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Indians and Yan Gomes Host Kids at Progressive Field

By Jane Morice | Cleveland.com [VIDEO] Cleveland Indians Host PLAY Campaign Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes joined Tribe athletic trainers Tuesday morning at Progressive Field to host a stop of…

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The Infamous Clavicle: Overlooked in Throwing Athletes?

Written by Derek Garris, PT, DPT, EMR / Chicago White Sox Overview Our normal definition to explain scapulohumeral rhythm (SHR) is for every two degrees of glenohumeral (GH) motion there is…

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Braves Host PLAY Campaign at SunTrust Park

By Jaylon Thompson | MLB.com Early Tuesday morning, Woodstock, Ga., resident Victor Cannon made the near 20-mile drive to SunTrust Park for a unique opportunity. Along with his 11-year-old son,…

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Alex Gordon Joins Royals PLAY event

By Marcus Officer | Fox4KC Around 100 of the Kansas City Royals’ youngest fans could not hold back their excitement to workout and learn alongside some of their favorite players.…

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Rockies host National Play Campaign

By Owen Perkins | MLB.com  Who says you can’t get outside and be active on a rainy day in May? It helps when you’ve got a big league ballpark to…

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Overextended Body Posture: Training and Corrective Considerations

By: David Iannicca MSEd, ATC, CSCS | Kansas City Royals   Where It Started “Flexion is the devil”……”everyone is weak in extension”…..this has been drilled in my head over and…

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PBATS International Program Success

Above: Marie Iwamatsu pictured with the San Diego Padres athletic training staff in 2012 By Rick Griffin | Seattle Mariners, Head Athletic Trainer The PBATS International Program began in 1994 when Charlie…

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Life Transitions as an Athletic Trainer

By Travis Tims | Oakland Athletics Throughout the past nine years I have served as an affiliate Athletic Trainer with the Oakland Athletics. I have served as the team ATC…

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Accelerating Rehabilitation through Blood Flow Restriction Training

By: Johnny Owens, MPT and Mario Novo, DPT, PT, BFR-R, Cert-DN Guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) say that producing a strength and hypertrophy muscle response…

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Caffeine for Athletic Performance: Sources, Doses, Timing and Expected Effects

By: Lawrence L. Spriet, Ph.D. Introduction and Background Caffeine is the world’s most consumed drug. It has a role in many social activities and improves quality of life by helping…

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