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Sports Physicals
Just as professional sports stars need medical care to keep them
playing their best, so do teenage athletes. You can give yourself the
same edge as the pros by making sure you have your sports
physical.
Source: www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/sports_physicals.html
Orthopedic Surgeons Offer Tips To
Prevent Scooter-Related Injuries
The popular new version of the foot-propelled scooter has taken the
U.S. market by storm. They are lightweight and can be folded for easy
portability. As sales soar, so do the injuries related to
scooters.
Source: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC251/24479/28840/365027.html?d=dmtICNNews
Concussions Linked to Depression
A new study shows sports-related concussions can affect a person
psychologically
Source:
www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=8006036
A Guide to Eating for Sports
You've prepared for the game in almost every way possible: but now
what should you eat? Check out this article to learn more about
nutritional supplements, dehydration, performance foods, and
more.
Source: www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/eatnrun.html
Group Warns Of Soccer Head
Injuries
As children across America put on their shin guards and head to the
fields, the Institute of Medicine is reminding parents that soccer
can be dangerous, leading to concussions and other head injuries.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/enews?349485
Pat Tillman Turns Down $3.6 mil
NFL player Pat Tillman is turning down $3.6 million, and the glamour
of professional football, to try out for a new job: Army Ranger,
which pays $18,000 per year. (Last year, he turned down a $9 million,
five-year offer from the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams so he
could stay with the perennially losing Cardinals for less money.)
Perhaps best of all, Tillman has rejected all media requests for an
interview about his decision to quit football to try to make the
elite special forces unit.
Source: The Fox News Story, www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,57192,00.html
Heading In Soccer: Acceptable Risk Or Cause
For Concern?
Anyone who plays soccer (or cares about people who do) should pay
close attention to a recent study of Dutch soccer professionals soon
to be published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental
Neuropsychology. It found "cognitive shortcomings" among soccer
players who struck the ball with their heads (called "heading") more
frequently than those who "headed" less often.
Source: www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/7165/8464/341873.html?d=dmtICNNews
Streetball on West 4th - The Best Game
in Town
The basketball court at West 4th, in New York City, has long been a
haven for tough, competitive streetball. The court is tiny —
some fast breaks end after three or four dribbles, give or take a
step. A cage surrounds the concrete, and everything in between is in
play.
Source: www.teenwire.com/infocus/2002/if_20020125p145.asp
Games to Play Together, Not Against
Each Other
Family Pastimes makes games and puzzles to play as friends, not as
enemies. Their games foster the spirit of cooperation. Players help
each other climb a mountain, make a community, bring in the harvest,
complete a space exploration. They are never against each other.
Let's take an example... A simple, common party game for
socializing youngsters illustrates our point. Musical Chairs fosters
aggression and elimination. Played cooperatively, you will see how
hugging replaces pushing, how ability and strength are used to help
rather than push out of the way.
People of different ages and abilities should be able to pay side
by side, each making their best contribution. In a cooperative game,
someone young and little can play with others older and bigger and
not worry about being wiped out. We are all there at the end of
it.
Some Cautions... We don't protect children from not making
it to the summit or completing the space voyage. Their games are
designed to offer realistic challenges. But the cultural habit of
competing and confronting adversaries runs deep. Some players end up
fighting the game itself. We suggest that you'll get better results
learning how to get along with Time, Winter, Gravity and Mountains
rather than fighting them.
Aside from all these serious considerations, some people just want
to share an enjoyable and challenging time with friends. We feel that
cooperative games will prove to be that friendly form of fun.
The Challenge... In sum, games are used in various settings
and for various reasons. Socialization, entertainment, academic
learning, character growth, etc. Whatever your objective, we invite
you to realize them by cooperative means. Parents and teachers trying
to teach children to share, be kind to living things, and help others
out often are troubled by games and recreation programs which
undermine these values. Our games provide the opportunity to
experience sharing and caring behavior. We simply don't have enough
of such experiences. Games start for three year olds. Available from
Family Pastimes, RR4, Perth, Ontario, Canada K7H 3C6,
613.267.4819 or E-Mail
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