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ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES

Posted by Mike McMahon at Oct 22, 2001 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
Cross, M.J. (1998). Anterior cruciate ligament injuries: treatment and rehabilitation. In: Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine and Science, T.D.Fahey (Editor).
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HOW TO HELP YOUR DAUGHTER AND HER TEAM

Posted by Paul Loucks at Oct 21, 2001 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

(Basketball Coaching - In Search of Excellence)
           
1. Please don't shout advice to your player during the game. Shout encouragement? You bet. A steady stream of technique suggestions, though, has no value. Your insightful tips may conflict with my instruction.

2. Please don't harass the refs. Parents that loudly harass the referee are embarrassing to the player and the team. When a parent makes a spectacle of himself at a game, the player is embarrassed. If the ref is being reamed by a parent for a bad call (by definition, a bad call is any decision made against the parent's child), what does the player learn? He learns that the mistake wasn't his fault. It was the result of poor officiating. This is a bad habit to get into.

Don't encourage your child to place the blame for their failures upon others. One of the benefits of playing sports is learning to accept responsibility instead of making excuses.

Sometimes a call is hard to take for whatever reason. Such times are tests of emotional control. If a player can learn to bite his lip and move on, a parent can learn to sit quietly for a moment and let the emotion pass. Learning to cope with disappointment is a valuable life skill.

3. Don't blame the coach for your child's problems or lack of playing time. Your child's struggles to succeed are your child's problems. Let him work them out without your interference. A player has every right to ask a coach what needs to be done to earn more playing time, for example. But a parent stepping in to demand playing time is another thing altogether.

4. Please don't talk bad about the coach in front of your child. The worst thing a parent can do is take pot shots at the coach, criticizing decisions, and complaining about his leadership. Support the coach and stand behind his decisions.

5. Please don't razz the other team's players. The other team's players should be considered off limits. Yelling at or deriding someone else's child is a shameful practice for an adult at a sporting event. Parents who intend to disrupt, distract or upset players exhibit the worst of poor sportsmanship.

As a parent, be involved in a positive way. Attend your child's games as often as you can. Cheer for all the kids on the team. Help with fund raising. Assist with logistics. If you're not sure how to help, ask the coach.

Aug. 6 - 11 for boys and girls ages 10 - 17 from 9 a.m. - noon. Call: 477-1004.
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Individual Offensive Improvement Camp

Posted by Mike McMahon at Jul 23, 2001 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
Will be held at Junior College of Albany July 16 - 20 for 6th - 8th grade girls. Aug. 6 - 10 for high school girls perimeter Aug. 13 - 17 for high school boys and girls post players. Call: Jim Murray at 439-2007 or Ed Pierce at 767-2730.
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CYC 3rd & 4th Grade Summer Co-ed league

Posted by Mike McMahon at Jul 8, 2001 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
Colonie Youth Center's Summer basketball league or children ENTERING grades 3 & 4 (coed); everyone who participates receives a team tee-shirt. The cost for the program is $30 for Colonie residents and $35 for non-residents. Dates: Mondays, 7/9 thru 8/20 Times: 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM Location: Lisha Kill Middle School (outdoor courts) in the Village of Colonie. Call: Colonie Youth Center 438-9595. Volunteer coaches are welcome and needed to be involved in this program. If you are interested, contact Colonie Youth Center Athletic Director Roger Manion at 785-9080.