Tuesday, April 2, 2013


 Stronger Faster Better

Protecting Student Athlete's Futures


When Louisville guard, Kevin Wear went down during the Louisville vs. Duke game last Sunday, several key things went through my mind. The first defined the issues that kept him from being at his strongest, such as nutrition and water. The next was the lack of conditioning that may have taken place throughout the year prior to the tournament. The last is the one thought that no one wants to believe can or will come to fruition, that the injury could have easily ended his career.
There is nothing more important than the need for student athletes to be the best at all times. What we allow them to put in their bodies is one of the things that will either keep them cutting edge or set them up for failure.  The only thing standing in the way of injury is our insistence that these student athletes learn how to care for their bodies in such a way that would help them to protect their tool instead of advocating the abuse of it. It is the most important thing that we can do. If done correctly they will have the ability to do things that are “supernatural.” If done wrong, their careers will be in jeopardy.

 Featured above: Josh Brown, Point Guard Cathedral High School Varsity Basketball Team

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