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High school wrestlers in Michigan, through the Michigan High School Athletic Association, are required to participate in one of the premier weight monitoring programs for high school wrestling in the country. The program has multiple purposes, but the emphasis is on the establishment of a minimum wrestling weight, a programmatic method to assist in that weight establishment (bodyfat assessment through skinfold measurement by an Assesor) and a nutritional education requirement for coaches, parents and wrestlers annually.
Oakwood Sports Medicine fully supports the Weight Monitoring Program. All of the athletic trainers in our program are qualified Skinfold Assessors and we also provide the nutrition education seminars for wrestlers and parents. Our expertise is coming to a wrestling program near you!
To learn more about the Weight Monitoring Program visit the MHSAA.
While cruising through Facebook updates, the one that saddened this writer, were the exchanges about relocation, business closings and the well-wishes of friends, patrons and enthusiasts.
Bikesport, Michigan’s largest triathlon store, was closed. Gone. After 17 years of leading the way in metro Detroit (Dearborn) for those involved in cycling, racing and triathlon, Bikesport was permanently closed.
A quick check of the store’s website provided some gruesome details of pertinant events that affected the store’s operational capability.
Earlier this year another Dearborn landmark and local retailer, Adray Camera/TV/Sound, closed its doors. Unable to fight through some of the toughest economic times since The Great Depression, the store went away, leaving its namesake on the ice rink in town (Adray Arena) and above the conference rooms at Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center.
Times are tough. Sad. True.
Oakwood’s “Champions of Care”…will keep you playing! Check out this video of Oakwood’s own Jeff Kline, Sports Medicine – an in-arena public service announcement that will run during Detroit Red Wings’ games! Look for future Health Tips coming soon!
