IMPACTORS Help to Keep Conyers-Rockdale County Clean!





FOUNDERS MESSAGE:
"The Sport Compliments the Others"
Recently we have been faced with many student-athletes and their parents/guardians having to make the painful decision between playing  football,basketball, baseball, soccer, or Lacrosse versus running track and field during the summer season. Keep in mind, these sporting seasons normally do not coincide and are absolute compliments to one another. My father always stated, "running is the common denominator to all sports." And I consistently echo his sentiments to my Impact family. It is quite perplexing to me why some middle, high school, parks and recreational, and/or private sports programs place an "either or" demand on our young student-athletes and their parents.
Very rarely do today's coaches take a look back into the world of sports to take a page from the coaching perspectives of Vince Lombardi, whose football players could not play for him unless they were in "tip-top running condition;" Grambling's Eddie Robinson, who during his tenure at Grambling, sent more than 200 of his players to the NFL. While he spent over 56 years coaching at Grambling, not only did he establish himself as the winning-est coach in football, he also taught classes, coached girls basketball, boys basketball, and the boys track and field team. Many who played for Coach Robinson remember him saying, " in order to play for me, you have run track to be in condition for my football season." 
And... does anyone ever look back to actually listen to the famous words of Willie Mays' first Major League manager, Leo Durocher, when he said of Mays: "He can do the five things you have to do to be a superstar: hit, hit with power, run, throw, and field..."  Maybe all of us should take a page from the coaching manuals of the many well respected and genius coaching of yesterday. The specific training aspect that created some of the greatest athletes to play the games of basketball, football, baseball, soccer, Lacrosse, and so on - is "running" to get into shape. May we also look into the coaching history books to gain an understanding of how one sport can compliment all the others by simply keeping the student-athlete in shape for the next sporting season. For those who may not know - athletes who ran track and field in high school and college are as follows:
Jim Brown
Willie Brown 
Larry Burton
Reggie Bush
Michael Bennett
Russell Carter
Jamal Charles
Jeff Demps
Warrick Dunn
Tim Dwight – (100M Big Ten Champion)
Russ Francis (Javelin)
“Bullet” Bob Hayes
Rocket Ismail 
Devin  Hester
Darrius Heyward
Bo Jackson – (First running back to run a 3.9 40M)
James Jett
Pat Johnson
Vance Johnson
Brian Jordan – (Made Olympic Trials -  played professional football & baseball)
Jermaine Lewis
James McAlister
Willie McGee
Rashard Mendenhall
Jerome Mathis
John Roderick
O.J. Simpson
Chris Sanders
Deion Saunders - (Played college and professional football & baseball) 
Robert Smith
Stanford Routt
Johnny Thomas
Gerald Tinker
Len Willis
Herschel Walker


IMPACT ATHLETICS TRACK CLUB TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY 
In keeping with Impact's initiatives, we want to stress the importance of taking care of and supporting the communities we live in.  This year our student-athletes will take part in  "IMPACTORS Helping to Keep Conyers-Rockdale County Clean" during "The Great American Clean-Up Week" on April 17, 2010 from 7:00am - 12:00pm at Wheeler Park Pavilion, 1350 Parker Road, Conyers, GA. For more information about our community service project contact Lennie Waugh  lenwaugh@bellsouth.net / 770.312.4810


IT'S FULL THROTTLE WEEK FOR IMPACT!
IATC TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE:

Monday - 6:30-8:30pm


Tuesday - 6:30-8:30pm


Wednesday - 6:30-8:30pm


Thursday  - 6:30-8:30pm


Fridays - (varies)






