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Open Letter to Athletic Directors, Administration Boards and Parents. Contributed by Ron Sticco, President of SSP Video, LLC
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ial band, hip external rotators, tight adductors, quads and psoas (hip flexor) muscles. Proper flexibility is very important to overall function, performance and injury prevention. Proper flexibility not only means not being flexible enough in certain muscle groups but also being too flexible in others. Being overly flexible in certain joints or hyper flexible can cause just as many problems as being too “tight” or hypo flexible. Look at it this way, when a muscle is too tight the opposing muscle group must work harder to move a part of the body as well as limit the range of motion and putting undue stress on other muscles and connective tissue leading to pain, poor performance and injury. On the other side of the coin a muscle or joint that is hypermoble allows for too much movement and leads to placing the joint and surrounding muscles into a very weak and vulnerable position. Flexibility can be improved through proper and consistent stretching as well as soft tissue work for adhesion problems. Adhesions are scar tissue built up in muscle from injury, overuse and chronic stress placed on a muscle, joint or bone over
time from many of the issues mentioned above. I hope this article helps parents, coaches and athletes understand the importance of structural balance in training. I know it may seem very overwhelming but this is only a brief overview of the most common issues I see. My goal is to help teach parents, coaches and athletes that there is more to training than just throwing some weight on a bar and doing a few sets or 5-10 reps. To truly help an athlete reach his/her potential it is important to find a qualified strength coach that can identify each athletes specific problems and needs. Once this information is gathered then a specific workout can be designed to address these needs and the overall performance will improve dramatically and the risk of injuries will be minimized! In part 2 of this series I will discuss the shoulder joint. Train smart and train hard, Kevin
Kevin Ensenat is the strength and conditioning coach, consultant and owner of KSTRENGTH Sports Training working exclusively at Overtime Sports Facility in Wayne, NJ 07470
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My name is Ron Sticco and I am the president of SSP Video, LLC, celebrating its 20th year in the Sports Videography business. Occasionally, we may be required to film a sporting event on your premises and would like to assure you that SSP’s credentials are in order and up to date for your files. Upon request we will gladly send our liability and workmen’s compensation insurance documents in compliance with “USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES” per NJSA 18A:20 & NJSA 18A:20-34 SSP has been a duly authorized and registered entity in the start of New Jersey since 1991. The reason for this letter is that as of late state and federal governments, has been stepping up enforcement with regards to non compliance issues regarding unlicensed vendors operating in and around your school properties. The main reasons for the increased enforcement are: that
uninsured Videographers, who are not registered as a legal enterprise, have no NJ tax ID Numbers, or proper insurance or federal employee registration therefore, the state and the IRS have no way of tracking their sales and income figures for tax payments. I am certain that your school district has a written policy that covers contingencies for proper insurance and registration of outside vendors, such as SSP Video, LLC. Please insure that the people on your school grounds have the proper credentials to be operating there, and encourage your booster clubs to do the same. It would be unfortunate for you to be held liable should an accident occur on your premises. I thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at sspvideo@ hotmail.com.
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