Win Copy of Sports Illustrated Kids' 3D Sports Blast Book

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 20:08. | comments

We rarely have so much fun with a new book as we have been having with the Sports Illustrated Kids' 3D Sports Blast. Everyone who comes into our office grabs the book and puts on the 3D glasses that come with the book and pour over the pages. Each walks away with a truly unique sports experience. Sports Illustrated 3D Sports Blast cover

We love this book and have two new copies to give away. Just follow the rules at the end of this blog to learn how to enter.

Sports Illustrated puts it best:

Youth Sports Heroes of the Month: The Centralia (Ill.) High School Football Team

On a late-April Saturday morning in 2006, eleven members of the Centralia High School varsity football team were working on a community service project when they were asked to use their brawn to help safe a man's life.

Eye Safety in Sports

Here are some important tips parents need to know about preventing eye injuries and first-aid for eye injuries if they occur.

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Casting Call for The Revolution: Weight Loss Edition

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 15:36. | comments

Two weeks ago, my friend, Jacques, a Swiss endocrinoligst with a specialty in diabetes, came to Boston to visit for the week and to attend the Endocrine Society annual meeting. For two weeks each year, Jacques runs a successful sports camp for diabetic athletes in St Moritz, where they learn how to monitor their glucose levels and are taught ways to become motivated and more active and fit.

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The Decorah Eagles: Lessons for Youth Sports?

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 18:05. | comments

Since April I have had a front row seat watching the Decorah Eagles, one of best teams in the nation, at work.

Who are they? A baseball team? A lacrosse team?

No. These Eagles are actually, well, a family of American bald eagles from Decorah, Iowa - members of the bird family Accipitridae and a proud symbol of America - whose teamwork between the eagle parents (coaches) and the players (eaglets, now fledglings) set an example from which every youth sports stakeholder- parents, coaches, fans and especially young athletes - can learn valuable lessons.

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Bruins' Stanley Cup and Father's Day: Remembering My Dad

Submitted by Brooke de Lench on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 16:08. | comments

My dad has been gone for close to twenty years now, yet this Father's Day week he is closer to my heart than he has been in many years.

If he were still alive, II am sure we would have been sharing in the excitement of the Stanley Cup playoffs over the past few weeks, culminating in the Bruins' victory over the Vancouver Canucks last night in Game 7.

It was an excitement we shared 39 years ago when the Bruins last won the Cup. Since he was born in 1925, he was alive for all of the other Cup victories by the B's in 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970 and 1972.

Tournaments and Showcases: Planning for Injuries and Medical Emergencies Essential

As competition for athletic scholarships ratchets ever higher, an increasingly popular way for high school athletes to be seen by college scouts and coaches is by attending elite tournaments and so-called "showcases." But has the event organizer taken appropriate steps to prevent injuries, and to provide first-aid in the event of minor injuries and transport more seriously injured athletes to the nearest hospital emergency room? Here's a checklist.

What To Do If You Suspect A Concussion

Concussion Tips For Parents

Baseline Neuropsychological Tests: Getting Valid Results Poses Challenge

Along with studies reporting high concussion rates, increased concussion awareness among athletes, parents, coaches and health care providers, and new state concussion safety laws has come rapid growth in the use of computerized neuropsychological testing in evaluating and managing sports concussions, particularly at the college and high school levels. The problem, says sports concussion neuropsychologist, Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph. D, is that obtaining a valid baseline test result can be a challenge, especially for youth athletes.

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