Beat the heat and playing it cool: How can YOU keep your athletes safe during a heat wave?
As the hot weather begins, practicing and playing sports for kids and young adults can become dangerous. Heat illness during practice or...
Hamstring Injuries...tis the season!
Whether you are a baseball player, dancer, or even golfer, hamstring strains can make playing impossible. Let’s take a look at hamstring...
How to not "lose" your young athlete.
How not to “Lose” your young Athlete No parent or coach wants to hear that a player cannot play during his/her season due to an injury....
Toy recommendations for Active Kids!
Just saw a great question from a mom on Facebook, "does anyone have ideas for stocking stuffers for an active 10 year old boy"? That got...
Question of the Month: Heel Pain after sports in a 10 year old basketball player...
My 10 year old son plays basketball and he is getting really sore after playing games. He keeps pointing to his heels and even limps...
Avoiding Ankle Sprains
What are the best exercises to avoid an ankle sprain? A: Strengthen your feet? or B: Work on your balance? A study conducted in 2016...
Youth sports specialization leads to injuries
While practice may make perfect, too much repetition in sports increases the chance of injuries for many youths, according to the U.S....
What can kids do to keep from getting hurt while playing sports?
Here are five tips from Robin Bousquet, a senior physical therapist at the Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes in Walnut Creek: 1...
Running Again
Flying across soccer practice fields in the northwest corner of Berkeley, Andrés Jankowski darts among his teammates as precisely as a...
