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Cowboys gift $1 million of resources to hs football
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys have partnered with the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) and University Interscholastic League (UIL) to celebrate 100 years of UIL governed Texas High School Football with an in-kind gift of promotional assets valued at more than $1,000,000. The partnership will showcase the game of football and all its rich history from youth to the professional level through a variety of sponsorship and programming elements during the 2020 season.
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At 84, two former high school athletes still paint the football field
KARE-TV
As the boys of Somerset play into the fall, two men sit bundled up, side by side, in the high school football field grandstand.
The game has proved exciting, with scores coming in bunches. Yet the men, both in their 80s, find themselves distracted.
“Sometimes I look at my numbers and think I'm using too much paint,” one says to the other.
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Managing your stress level during times of adversity
USA Swimming
If you really want to get the most out of your training during these crazy COVID-19 times so that you’re ready to race to your potential whenever those big meets start up again, then you want to understand and master this very simple, yet critically important mental concept. This is a skill that you need front and center in your mental toughness toolbox if you want to be able to avoid the debilitating, long-terms effects of stress on your training and performance.
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This is the mental health impact on young adults from erratic school closures
Fast Company
Amanda Fialk writes: "I am a mental health professional who has worked with adolescents and young adults for more than 15 years. Though I am not a public health specialist, pediatrician or an expert who can comment on school reopenings, from where I sit today, I am gravely concerned about the mental health impact of the erratic school closures on our already emotionally and mentally vulnerable youth population."
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Tension builds as high schools wait for state to decide if sports can return as scheduled
The Orange County Register
The agony that came with high school sports seasons being canceled in the spring has yielded to the hope of seasons to come in December and January. From the first stages of modified conditioning workouts to online petitions to discussions with state health officials, high school sports in Southern California are not only preparing for a return to competition, they’re campaigning for it.
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Killebrew's journey from punishing linebacker to pain reliever
Alcalde
Lots of college football players find a new career path when the glory days of the gridiron are over. But they are still, unmistakably, football players. While Robert Killebrew brings a certain intensity to his current occupation, he is different than most veterans of the sport in that he knew exactly when to walk away.
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.FITNESS & CONDITIONING
Why you need to train the serratus anterior muscle
Men's Health
There are muscles that everyone knows and loves, like the pecs, biceps, delts, abs, obliques, quads, and glutes. And then there are muscles that everyone loves without even knowing it, such as the brachialis, the vastus medialis, and perhaps the most overlooked yet aesthetically pleasing muscle of all, the serratus anterior.
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Isolation is terrible for your health. How should you keep healthy and safe during a pandemic?
By Amanda Kowalski
People have been spending a lot of time alone during the COVID-19 pandemic, with entire countries shutting down for months. Since then, exposure to the actual virus has sent millions back into quarantine for self- or government-imposed isolation. For some people, being alone is a dream come true or not that much different than their normal routine. But for most, self-isolation has been a shocking new reality and in some cases has led to depression and suicide. Even before the pandemic hit, researchers knew that loneliness and social isolation were serious health threats.
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Exercising one arm has twice the benefits
Edith Cowan University via ScienceDaily
New research has revealed that training one arm can improve strength and decrease muscle loss in the other arm -- without even moving it. The findings could help to address the muscle wastage and loss of strength often experienced in an immobilized arm, such as after injury, by using eccentric exercise on the opposing arm.
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