Stat sheet stars 🌟 #ReignCane

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Women’s soccer players are one of the most susceptible groups to tear their ACLs, and they (mostly) play on grass. I would be doing an entire training program/regimen audit before banning turf fields in the NFL.

Nobody does it better 🏆 #ReignCane | NCAA Soccer

Happy National Coaches Day to the ones behind the hustle! 👏 #ReignCane

𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: Avery Hudkins ✨ Avery is a 3x Academic All-American and has played for Tulsa for 4 seasons, appearing in 3 games this season. Thank you Avery! #ReignCane

Thank you to all of our incredible seniors! #ReignCane

Pathways Student Paris Moua was honored on senior night by the Tulsa Women's Soccer team! We are excited to see her continue to excel in #CreativeContent ⚽️📸👏🏾

“Why can’t we keep our support staff?” The $114.1M in buyouts could pay for 1630 full time athletic trainers at $70K/year

Athletes and parents of athletes: What would be a reasonable salary for someone who does the following? - emergency management - orthopedic exam - injury rehabilitation - risk management - care coordination - *has* masters degree and state medical license #AT4All

𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 ✔️ For the third season in a row, Tulsa has clinched for the American Conference Championships! #ReignCane

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 ✔️ #ReignCane

Live from Florida 🌴 #ReignCane

2025 Season Injury Analysis: Through the Lens of the Athletic Trainer open.substack.com/pub/alexwiging…

Unpopular opinion Sometimes you have to push athletes harder than they want, even if it hurts their feelings. Coddling them, lying and making them feel good is doing them a disservice.

I’ve been an orthopedic surgeon for nearly 30 years, and a few patterns have become impossible to ignore. One is that many musculoskeletal problems in adults aren’t sudden injuries. They’re the moment when declining capacity and awful metabolic health finally reveals itself.

Here’s a real life example of why in-season training is vital and the biggest ROI on time and $. 👇👇

The guy squirting water into Zach Ertz’s mouth is Joe O’Pella. He’s an athletic trainer that’s been with the team for over 15 years at this point. NFL teams don’t really have water boys, athletic trainers are usually the ones responsible for having water on the practice field

CMC dropping on importance of offseason sprinting 🔥 “I never understood how guys can get away with not running full speed… You have to train that system.” Elite athletes don’t let their speed disappear This is how you stay fast all year Athletes & coaches — pay attention:

No, it’s not the two, 25-30 minute weight room sessions a week where athletes encounter force in a controlled environment hurting your volleyball player’s back. It’s the: -10+ hours a week of practice with bad mechanics on bad surfaces -Random running -No days off mentality