Video Games CAN be harmful to your health. Read here, why! Here is an interesting fact: Playing video games for more than three hours a day can cause extreme shoulder and elbow pain in elite young male baseball players. And during the pandemic, a lot more kids spent way too much time in front of…
Mental Blocks in young athletes are more common than we think. Kids should be taught to overcome these mental blocks by first recognizing that there is a conscious (cognitive) mind and the unconscious (automatic) mind. The unconscious mind is a hard one to manipulate. The conscious mind can be helped by a sports psychologist, parent,…
Agility and Speed: Why these components are so important for most athletes. Agility and speed training is probably the most important training that any athlete will benefit from. This should be done during the season and off-season. If the athlete has an opportunity to play another sport, it is suggested that he or she sign…
New Year’s Resolutions: Why Are They So Difficult To Keep? 2021! – Another year is upon us. New Year’s Resolutions are a big favorite for all of us on New Year’s Eve. This is the year to lose the extra weight, this is the year to finally get in shape, 2021 is the one where…
Please join us for our Online Fall Charity Auction! November 6th at 12PM – November 23rd at 12PM With the ongoing health crisis, our work continues and we rely on the generous support of donors like yourself to serve and uplift our community. It is an especially tough time for our Team to Win schools,…
Stay At Home Orders – we are all too familiar with this credo these days. In the medical field, however, we can actually use it to all of our advantage. A lot of people come to our practice and ask us what they can do during the stay at home order to help certain injuries…
Online Spring Charity Auction is now LIVE! May 1, 2020 at 12:00 pm through May 13, 2020 at 9:00 pm Click on either one of the two links below, and go straight to the Online Spring Charity Auction! www.teamtowin.org https://aesbid.co/WCSMF20#page=1 This year’s Online Spring Charity Auction includes amazing wine packages, sports memorabilia, and more! Enjoy…
Dear Team to Win Supporters, We hope everyone is coping well during these trying times. At the WCSMF, health and safety are practiced everyday by our great staff and essential to our Foundation’s mission. Out of an abundance of caution, we will be postponing our 17th Annual Wine Tasting and Charity Dinner on May 2nd,…
How do athletes stay active during COVID-19 A guest blog by Liz Joy, M.D., M.P.H., FACSM, FAMSSM Evolving public health guidance will result in changing recommendations on safe physical activity from the team at Exercise is Medicine. We are committed to providing the most up-to-date guidance possible to maintain healthy physical activity. The current coronavirus…