Wellness and Training Solutions for the Young Athlete KEVIN USA BASKETBALL DURANT BASKETBALL BROTHERS MIX TAPE UYAELUNMO ON THE RISE TOP 3 LIST SPEED + STRENGTH + SOUL Do You Have The Heart of a Champion? Get tested and give your parents, coaches, and recruiters peace of mind when it comes to your health. Visit www.WimbledonHealth.info to find out how you can get tested right here at the tournament! Athletes with clean results will receive an official “Heart Healthy” certificate. 1-855-200-8262 w w w . w i m b l e d o n h e a l t h . i n f o ARE YOU A COMBINATOR? WELCOME TO BASKETBALL www.bigfoothoops.com/tournaments/lvc/schedules Tournament Schedule at: Welcome to the Las Vegas Classic, one of the largest grassroots tournaments in the United States. Created by Hal Pastner and hosted by Big Foot Hoops, approximately 1100 teams are scheduled to participate this year. The event is sponsored by Gatorade, Brand Jordan, Eastbay and Wimbledon Health Partners. Super Las Vegas Classic Facts: The Pastner family has a rich history in basketball! Hal created the Houston Hoops AAU program in the mid-‘80s, one that has gone on to produce 11 NBA pros, 5 WNBA pros, and 5 NFL players. SPEED >>> Bike training is meant to build cardiovascular function for endurance along with lower body speed and strength. Stationary bikes have interval training modes used to help mimic the starts and stops of competitive basketball play while building explosion when the RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) meter rises. To mimic this with a regular workout, here’s a routine to get you started. Make sure you bike with a helmet that meets the Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards. Photos: Steven Counts PYRAMID SPEED WORKOUT* Find a ride where you won't have to stop a lot, CYCLING, NEUROTRANSMITTERS, such as a bike path or a road without many traffic lights. The ride should be a relatively flat one. AND THE MIND OF KEVIN DURANT By Sean Couch During the NBA lockout in 2011, Kevin Durant was spotted riding around Washington, DC on a bicycle, working on his mind. And yes, his body was naturally building strength and speed, but in his own words he was developing his “will” for competition. The definition of “will” according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary is “to express determination, insistence, and persistence” and many NBA pros have embraced cycling in their training routines. LeBron James cycled all day, biking to practice, back home, and then back to the arena for a NBA regular season game. NBA All-Star’s Demar • SPIN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO WARM UP DeRozen and DeMarcus Cousins are Spin class regulars. • 8-MINUTE HARD EFFORT: RIDE AS HARD AS Evidence is growing that there is a correlation between cycling and building the mind. YOU CAN MAINTAIN FOR A FULL EIGHT MINUTES. USE WHATEVER GEAR YOU WANT, According to the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, scientists found that people AS LONG AS YOU CAN STAY IN IT FOR THE scored higher on tests of memory, reasoning, and planning after 30 minutes of spinning WHOLE SET. YOU CAN ADJUST TO HARDER on a stationary bike than they did before they rode. GEARS AS THE INTERVALS GET SHORTER According to Canadian neuroscientist Brian Christie, PhD, when you pedal, you also • 4-MINUTE RECOVERY: SLOW DOWN TO A NICE, COMFORTABLE RESTING CADENCE, force more nerve cells to fire. As these neurons light up, they intensify the creation of BUT DON'T STOP PEDALING proteins like brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and a compound called ‘noggin’ (yes, really), which promotes the formation of new brain cells. • 4-MINUTE HARD EFFORT The result: You double or triple the production of neurons—literally building your • 2-MINUTE RECOVERY brain, says Christie. You also release neurotransmitters (the messengers between • 2-MINUTE HARD EFFORT your braincells) so all those cells, new and old, can communicate with each other for better, fasterfunctioning. • 1-MINUTE RECOVERY Durant said he cycled to build his will because riding builds “a different type of • 1-MINUTE HARD EFFORT endurance that wind sprints do not.” In basketball, players that display mental • 30-SECOND RECOVERY endurance run plays correctly, absorb scouting information thoroughly, and understand spacing and angles on the court. Better and faster brain adaption correlates with the • 1-MINUTE HARD EFFORT “different type of endurance” Durant speaks of, and cycling as a lifestyle can build the ‘noggin’ needed to reach an elite level. • CLIMB BACK UP TO EIGHT MINUTES So, for all you players looking for that edge, bike riding helps you remember plays and could keep you on the floor in critical moments when execution is needed in tight situations. *Courtesy of active.com, authored by Scott Yorko Male Basketball Players Ages 12 - STRENGTH >>> 17.5 are at Higher Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest KNOW THE CONDITION OF YOUR HEART BEFORE YOU START Meet Richard Jetter. He’s going to be a senior in high school this year, and playing basketball is one of his top priorities. GET TESTED 1-855-200-8262 w w w . w i m b l e d o n h e a l t h p a r t n e r s . c o m MIAMI HEAT’S CHRIS BOSH Pre-Participation Physical SURVIVED A PULMONARY Examinations (PPEs) Are Not Enough EMBOLISM. