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Adolescent Girl Athletes More Likely to Injure Knees Than Boys

... study followed 53 female and 70 male recreational soccer players, aged 10 to 18. Greater knee laxity—one indication of risk for ACL injury—was found among mature girls (8.85 mm), especially when compared to mature boys (7.33 mm). Previous research has shown that estrogen may contribute to laxity and weaken...

Barcelona soccer club to Fund Help for Children with AIDS

...e U.N. children's agency, UNICEF and the Barcelona soccer club announced a plan on Thursday wherein the team has agreed to donate $1.9 million a year over the next five// years to help the underprivileged children with AIDS in developing countries. Their first installment will go towards the AIDS programs...

Easing Kids into the Basics of Back to School

...said, ‘Forget those backseat burgers on the way to soccer practice. Eating habits on a tight schedule are easier than parents might think. Keep the fruit bowl stocked; kids will reach for them after they get home.’ Blatner added, ‘Prepare quick finger foods. Offer pre-peeled oranges in baggies, frozen gr...

Physical Activity Determines Academic Performance

...hysical activities – such as organized sports like soccer or football, or non-organized after-school activities such as skateboarding – did approximately 10 percent better in core classes such as math, science, English and social studies. “We have precious few studies that link activity or fitness to meas...

Kolkata Restaurants Serve Beckhams and Ronaldinhos on Plates

...ces have plenty to offer to whet the appetite of a soccer crazy city and gratify it. Germany hosts the World Cup, but the party is here in Kolkata. (Source: IANS)...

Soccer Fans Seek Comfort From Alcohol

...t study has revealed that young men who don’t play soccer or other contact sports may instead seek their highs from alcohol//. According to the study this could explain why scenes of rowdy behavior often accompany the World Cup fever. The study attributes them to feelings of inadequacy. Psychology resea...

Expect Aching Muscles And Joints This Sports Season

... between games or seasons. “Playing basketball and soccer and then going straight into baseball can be stressful on a child’s body, so make sure they are getting enough time to recuperate between seasons or games,” says Dr. Roux. Dr. Roux also says that the amount of rest depends on the sport and the age of...

Soccer club visit to turkey, cancelled

...s there was no single human case. Four Romanian soccer clubs, which had previously planned to do their wi...arest, FC Vaslui and Dinamo Bucharest are the four soccer clubs who now plan to travel to Cyprus, Italy and Spain. But Gloria Bistrita, the first division c...

People Still Neglect To Use Sunscreen In Spite Of Cancer Warnings

...t the sunscreen use of female and male athletes on soccer and cross-country teams from four Cincinnati area colleges. Anonymous surveys were distributed during sunny weeks in the months of August and September. The athletes practiced from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during August and had practices and competitions sc...

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