Over-Heels For Custom Mouthguards
As an athletic trainer or coach, it’s hard to get your players to fall in love with a piece of athletic equipment — especially one they’re required to wear. And that’s even truer for a piece of gear your players struggle to even like at times, such as their mouthguards. Whether your athletes “lose” their […]
When Is It Time To Throw In The Towel On Your Season?
In professional sports, when a team’s season is over — traditionally when they are mathematically eliminated from the postseason — it begins planning for the future. Sometimes that means sitting veteran players so rookies and less experienced members of the team get valuable playing time. Sometimes that means having a fire sale and trading off […]
Athletic Equipment: 3 Keys To Purchasing Gear For Your Team
As an athletic trainer or team coach, you only have so much in your budget to use on athletic equipment, and you have numerous players to outfit. But while the costs add up quickly, price tags shouldn’t be your only concern. Sure, spending $120 here for a pair of shoulder pads and $80 there on […]
Athletic Equipment: Make Compliance A Non-issue
Mouthguards are simple: they protect your players from injury. What isn’t so simple: making sure your athletes wear their mouthguards, and wear them properly. In nearly every sports league across the United States — from pee wee football to high school lacrosse — mouthguards are becoming a mandatory piece of athletic equipment; yet many athletes […]
Culture Change: 4 Steps To Successfully Install A New Team Culture
With football season coming to an end and the NFL and NCAA football coaching carousels in full swing, it’s the time of year that we hear a lot about culture. Culture is a very meaningful and important idea in sports. A team or organization with a strong, deeply-rooted culture is typically a perennial contender — […]
Player Conduct: Where Has All The Sportsmanship Gone?
Throughout the years, we’ve seen athletes engage in egregious acts of disrespect on the field, court or ice: Just recently, Ndamukong Suh stepping on Aaron Rodgers’ leg and ankle. Todd Bertuzzi’s punch to the back of Steve Moore’s head leading to career-ending complications. Ndamukong Suh kicking Matt Schaub in the groin. The Pistons-Pacers on-court fight that […]
The Future Is Now: What Does 2015 Hold For Mouthguards?
It’s almost the year 2015, but somehow we still don’t have flying cars, teleportation or 3D movies that don’t require glasses. Aren’t we supposed to be living in the future? Well, in some ways we are. Take mouthguards for example: they have actually come a long way from the days of the old orange rubber […]