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? ALL YOUNG ATHLETES NEED TO GET A pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein in the body, THEIR HEARTS TESTED! usually the legs, and travels to a player’s lungs. It is often deadly, as was the case for former Ask Kenny Johns, or Jordan Powell. They are two NBA star Jerome Kersey, who died two days student athletes who passed multiple years of prior to Chris Bosh’s season-ending news. PPEs and had zero symptoms. But they easily Like heart conditions, blood clots are something that can be detected through could have died. diagnostic testing, and that’s why Wimbledon Health Partners uses vascular ultrasound, in addition to EKGs and echoes, to evaluate student athletes. “WE HAVE TESTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL AS RETIRED PRO ATHLETES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AT THREE OUT OF FOUR SCHOOLS WHERE WE TEST, WE ARE FINDING SIGNIFICANT CARDIAC CONDITIONS PRESENT IN STUDENT PHOTO COURTESY OF D'ANDREA POWELL DORSEY WHY ARE THEY ALIVE TO ATHLETES." TELL THEIR STORIES? Because Wimbledon Health peace of mind when it comes to Partners was at their schools to test continuing doing what they love to student athletes for unsuspected do, safely. heart conditions, which were discovered in both Kenny and Jordan. “We have tested tens of thousands of student athletes as well as retired pro Wimbledon Health Partners’ athletes across the country,” states mission is to protect the health and Dr. Bradley J. Artel, Wimbledon safety of young athletes. WHP staff Health Partners’ Chief Medical travel to high schools, colleges, Officer. “At three out of four schools universities, and sports facilities where we test, we are finding nationwide to make sure student significant cardiac conditions present athletes are made aware of any in student athletes." conditions that need to be addressed, or to give athletes www.wimbledonhealthpartners.com www.wimbledonhealthpartners.com July is Basketball month in It’s this focus that makes the Las Vegas. initiative one of the most important developments in youth With the NBA Summer League, three amateur sports. major AAU events and USA Basketball training going on all month, lovers of Leading the directive is Coach THE GAME the game get a chance to see NBA Don Showalter. Showalter has 42 pros, pros-in-training and future pros years as an HS coach in Iowa, all in one place. 600 wins and 8 gold medals in International competition. He is a respected clinician who understands how to build competitors that last. “Kids play too many games and not enough time with skill development, so training that emphasizesstrength and speed givesstudent-athletes the ability togrow and become better players.” With a new 4-level instructional program curriculum that brings a standardized methodology of basketball training to raise the Formed in 1974 as the Amateur level of skill across youth Basketball Association of the United basketball in America, USA States of America (ABAUSA), the body Basketball is on a mission to unify changed its name to USA Basketball the training platform across all the when NBA pros were allowed to levels of the basketball spectrum. compete in international competition. The organization is now the governing For more information go to: body of basketball in the United www.usab.com/youth/development States with the NBA, NCAA, the National Federation of State High School Associations and the Amateur Athletic Union engaged in partnerships to enhance the development of youth basketball initiatives that address player development, coach education and licensing, and safety. Jay Demings, the Director of Youth Division Director, has the directive to “promote, grow and elevate the game of basketball.” Demings described basketball as a game that can “take care of your physical and mental needs.” Men's National Team Women's National Team VS VS Argentina USA Select Team T-Mobile Arena - Las Vegas Galen Center, USC - Los Angeles July 22, 2016 6 p.m. PDT July 25, 2016 7 p.m. PDT France Staples CeCntheri -n Laos Angeles Bob Carpenter Ctr - U of Delaware July 24, 2016 5 p.m. PDT July 27, 2016 DOUBLEHEADER China Canada Oracle Arena - Oakland Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport July 26, 2016 7 p.m.