Mick Hughes
- May 30, 2017
Anyone for Tennis? ..Or Swimming? Or Aerobics?
We know that, just like taxes, death is inevitable, but wouldn’t it be nice to extend your years out a little bit longer? Well, a recent...
Mick Hughes
- May 26, 2017
Sleep, Injury & Performance
For elite athletes sleep is a crucial part of their preparation for sport and an even more crucial part of their recovery from matches...
Mick Hughes
- May 25, 2017
Injury Prevention Programs/Performance Enhancement Programs: Secrets To Their Success.
It is well established that "Injury Prevention Programs" reduce ACL injury and all knee injuries by 50%, ankle injuries by 40% and all...
Mick Hughes
- May 25, 2017
Injury Prevention vs Performance Enhancement
2 recent studies have shed light on the positive effects of "Injury Prevention Programs" on performance outcome measures. Anecdotally, we...
Mick Hughes
- May 23, 2017
Kids need to work, eat, rest and play
When it comes to injury prevention (performance enhancement), simple is always best. Here are 2 perfect examples of what happens when you...
Mick Hughes
- May 22, 2017
Subsequent Injury: Don't let your players become "Injury Plagued".
Regardless of the sport you look after or are involved in, be aware of SUBSEQUENT injury! Not RECURRENCE of a previous injury, but an...
Mick Hughes
- May 22, 2017
Single leg squats: How many can you do?
In a study of ACL reconstructed patients, those that could do at least 22 single leg rises had better knee-related quality of life at 1...
