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Extreme Sports – How Young Athletes Can Stay Safe Extreme Sports – How Young Athletes Can Stay Safe
Extreme Sports – How Young Athletes Can Stay Safe Action sports have captured the attention of an increasing number of athletes who are looking to push the limits. Along with the sense of adventure and creativity, the inherent danger with action sports is part of the draw for many young athletes, who may consider themselves adrenaline junkies! Whether mountain biking, skateboarding, rock climbing, snowboarding/skiing, surfing or doing parkour, there is something about the risk that makes every success more rewarding. As with any athlete, the goal is to continually push oneself to go bigger, faster and higher!   Despite the known r…
Keeping High School Athletes Injury Free Subject Of Greenwich YMCA Seminar Keeping High School Athletes Injury Free Subject Of Greenwich YMCA Seminar
Keeping High School Athletes Injury Free Subject Of Greenwich YMCA Seminar Two sports medicine specialists and a sports psychologist will participate a panel discussion on Tuesday, April 17 at the Greenwich YMCA about how to help student athletes stay healthy and injury free and develop a mindful work life balance. Sponsored by Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists, the free panel runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 50 E Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. Designed for coaches, parents and student athletes, this talk features ONS Sports Medicine specialists Dr. Marc Kowalsky and Dr. Demetris Delos and sports psychologist Dr. Alex Diaz of Sports Mental Edge. The discussion cove…