My Thoughts Monday #31-Jay DeMayo, University of Richmond-What We Say We Do May Corner Us

Published: May 21, 2018, 4 a.m.

\u201cSo that would be like saying, \u2018Team X last year had 7 ACL injuries, Team X this year only had 2. Does that mean that the strength coach did a better job with this team this year or the team last year? What if the team last year, even though they had more than triple the injuries had a better record, won a championship, went far in the tournament?\u201d

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In this weeks My Thoughts Monday I share a discussion I had with a coworker on the responsibilities the strength coach carries when it comes to what we are attempting to improve in our athletes. We, as a profession, like to say that we \u201cdecrease the risk of injuries\u201d, but today I share why I feel like us saying that is our main objective may put us in a corner when the rubber hits the road when injuries happen?

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