Photo by Haley Hayward, Baseball Manitoba Pre-2019, baseball coaches at La Salle ball diamonds had to sift through a cluttered sea can of pound-in bases, searching for ones they could use without broken straps or missing pegs. Without permanent bases, this time-consuming process was necessary before every game or practice. Macdonald Minor Ball Association…
Team Canada Has Arrived Eight powerlifters from across Canada traveled to Germany with their Head Coach Jeff Butt (NL), Assistant Coach and Sport Manitoba Performance Centre’s Jacquie Mazur (MB), and Mission Staff Duane Carson (ON) to compete at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games. Team Canada’s powerlifters were: Josée Séguin (ON) Marley Gayler…
Have you ever been caught in the “I need to do jump training to jump higher and that’s all I need to do” way of thinking? So, you do the stair jumps at home. Your parents build you a box for you to jump onto. Or you buy jump sole shoes to help you…
Basketball is considered a contact sport, but isn’t a collision sport like football or hockey. It does, however, have one of the highest injury rates compared to other contact sports, with players in the NBA and WNBA having the highest risk. Here are some of the most common injuries basketball players may experience and…
The hip flexor muscles are an important muscle group used in everyday activity and sport. However, it is very common for people to neglect hip flexor exercises in their strength training. What Are Hip Flexors? There are five key muscles contributing to hip flexion. The two main muscles and prime movers of the hip…