Exercises to Improve Your Basketball Interior Game By Physical Therapists
spoonerpt2025-05-29T12:17:33-07:00
Exercises to Have a Deadly Interior Game like Devin Booker
Let’s be honest
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05, 2025
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05, 2025
Key Takeaways From The Huddle
spoonerpt2025-05-08T13:56:50-07:00By Jess Elis, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, COMT, CSCS, FAAOMPT
Speaker and Attendee of The Huddle
HOW THE HUDDLE INSPIRED EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETE CARE
This year’s Huddle gave me the chance to step back and re-evaluate how I approach athlete care. As someone who’s used to focusing on just the top priorities, it was good for me to […]
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05, 2025
Why Strength Training Outside of School Is a Game-Changer for High School Athletes
spoonerpt2025-05-01T11:25:51-07:00By Ernie Atkins, CSCS, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Spooner Sports Institute
NIL Deals, College Recruiting, and Instagram Highlight Reel Promotion. It feels like the level of high school sports just keeps rising and rising, and it can feel hard to keep up without a road map or guide. But the good news […]
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04, 2025
How to Keep Overhead Athletes Strong
spoonerpt2025-04-24T12:33:14-07:00By: Becca Sutton, PT, DPT, MSC, ATC
Did you know baseball pitchers can throw over 100 pitches in a single game? Or that volleyball players generate forces up to three times their body weight with each spike? Did you know that swimmers can complete over 2,000 strokes per practice? All of these repetitive motions put […]
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04, 2025
Come See NBA and MLS Professional Adam Loiacono Speak at The Huddle
spoonerpt2025-04-17T13:35:49-07:00Ready to take your knowledge of athlete performance, recovery, and injury prevention to the next level? Join us at The Huddle on May 2-3 in Phoenix, Arizona—plus, don’t miss a FREE pre-conference event on May 1 featuring Huddle speaker Adam Loiacono.
This is your chance to connect with industry leaders, gain […]
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04, 2025
Meet Ernie: The New Face of Sports Performance at Spooner Sports Institute
spoonerpt2025-04-03T11:30:48-07:00We’re excited to introduce Ernie, our new Head Sports Performance Coach at the Spooner Sports Institute, to the community. With years of experience training athletes across multiple sports, Ernie brings a deep passion for helping athletes become the best versions of themselves. We sat down with him to learn more about his journey, his approach […]
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03, 2025
Quick 5 Minute Warm-Up for Climbers
spoonerpt2025-05-14T15:17:35-07:00By: Elli West, OTD,OTR/L and Derrick DeBenedetto, PT, DPT, CAFS
Climbing pushes both your body and mind to new limits, whether you’re bouldering, sport climbing, or speed climbing. Each discipline comes with its own unique challenges, but one thing every climber can agree on is the importance of a solid warm-up.
Unlike other sports, climbing demands […]
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03, 2025
A Week in the Life of a Phoenix Rising Athletic Trainer
spoonerpt2025-03-13T10:37:27-07:00By: Rafael Lopez, MS, LAT, ATC
“Throughout my career, athletic trainers have had a big impact in preventing injury. (It’s important) for athletic trainers to really get across the importance of doing the preventative things: the exercises, the rest, the ice, the stretching. But also from a standpoint of once the injury […]
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02, 2025
Hypermobility in Athletes: Strength Over Stretching
spoonerpt2025-02-27T12:46:58-07:00For gymnasts, dancers, and cheerleaders, flexibility is often seen as the ultimate advantage. Being able to hit 180-degree splits, have beautiful lines, and contort the body to flip and jump in the air can make all the difference in performance. But what if that extreme flexibility is actually working against […]
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02, 2025
Why The Huddle is the Must-Attend Event of the Year for Sports Professionals
spoonerpt2025-02-06T09:20:40-07:00When was the last time a conference truly transformed how you approach your work? The Huddle Sports Medicine Conference isn’t just about sitting in lectures, it’s about immersing yourself at the leading edge of sports medicine, where collaboration and actionable learning takes center stage.
Attendees describe it as a one-of-a-kind experience:
“Everyone here […]