Category: volleyball
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How to Avoid Arm Injuries in Baseball and Other Throwing Sports (Part I)
It’s no news to anyone watching the Major League Baseball playoffs that pitchers’ arms tire out pretty fast. But just how much harm pitchers and other throwers may be doing to themselves is just now becoming clear. Not only does throwing too much damage muscles, ligaments and tendons, it can actually prevent a pitcher’s bones…
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Balance Training Reduces Ankle Injury
Knee injuries may grab the headlines more than any other type of athletic injury, perhaps because they can end an athlete’s career. But ankles get hurt more often, and these injuries can be pretty devastating, too. Many of the same exercises that we’ve discussed for knee injury prevention can help protect ankles as well. But…
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Increasing Power and Speed for Soccer Players
If you’ve been watching the World Cup, you may have noticed that the best soccer players often go airborne. That’s been true for a number of years, as you can see in this video of the top World Cup headers. But what goes up must come down, and how you land can determine how long…
