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Ankle Injuries in Soccer
“I can’t really apologize for being injured. It's one of these injuries that it has to be right for me to play, it has to feel comfortable because I don't want to set myself back another five or six weeks just for 20 minutes on the field." Those were soccer phenom David Beckham’s words on August 9, 2007 following his ankle injury. Of the approximately 150,000 soccer-related injuries that occur each year, 45% occur in participants under the age of 15...
Back pain in young athletes to be as high as 65%
Back pain is a very common malady in the general population. As a sports participant, the chances of developing a back injury or pain are even greater. It has been shown that heavy physical exercise is correlated with back injury and degenerative spine changes (Anderson 1995). It has also been found that back pain is more common in athletes as compared to non-athletes (Videman et al. 1995) Some authors have reported the incidence of back pain in young athletes to be as high as 65%...
Hand and wrist fractures are very common in sports such as field hockey and lacrosse
Hand and wrist fractures are very common in sports such as field hockey and lacrosse. In fact, studies have identified hand and wrist fractures as the third most common injury among high school field hockey and lacrosse players. Injury rates in these athletes are 2.89 per 1,000 athletic exposures for boys and 2.54 per 1,000 athletic exposures for girls. Of these injuries, 26% involve the hand and wrist and 17% are fractures. The most common mechanisms of injury are contact with another player, (30.5%), stick (27.2%), and fall (18.0%)...
Freshman makes varsity team at Mercy High School
“I made it on the varsity team because of Athelites,” says Danielle Brown, a freshman at Mercy High School. Her lacrosse team ranked second this past year, but lost in the second round of the tournament...
Seven years ago, Athelites began training middle school, high school and college aged kids in soccer, basketball, lacrosse and field hockey...
“My parents didn’t want me getting in trouble in the summertime,” explains Devon Saddler, a 10th grade varsity basketball player at Aberdeen High School. Not only did Devon stay out of trouble, he dramatically improved his athletic skills by joining Athelites. “Mr. Ephraim pushed me, and I started working hard.” ...
Senior goalie earned a spot on the US National Lacrosse Team
One of the top eight lacrosse goalies among this year’s high school Seniors, lives in Harford County. Brandon MacKnew, the senior goalie on Bel Air High School’s 2007 lacrosse team, has earned a spot on the US National Lacrosse Team. “I can honestly say that if it wasn’t for Ephraim’s program, I wouldn’t have made it as far as I did.” ...
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured ligaments of the knee
The anterior cruciate ligament is one of the most commonly injured ligaments of the knee. Incidence of tears is about 200,000 per year in the United States, with 100,000 of these undergoing surgical repairs. In general, the incidence of ACL injury is higher in people who participate in higher risk sports, such as basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse, and skiing...
Young teen undergoes four surgeries and comes back strong for lax season
“I couldn’t have recovered my abilities so quickly without Ephraim,” says Mollyann Pais, an 8th grader at Bel Air Middle School. Last spring, unbearable head and neck pain sent her to the hospital. An undiagnosed infection in her inner ear had created blood clots in her brain...
Player Rating improves Parkville basketball team
Parkville’s varsity basketball team may rise in the metropolitan area rankings next year, according to free athlete ratings provided by Ephraim Dorsey, founder of Athelites. By calculating players’ speed, agility, and basketball skill in twenty areas and comparing those results to the ideal athlete, Dorsey discovered the untapped potential in each player...
athelites alumnus, travels the world playing basketball
Chris Clunie, an Athelites alumnus, travels the world playing basketball. “I enjoy the fact that I’m…being exposed to basketball in different cultures and being a part of how the game influences people culturally, socially, politically, and economically,” Chris says...
Freshman at C. Milton Wright High School makes varsity team
“I’ve played basketball since I was five years old, and I’ve always liked it,” says Julie Trinchere, a freshman at C. Milton Wright High School. Although she’s only a freshman, she earned a spot as a point guard on the school’s varsity women’s basketball team...
Bel Air Senior goes D I
How does it feel to earn a lacrosse scholarship to Ohio State? “It feels great and amazing after playing so long,” says Carmen Chona, a senior at Bel Air High School. She’s played lacrosse for seven years, played club lacrosse with NEMS since 8th grade, and trained with Ephraim Dorsey of Athelites for the last four years...
Local sophomore has the third highest Player Rating
“Devon Saddler has the third highest Rate of all the basketball players I’ve ever rated,” says Ephraim Dorsey of Athelites. “When we first started in May, his Player Rating was 222.40, and when he finished in August, his Player Rating was 293.53, which is a 71.13 difference. That’s a big deal.” ...
Player Rating motivates a Bel Air senior to get a college scholarship
“Ephraim [my Athelites trainer] always says, ‘Be a leader. If you’ll be a leader in life, you’ll get somewhere’,” says Grant Bridges, a Bel Air senior. Grant plans to use his leadership skills to improve a college lacrosse team next year thanks to a lacrosse scholarship from Seton Hill University...
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