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A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and funded by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Foundation revealed that high school athletes who specialize in a single sport sustain lower-extremity injuries at significantly higher rates than athletes who do not specialize in one sport. …
The ladies at the Second Serve Foundation, Kathy Jacobson and Sarah Smith, found themselves in the double-bonus at the USTA 40 & Over League Tennis National Championships this past weekend. Not only did the duo earn the chance to play with their team at the 4.0 National Championships in La Quinta, CA, the USTA ran…
Beautiful desert weather marked a memorable weekend for the Intermountain Section women’s team (from Colorado Athletic Club Monaco) as they overcame a challenging field to win the USTA League Adult 18 & Over 4.5 National Championships at the Rancho Las Palmas Country Club. The Monaco squad, representing the Intermountain Section, triumphed over the Southern Section…
And just like that, the JCC is open for business again…. At least it will be, come October 1 when Jim Swiggart, former Director at the Tennis Center in Steamboat Springs, will reopen the indoor courts just in time for the snow to fly. The facility was slated for demolition as part of the JCC’s…
Congratulations to all Intermountain teams who have won their respective divisions of the 2016 Adult 40 & Over League Sectional Championships held in Denver, Colorado, Sept. 16-18, 2016. All teams now qualify to advance to their National Championships in Rancho Mirage or La Quinta (CA) or Tucson (AZ) in October. For National Championship dates and locations,…
As I walked home with my second-grader on her last day of school, she was pretending to talk on her phone, a discarded relic from the battle between smart phones and ones that flip. Who are you “talking” to honey, I asked. “My boyfriend,” she replied. As her father, and a member of the male…
Girls face all manner of challenges today, from poor self-confidence and body-image issues to cyber-bullying and obesity. While there is no single solution that will guarantee that girls escape these issues, studies show that physical activity and sports participation can not only better prepare our girls to handle them, but thrive now and later in…