text: If a core principle exists for Sports Science it is that the things which prepare an athlete for peak performance will also reduce the athlete’s risk for injury. But no matter how well prepared an athlete is, the forces of bad luck will sometimes surface and injuries do occur. And then sometimes negligence and stupidity will conspire […]
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  The Future of American Sports Science
  By bstenger · August 1, 2014 · Applied Sports Science · Leave a comment
  Sports science now differentiates the best teams in American soccer, football and basketbal, college and professional. And its importance will only increase. In soccer the US Men’s National team was internationally praised as the fittest team in the World Cup. The Seattle Sounders actively monitor player fatigue and injury risk and have the best record in […]