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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