Field Hockey Mouthguard Care
Posted by Rita Shelley Who hasn’t cringed watching LeBron James passionately chew on his mouth guard? Let’s face it: in and out of your mouth througout the game, your mouthguard can get pretty gross. In fact, when it comes to conventional guards, the mouth guard is the most bacteria carrying piece of sports equipment you own! Perhaps you don’t think too much about the amount of dirt and germs that accumulate on your guards during practices, games, or simply storage. After afew weeks in your bag, the guards start to turn dusky and smell. After regular practices or games, there is [Read More>]
5 Ways to Be Safe When Playing Team Sports
When you go out on the field to play a game, safety is often the farthest thing from your mind. Who cares about safety? You are out there to have fun. Right? Hopefully not. Safety is important for many reasons; even reasons separate and apart from the fact that it is no fun to be hurt. For example, safety violations can result in penalties, either individual or team. It can also result in an injury to someone else, and hopefully you do not want to have someone else’s injury on your conscience. All of this should tell you something: if you [Read More>]
5 Concussion Myths For Every Coach, Parent And Child
Posted by Sierra Soleimani There are two million of reported incidents of concussions per year in the US. With a push to minimize the risk of long term injury in athletes, several common myths about concussions keep resurfacing. The unstoppable Science Ninjas of SISU set out to bust these myths: #1 Every Collision Leads To A Concussion – FALSE Here’s is why: Concussion causing force is hard to measure. Even with new bio-metric technology coming on the market, it is difficult to measure the force of impact that may cause a concussion, because there is no set standard. While high forces do [Read More>]
Losing Teeth in Field Hockey
Posted by Rita Shelley What if your child suddenly lost his teeth? Smiling, talking, eating—everything would be affected! The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry surveys confirm that as much as 39 percent of all dental injuries in children are caused by direct hits with a hard object, such as a puck or ball or stick in player-to-player contact. While high contact sports, such as MMA or Rugby have a higher risk of dental injury, the unexpected ones, such as gymnastics and cheerleading also pose a considerable risk. Mouthguards, also called gum shields, help cushion a blow to the mouth, minimizing the [Read More>]
10 Things Every Field Hockey Player Should Know
Sophia Borghese wrote an article for Thought Catalog in which she discussed 28 memories you have when you played field hockey. If you played field hockey, you are going to make a lot of memories. But what type of memories? Before you begin playing this sport, you might want to know exactly why you should give the sport a chance. 10 Things Every Field Hockey Player Should Know There are way more than 28 memories you will create if you play field hockey, but here are 10 things you should know before you even start making those memories. In fact, they [Read More>]
5 Tips to be Successful in Scoring Goals in a Field Hockey Game
You cannot win games without scoring goals. That is pretty obvious. What might be less obvious, though, is how to score those goals. Everyone want to be the best. They want to be the hero. They want to be the one who scores the most goals at the most important times. But how do you accomplish this? If scoring were easy, field hockey scores would be a lot higher. However, if you want to be a high scorer, then you have to develop your skills and play the game the right way. If you can learn the tricks of the trade, [Read More>]
How to Choose the Right Field Hockey Camp
Just like any other type of summer camp, when you are choosing a field hockey camp, you have a lot of choices. While you are likely to have fun no matter what you choose, it is always a good idea to pick one that is going to get you the best experience. That being said, here are a few things you should consider to pick the perfect field hockey camp for you. The Date the Field Hockey Camp or Session Is Being Offered Field hockey camps go on all summer, so unless there are other reasons to select a camp, you [Read More>]
The History of Field Hockey (& Some Fun Facts)
Sometimes, when you play a sport you love, you want to immerse yourself in the grand tradition of it. Who else played the game and how long ago did it start? Sports fans know that learning the history of a sport is one of the best ways out there to truly become a knowledgeable, well-informed participant, even if you don’t actually play the sport. Plus, when you get into a conversation with another enthusiast, you can much more easily know what it is they are saying if you have done your homework. So what exactly is the history of field hockey? [Read More>]
How to Choose Field Hockey Gear
When it comes to playing field hockey, the gear you use is pretty important. In order to play the game right – and safely – you need to have a lot of equipment. Without the equipment, you wouldn’t be allowed to play, but even if someone were to let you, you would not be able to play well and you would likely be hurt. What this tells you is that picking out gear really matters. If you plan on going to a field hockey summer camp or just want to start playing field hockey in general, you need to make sure [Read More>]
Sports Summer Camps: Do They Really Learn Skills?
If you really want to improve your field hockey skills this summer, or your skills in any other sport for that matter, then you might begin to consider going to a sports camp. Almost any sport that you might want to learn is likely to have a camp dedicated to teaching it. However, before you take the plunge, you probably want to know if sports camps are legitimate learning experiences or if they are just intended to be a place to have a good time by playing the sport with other people who want to play it. Sports camps are a [Read More>]
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