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2012 GCATA Summer Seminar
The Greater Cincinnati Athletic Trainers Association will be holding their annual summer seminar series on the 14th of June. The list of speakers include:
Jan Keiner – Precision Neuromuscular Therapy (PNMT)
Carlo Alvarez – How Do We Integrate HIT, Olympic and Functional Training?
Dr. Sanjiv Lakhia, D.O. – Current Issues in Concussion Management
Dr. Emily Dixon, D.O. – Sports Pulmonology
Brett Hoffman – Nutrition for the Athletic Trainer
Rebekah Bower - Ethics in Athletic Training
The Benefits of Cognitive Reserve
by Joe Hardy, PhD
Exercising your brain at a young age can protect your cognitive abilities as you get older, a team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Led by Dr. Kristine Yaffe, the researchers followed a group of close to 1000 individuals for nine years, measuring brain function and taking blood samples along the way.
They found that levels of several compounds in the bloodstream – called beta-amyloids – predicted subsequent cognitive decline. These compounds are related to Alzheimer’s Disease, so this relationship is not entirely surprising. The protective effects of brain exercise were more interesting. The researchers found that people with high levels of cognitive reserve – as measured by previous experiences with cognitively stimulating activities like education – were relatively protected against cognitive decline associated with these chemical changes. In other words, if you take two people with the same levels of blood plasma beta-amyloids, the person with more cognitive reserve (built up through prior brain exercise) is likely to have better cognitive fitness down the road.
The message is clear: cognitively stimulating activity is critical for brain health and fitness. The more you exercise your brain now, the better off you’ll be later.
Reference: http://www.lumosity.com/blog/the-benefits-of-cognitive-reserve
About Joe Hardy
Dr. Joe Hardy is the Vice President of Research and Development at Lumos Labs. Joe works with an international team of researchers uncovering the secrets of cognitive enhancement. He has over 7 years of R&D… [ read more ]
Speed Sessions: Get Loose and Correct Form
In the first episode of Fast Forward, high school athletes from St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) build the foundation for speed training by loosening up their muscles.
Cincinnati Innovates Competition
Cincinnati Innovates Regional Competition is an innovation competition that is open to anyone who has an innovation, idea, or invention and has a Greater Cincinnati connection. This competition is designed to showcase the technological, artistic, and ingenious innovations of all Cincinnatians – whether you are from Cincinnati originally or live or work in the Greater Cincinnati area (OH, IN, KY) now. All levels of technical expertise are welcome.
VOTE NOW: http://cincinnatiinnovates.crowdspark.com/entries
The competition opens for entries May 1, 2012. The deadline for entries is July 15, 2012. There are twelve prizes totaling $100,000 in awards. CincyTech will award two commercialization awards of $25,000 and $10,000 to Ohio-based companies. Two intellectual property and startup awards* of $10,000 and $5,000 will be awarded by Taft Stettinius & Hollister. LPK will award $10,000 in branding and design services. CPG Strategies will award a $25,000 in services to a consumer product seeking retail distribution. Round Pixel Studio and Bare Knuckles Marketing will award a $5,000 web development and marketing award. 7/79 video and post production will award a $5,000 video production award. Cooney, Faulkner and Stevens will award $2,000 in accounting and professional services. There is a $1,000 Early Bird Award for the entry with the most votes by May 30th and a $2,000 HYPE Community Choice Award for the entry with the most votes on August 1st. Tell your friends and vote weekly for the most innovative entries. *Pro-bono legal services applied toward patent applications and prosecution; subject to Ohio legal ethics… [ read more ]
IFAF Under-19 Football World Championship
The International Federation of American Football Under-19 World Championship returns to the United States this summer as eight national teams will compete at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Teams from American Samoa, Austria, Canada, France, Japan, Panama, Sweden and the United States kick off the tournament on June 30 and conclude July 7 with the bronze and gold medal contests. The United States won the inaugural IFAF Under-19 World Championship in 2009 and opens defense of its title at 8 p.m. CT on June 30.
