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Sunday, 05 June 2016 00:10

ED. Lots of great racing to report on, starting with yesterday's New Bri Tri (RESULTS). Today's Buffalo Triathlon couldn't have been more exciting and inspiring. (RESULTS)  Coverage of these races, plus words on the Pigman Sprint Tri (RESULTS) and some other stuff will post tomorrow and on Tuesday.

ALSO: On Saturday, many-time Minnesota Triathlete of the Year Cathy Yndestad placed 9th (1st US / CAN) among the amateur field (2nd 35-39) at Switzerland 70.3. Her 4:46:38 was only 8:14 behind the amateur champ, Franzisca Widmer of Bubicon, Switzerland.

By Dr. Michael Williams

How can Coaches Help with Injuries?

Athletes often look to their coaches for advice when it comes to injury prevention. More often than not, coaches are the first person we turn to for any hints, tips, or tricks for fixing or avoiding any issues. That’s where we can make a difference.

Most coaches understand the importance behind injury prevention and they tell their athletes why it is important to work on injury prevention exercises or work outs. Any athlete that wants to improve will follow coach’s instructions and do whatever their coach asks of them. But what happens if the coach doesn’t know how to deliver safe injury prevention programs for their players? ...

We have found that injury prevention efforts only work if the people they are intended for, the athletes, actually adopt them. However it has become recognized that whether or not they do it depends on the coaches who organized the training delivery sessions for the athletes.

In a recent survey done by the British Journal of Sports Medicine, coaches from popular sports teams in Australia were asked what would most encourage them to deliver injury prevention programs. The coaches were generally supportive of the injury prevention programs, but were less interested in knowing the rationale behind the composition of those programs. What they were interested most in was both that are coaches are already doing it, as well as how to do it.

This boils down to coach education. In order to adequately teach athletes a safe injury prevention program, we need to teach our coaches how to safely deliver the program. The education would need to be sport specific and focus on how exactly to implement the program as well as what program to deliver. Regardless if you are a weekend warrior or a profession athlete, it is vital that you have a resource for proper injury prevention.

At Premier Sports and Spine Center, we offer such tips for a variety of major injuries in various sport settings. If you have questions about our fully individualized prevention tips, a current injury, and performance, Contact me today.

Dr. Michael Williams DC, CCSP, CSCS, FMT, GT