Month: May 2026

The Most Dangerous Six Weeks of the Spring Season Are the First Six

Ask most athletes when they’re most likely to get hurt and they’ll say late in the season, when they’re tired and beaten up. It’s a reasonable guess. It’s usually wrong. The riskiest stretch of a spring season tends to be the beginning — tryouts, the first few weeks of practice, and the opening games. And […]

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The Injury That Defines Spring: Why Hamstrings Go, and What Halves the Risk

There’s a sound people who work in sports learn to recognize. An athlete pulls up mid-sprint, reaches back for the back of their thigh, and everyone on the sideline knows what’s happened before anything is said. Hamstring strains are the signature injury of spring sports, and there are good reasons for that. There’s also an […]

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