IFAF Under-19 World Championship
The International Federation of American Football Under-19 World Championship returns to the United States this summer as eight national teams will compete at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Teams from American Samoa, Austria, Canada, France, Japan, Panama, Sweden and the United States kick off the tournament with a slate of four games June 30 and conclude July 7 with the bronze and gold medal contests. Second-round games are scheduled for July 3-4 with fifth- and seventh-place games on July 6.
The United States won the inaugural IFAF Under-19 World Championship in 2009 and opens defense of its title at 8 p.m. CT on June 30 against an opponent to be determined once seeds are awarded by IFAF. National team seeds will be determined and announced during world championship technical meetings Saturday, April 28, in Austin. The tournament’s schedule will be finalized and announced in May.
U.S. Under-19 National Team athletes, selected by USA Football, arrive in Austin on June 22 for training camp. National teams will practice at Burger Stadium, Nelson Field Complex and House Park. All players and coaches will be housed on the University of Texas campus.
U.S. head coach Steve Specht, of Cincinnati St. Xavier High School is a two-time Ohio Division I Coach of the Year who has led the school to a pair of state titles (2005, 2007). Specht was the defensive coordinator on the 2009 U.S. Under-19 National Team and was head coach at the third annual International Bowl held Feb. 1 in Austin,… [ read more ]
Outdoor Activity and Its Positive Effects on Well-Being
April 26, 2012. Written by Adam Rankin
Can anyone remember the last time we’ve had a stretch of weather that has been this good? There surely is no better time than now to get outdoors and take advantage of all the health and wellness benefits that the great outdoors has to offer. In fact, a Swedish study recently showed that 99% of women and 95% of men who participated thought that being outdoors had a positive effect on well-being. Outdoor recreational activities include not only sports and exercises. It includes walking, sunbathing, bird watching and even camping.
Enjoying the great weather with friends and family has powerful effect on not only physical well being, but also rejuvenates mindset and spirituality. How many times have you had a stressful day at work, come home and go for a walk or run, or play out in the yard with the dogs, or go sunbathing and afterwards you’ve totally forgotten about what you were stressed about in the first place? Just being out in the sunlight helps release vitamin D into our bodies and releases endorphins into our bloodstream. This will make us feel better throughout the day, and give us energy to sustain our desired activities.
Goals and Rewards: Setting Realistic Expectations
April 18, 2012 : Written by Natalia Kielcz
Believe and you will achieve. This saying can be applied to many aspects of life, including health and fitness. Emotional training is just as important as physical training when it comes to total body strength. “Athletes that participate in mental preparation, rehearsal, and skills training tend to achieve a higher level of the elite status,” Mark Hogue, PsyD, clinical psychologist and sports psychologist at Northshore Psychological Associates in Erie, Pa.. This can be applied to anyone that wants to get in better shape, regardless of your goal.
Hammer Strength Clinic – Houston
No place does football quite like Texas. That famous Lone Star pride will be on full display as coaches put aside rivalries and get ready to learn new methods to bring back to their players. Big names and up-and-comers alike share techniques and strategies for domination on the field
Speakers include:
Boyd Epley: Training with Metoblic Circuit
John Dettmann: Nutrition for the Athlete
Duane Carlisle: Training for Speed and Agility
Johnny Olguin: In-Season Training
John Sisk: Outside Implementation
Mark Ueyeyama: Organization and Management
2012 NSCA Ohio State Clinic
The NSCA will be hosting their annual Ohio State Clinic on May 19th at the Ohio State University Huntington Club.
Bryan McCall: Sport Relevant Performance Training
John Spurlock: Teaching and Coaching the Olympic Lifts in a Large Group Setting
Ron McKeefery: Team Based Speed Training
Mike Gittleson: An Update on Exercise Physiology
Chip Morton: Developing the Contact Athlete
Kristin Holbrook: Implementation of Functional Movement Patterns and Correctives in the Sports Performance Setting
Adam Kessler: Designing a Speed Training Program for the High School Sports Team
Please call 800-815-6826 if you require special accommodations. Topics and speakers subject to change without prior notification. This clinic may have hands on sessions. Participants are asked to dress comfortably and only participate within their physical limitations.
Pre-registrants: please email your t-shirt size and roundtable discussion questions to
Tom at tpalumbo@buckeyes.ath.ohio-state.edu.