Optical timing gates are precise, accurate instruments. The design and manufacture of the technology is wonderful. They are simple, portable and reliable. They display results immediately. Researchers use them. Coaches use them. Teams, leagues and associations use them. But not everyone is using them as they should, and therein lies the problem with optical timing […]
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Nik Krygios recently revealed that he had contemplated suicide in 2019. Naomi Osaka has taken extended breaks from competition citing her mental health. Mardy Fish twice withdrew from the US Open due to anxiety attacks. Mihaela Buzarnescu and Serena Williams have also talked about suffering from depression. The list goes on… These tennis stars are
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One of my earliest mentors passed away recently. Joe Glenn was a professor in the Kinesiology Faculty at the University of New Brunswick. He also served as the Athletic Therapist for the entire varsity sports system with particular care given to the (9-time national champions) men’s hockey team.1 I took all his classes and loved
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Considering the disparity in rankings, roster value1, international experience, and historical success, Belgium should have dominated Canada. Instead they considered themselves lucky to come out one point victors after being outplayed in nearly every statistical category. They then lost 2-0 to Morocco and failed to make it out of the group stage. Both Germany and Spain
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In competition players don’t run 10 metres straight ahead, make a 90 degree cut and run exactly 5 metres before reversing direction back to the starting point. Instead, they must react to the actions and positions of opponents, teammates, and the ball. Consequently, preplanned agility training has received a bit of a bad wrap lately.
