I thought that this article was very interesting because it brought up topics that are still very true today. The main paragraph within the article that really brought my attention was the first paragraph. It interested me because it talked about how we are Native American but we are actually “White”, my interpretation of that is that over time we slowly adapted to the people around us regardless of our backgrounds and it just became a domino effect. But in the article, also talks about how as we adapted we started moving away and stopped learning more about our traditions. In conclusion, this article was comparing us as Native Americans, American Indians to the newer generation.

Horse, Perry G. Native American Identity. New Directions For Student Services. Wiley Periodicals Inc. 2005. Print. PP 61-68.

I thought this article was interesting and I was able to connect with certain things that were said but I found page 37 that most relatable. Throughout the article Jeannette Armstrong talked about herself by introducing us to the people that made an influence on her into the person she is today, people like her parents. Then she goes on to move onto talking about The Okanagan which is one of the key points in the article. She talks about the community they have and about the teachings they are taught growing up. Lastly what “Sharing One Skin” actually means, The impression the title made on me was that we are all human the only thing that is different is where we come from.

Armstrong, Jeannette. Community:Sharing One Skin. Sierra Club Books. University of California Press. Print. pp35-39.

Have you ever heard of The Injury Surveillance System (ISS)? For those of you that said no this is an organization dedicated to collecting data on all sports related injuries among all sports. This organization was created by the NCAA. The purpose of this data is so they can develop better and more efficient health and safety policies. 1906 was the beginning of the ISS and since then lots of policies have changed. One of the first policies was in 1995. The policy was for men's ice hockey to reduce concussions by changing a rule limiting hitting behind the head. This organization is an organization that is still running today and collecting data and changing policies to create a safe foundation for athletes to reduce injuries.

I never knew there was a whole system put in place to gather data on sports injury to help create policies. The organization's main focus isn't to reach the athletes directly but to change policies that can change athlete performance. I never thought that changing policies could reduce injuries amongst athletes. Although the ISS gathers data from all sports it only gathers data from larger population areas. In my humble opinion I believe that if we had one of these organizations here in New Mexico that sports injury would decrease.

Dick, Randall et al. “National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System commentaries: introduction and methods.” Journal of athletic training vol. 42,2 (2007): 173-82.

Did you know that athletes who have a high workload are less likely to injure themselves while performing? Although this statement may be true according to Tim Gabbett there is a difference between having a high workload and training overload. Gabbetts main focus is that to reduce injury amongst athletes is to work harder and also smarter. Training overload is strength training and every sport does some type of strength training, this is where the numbers increase according to Gabbett.

One thing that I did know was that strength training was one of the main causes of injury amongst athletes. However strength training is good for athletes but it should be done properly with less repetitions. But what didn't come to a surprise was that athletes with high workload are less prone to injury. I think this to be very true because of repetition and with repetition they are able to create and develop muscle. Gabbetts touch on this topic makes me think about how at our school we don't have a weightlifting class here at SFIS and how we have this very advanced weight room.

Gabbett, Tim. The Training - Injury prevention paradox: should athletes be training smarter and harder?.BMJ Sports. Australian Catholic University. 2016. Web. PP 1-9.

There has been a rise in injuries in sports but we only know about the injuries that are shown at the professional level. In the Pros to reduce unnecessary injuries, rules are put in place. These rules prevent unnecessary roughness and if they are violated then fine or suspension are put in place. But you can't really fine kids. The rise in injuries amongst youth athletes according to Sabina Criqui has to due with the fact that more kids are joining these sports. When more kids join these sports the competition begins to arise. It is also said that kids who play only one sport year round are more prone to injury. One sport kids who play year round only use the muscles needed to play that sport and that often causes overuse of those muscles.

I agree that rules are put in place to prevent unnecessary roughness, there is a similar rule put in place for basketball here in New Mexico. The rule is that if you are going to foul intentionally you must go for the ball and if you dont you could get a technical foul or even ejected. However I do agree that one sport kids that play year round are more prone to injury. I didnt think about this until Criqui mentioned this in her talk. Majority of the injuries I have seen are by athletes how only play one sport and only focus on building those muscle to play that specific sport.

Criqui, Sabina. Why are there more sports injuries today?. Tedx Talks. Tedxoakknollschool. 2016. Web.

In the article, I read by the British Journal of Sports Medicine about resistance training. Some of the global topics they wrote about include Sports, Sports injury, safety, exercise, medical, training, and technique. They looked at how young weightlifters and they had high numbers in injury and they came to the conclusion that it was due to the lack of instruction which led to poor technique. But that was until they saw that there were ways that some of the athletes were learning proper technique. This was because some young athletes attended resistance training programs that they attend in the pre-season. In these programs, they learned proper techniques and were supervised in all their training sessions on effectiveness and safety guidelines.

In my opinion, I think that resistance training is a good thing for young athletes to attend. The reason I think this is because like in sports we send our kids to camps to get better at their sport but every physical training sport requires you to use some part of your muscles. I think how we train for our sport we should also train our body and muscles as well for the sport by learning about them and the simple techniques and mechanics. Like this British high school, they saw the number of sports injuries decrease when young athletes learned the proper mechanics and techniques.

Faigenbaum, A D, and G D Myer. “Resistance training among young athletes: safety, efficacy and injury prevention effects.” British journal of sports medicine vol. 44,1 (2010): 56-63. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.068098

In the article I read by Evert Verhagen he talked about Behavior and how it's one way to prevent injury. Some of the global topics he wrote about were Behavior,education, Safety, Physical Activity, Sports Injury, habits, and Physical and Mental Health. Verhagen touches on the fact that our behavior affects how we present ourselves. How our moods affect our actions and how rough we get and often or not it is just the environment around us that makes us this way like a bad call by a reff of getting yelled at by your coach. But we have to find a way to turn our behavior back around.

I agree with everything that was written in this article by Evert Verhagen. Our behavior is something that can have an effect on injury in sport. I know this situation first hand. This was when we played west las vegas the other night they were getting angry because the game wasn't going their way. As a result of that they were getting more aggressive. They lost that night but playing like that they could have severely hurt somebody but lucky no one got hurt. We just went home with bruises and scratches. So I do believe that our behavior has a big effect on injury in sports.

Verhagen, Evert ALM, Maartje M. van Stralen, and Willem Van Mechelen. "Behaviour, the key factor for sports injury prevention." Sports medicine 40.11 (2010): 899-906.

The video I watched was from the children's national health system. In the video it talked about how 90 percent of the 1000 young athletes they sent out a survey to have been injured while playing sports. They talked about ways we could prevent future injuries or more or so avoid them. Some of the things they suggested were being physically fit, knowing and abiding by all the rules and regulations, wearing the appropriate gear, knowing how to use the equipment efficiently and properly, staying hydrated, and avoiding playing when tired or in pain. Lastly they talked about how young athletes often push through the pain to avoid being humiliated and have to sit down.

I agree with what was talked about in this video, especially about how athletes often try to push through the pain. Many athletes do go to that extent and it is often about their own ego that they have to push through because they feel like they will let down their team. But this only makes things worse because you could strain a muscle or hurt something else. So having the willingness to sit out when your body doesnt agree is the right thing to do rather than what you think you should do.