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The Benefits of Sitting on the Bench as an Athlete

By CAL Sports Academy Staff

Let’s face it: as an athlete, at one point or another you’ll be on the bench. What you do with that experience will teach you more about life than all the minutes you play combined.

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Mind, Body and Sport: How Being Injured Affects Mental Health

Injuries, while hopefully infrequent, are often an unavoidable part of sport participation. While most injuries can be managed with little to no disruption in sport participation and other activities of daily living, some impose a substantial physical and mental burden.

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Margot Putukian
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The Paralyzed World War II Veterans Who Invented Wheelchair Basketball

The Paralympics had not yet been invented. These veterans were sports trailblazers. They were medical miracles as well.

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David Davis
2020
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Playing Through the Pain

How one teen is using her tragic injury to take down the warrior culture in sports.

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Kristin Lewis
2013
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Psyche of the Injured Athlete

The unspoken truths of physically and emotionally injured athletes.

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Laura M. Miele Ph.D.
2019
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How to Overcome Depression After a Sports Injury

Ouch – that pain is more than just physical.

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Hannah Webster
2014
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For N.F.L. Retirees, Opioids Bring More Pain

A brutal game got them hooked on painkillers. In retirement, they battle addiction. The opioid crisis courses through football.

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Ken Belson
2019
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Athletes Share 9 Olympic-Sized Secret Regrets

Many athletes have Olympic-sized dreams, but in reality, only a handful actually make it that far. It takes the perfect combination of discipline, dedication, persistence, talent, skill — and even luck — to successfully compete in the world’s biggest competitive arena.

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Kevin A. Hansen
2012
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The Feldenkrais Fix

Athletes and people with injuries are (finally) discovering the Feldenkrais Method: a gentle rehabilitation system that teaches the body to move as it should.

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Andrew Heffernan
2009
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