The ABC’s Of Performance Eating…Carbohydrates

As parents, we want to feed our youth athletes better we just don’t always have all the tools and information of  what the components of good nutrient rich foods are. In this on going series of articles I will simply explain the key elements of  (Carbohydrates,Protein,Fat,Vitamins ,Minerals and Water ) of food are and how to have a healthy balance of each one at every meal. Nutrients work together to and are best eaten in a whole food source when at all possible. If you have question on what is a whole food ask yourself if it comes from the ground with natural ingredients or not.  
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates  like sugar and starches are the most readily available source of food energy. After intake  through digestion and metabolism, all carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugar glucose for the body to use as a main energy source.  Glucose is stored in the muscles and liver as glycogen,later to be used for primary fuel in activities  such as sports and other physical activites . If the proper amount and and or kind of carbohydrate are not ingested,the stores of  glycogyen inthe muscles will deplete leaving the athlete with out proper fuel and can cause fatigue and less than optimum performance , physically and emotionally.
What are the best carbohydrates for good health in an athlete ?
Nutrient dense carbohydrates like whole grain breads,cereals,pastas and vegetables( ex: in breads this would be brown  in coloring not white with labeling to make you think it is nutrient rich food source) It is interesting how when our youth athletes need the best Carbohydrate source  most, many feed their athletes donuts or cookies for “quick energy” which can ultimately deplete them even more.
Why are these best?
The best most simple way to describe this is to use a car analogy. If your car requires 91 octane and you put in 87 because you are in a hurry and the gas station you happen to stop at only had 87 so you fill up anyway, you car with this inferior gas shortly after your leave the station your car would begin to run poorly not at top effeciency.
Same with your body.If you don’t take the time to make sure you and your athlete don’t take the time to eat high quality carbohydrates the engery tank as it were will run not optimally. Burning up the low quality carbohydrate quicky leaving the body with out the “gas or fuel” it needs to run properly.
Simply stated good carbohydrates burn slower and more consistent in the body,low quality “junk carbohydrates” burn very quickly causing unnecessary fast rise and fall of blood sugar leaving you feeling hungry,irritable,fatigued needing more food to fill the void caused by the lack of proper nutrient intake to begin with. This can become a vicious cycle  of eating to satisfy hungry and energy deficit.

Injury Prevention

Shin Splints Revisted

Courtesy of MedicineNet.com

I recently treated a patient that had a bad ,case of what turned out to be “Shin Splints“.The mom had tried everything for her son and did everything the coaches told her, rest and ice ,but to no avail. Recently I have revamped my procedure of care and I am finding good results. He is doing very well now total of 8 treatments 2 1/2 weeks and no pain running or walking any longer.Here’s a quick update review of what I think is the best approach to this nagging condition.

So quick here’s a quick review of Shin Splints courtesy of MedicineNet.com

What is a Shin Splint?

Shin splint: An inflammatory condition of the front part of the tibia (the big bone in the lower leg) that results from overuse as, for example, from running too much on hard roads or sidewalks.

Shin splintsare due to injury to the tendon (called the posterior peroneal tendon) and adjacent tissues in the front (anterior) of the lower leg.

The pain from shin splints is usually noticed early in exercise, then lessens, and reappears later in running. Characteristically, the pain is dull at first but with continuing trauma worsens. It may cause the person to stop running. Treatment involves a multifaceted approach of “relative rest.” The aim is to restore the runner to a pain-free state.

Dr.Bill Booker of Capitol Rehab states ”What causes the muscles to become overworked is multi-faceted ,one needs to understand that when you study muscles, remember that form fits function. A short square muscle, like the muscles found on the sole of the foot are designed to provide stability, while a long, slender muscle, like the muscles along the front of the leg are torque produces which generate movement in the lower leg and foot.

Shin Splints are actually the result of an imbalance in the lower leg in which the short, square shaped muscles along the sole of the foot stop providing stability and balance. As a result, the long torque producers of the shin, have to assist with stability and they are not designed to do that”

I also have found that improper firing patterns also is present in most patients with this condition.

So Dr Booker and I both agree ,while rest and ice may be necessary in the first 24-48 hours an effective treatment of shin splints is as follows:

1. Proper assessment and diagnosis of shin splints.

2. Improve joint mobility of the foot to insure that the postural muscles of the foot are functioning properly.

3. Reduce the spasticity (hypertonicity) of the overactive muscles of the shin and calf. This can be done a few ways I do it with Cold Laser and deep muscle activation treatment.

4. Improve firing of the muscles of the foot with a program that includes proper balance (proprioceptive )training on a regular basis and an exercise the patient can do at home to strengthen these muscles. (In addition I apply Applied Kinesiosology techniques and Kinesio-Taping techniques along with my trusty Cold Laser).

I did all of these things in just 2 1/2 short weeks and if the patient continues the easy home exercise program I reccomended he should be just fine and ready for the season come January.

CONTACT US

For comments, questions and/or concerns contact:

Kisha Cameron
404-886-7348
kisha.cameron@gmail.com
www.impacttrackclub.com

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