Highly recommend this new DVD from Bob Bigelow, the co-author of Just Let the Kids Play and a former NBA player. We have been fortunate to have Bob at some of our workshops we put on for basketball coaches.


This is to be the first of a few DVDs Bob will be producing on how to coach youth basketball. Bob has great insight on the right developmental approach to youth sports.


You can buy the DVD at BreakThroughBasketball.com.

If you are looking for information linking nutrition and exercise/athletic training, take a look at "100 Questions & Answers About Sports Nutrition and Exercise" by Lilah al-Masri and Simon Bartlett.


Overview: 100 Questions and Answers About Sports Nutrition and Exercise provides easily accessible answers to questions that athletes, athletic trainers and coaches may have about sports nutrition. Equipped with case studies, quick tips, and testimonials, this practical guide covers topics such as: vitamins and minerals, fluids, medications and supplements, weight management, warm ups and cool downs, flexibility, and more.

Key Features:
Provides scientifically based, usable, and concrete concepts
Q&As were inspired by the most frequent concerns the authors have encountered from athletes throughout the years.
Major points are reinforced with actual case studies that allow the athlete to put the recommendation into real world scenarios. Provides readers with easy to follow strategies that can easily be implemented into their routine


Table of Contents:
Part 1 General Sports Nutrition
Part 2 General Exercise Concepts
Part 3 Pre, During, and Post-Exercise Nutrition
Part 4 Vitamins and Minerals
Part 5 Fluids
Part 6 Weight Management
Part 7 Extreme Environments
Part 8 Nutritional and Exercise Considerations for Special Populations
Part 9 Medications and Supplements
Part 10 More Information
References
Glossary


You can order the book online at www.questssc.com.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed some very good resources for sport coaches on head injuries.


A concussion is a brain injury caused by a bump or blow to the head that can change the way your brain normally works. Even what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious. As many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions are estimated to occur in the United States each year.


To help ensure the health and safety of young athletes, CDC developed the “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” initiative to offer information about concussions—a type of traumatic brain injury—to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The “Heads Up” initiative provides important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.


CDC wants to equip coaches, parents, and young athletes across the country with the "Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” tool kit, which contains:

a fact sheet for coaches on concussion;
a fact sheet for athletes on concussion;
a fact sheet for parents on concussion;
a clipboard with concussion facts for coaches;
a magnet with concussion facts for coaches and parents;
a poster with concussion facts for coaches and sports administrators; and
a quiz for coaches, athletes, and parents to test their concussion knowledge.


Go to Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports to order your free tool kit and other material.