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Adam Laplaca was not a star in youth soccer when he first started playing. The Glastonbury native only started playing goalie because it was the best opportunity for playing time. However, life sometimes has a funny way of working itself out. Laplaca fell in love with being a goalie and adapted to the position very quickly. He would become the most dominant goalie in Glastonbury High School’s recent history, and now plays for Notre Dame, one of the top programs in the country. Along the way, Laplaca’s work ethic and love of soc-cer has allowed him to be successful. Early in his youth soccer career with Hartwell Soccer Club and then Oakwood Soccer Club, no one could have foreseen the numerous All-State and All-American honors Adam Laplaca would receive in high school, least of all himself. Laplaca played on offense early in his youth soccer career. He decided to move to goal with Oakwood in 2003 because of a desire for

more playing time. After a short time in goal, his experience on offense allowed

Laplaca to grasp the nuances of the posi-tion. “Having experience on offense was a huge help in goal,” Laplaca said. “I was able to un-derstand the mindset of offensive players and to be prepared for their shots.” Laplaca would be-come an outstanding goalie very quickly. At Glastonbury High School, he was a four-year starter and ended his high school career with 400 saves and 42

shutouts. The Tomahawks had a 58-10-9 record with Laplaca manning goal. He also starred for Oakwood and won a CT State Cup in 2007. Laplaca attributes his success with the Tomahawks to the quality of his team-mates as well as his own work ethic. “I was surrounded by high quality players in high school and given a lot of opportuni-ties to focus on improving at goal,” he stat-ed. “My teammates made my job easier and I truly enjoyed playing with them.”

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Don’t Let Your Teams Be Left Out In The Dark

Fall is here. The leaves are beginning to turn colors, we awake to morning dew on the lawns, and some even feel the heat kick on inside their homes. We also notice more and more — even with the extended daylight saving time — that darkness comes earlier each night. And while some welcome this change, like parents who now can more easily keep their children in after dinner to do homework, youth sports coaches find the disappearing sun also means less practice time. Most youth sports teams don’t practice on fields with lights; and the thought that lining up cars with headlights turned on might provide a safe and efficient form of lighting, is an incorrect one.With parents’ work schedules and kids’ other after-school activities, it’s nearly impossible to get your team together any

earlier. So what do you do? My first suggestion would be to try and schedule an extra practice during the week. Even if you can’t use your usual practice space, look for another one. Parks, churches and maybe even high school fields not already being used for sports are possibilities. Even if the area you find is not ideal (with lines and goals, etc.), use the space to get the team together and work on skills you can do in your new, less-than-ideal practice spot. If a second practice during the week is out of the question, how about the week-end on the day you don’t play? Not ideal, I know, but maybe better than nothing. You could make the practice optional so that parents who already have weekend plans don’t have to cancel them. My guess is you’ll quickly find out most of your play-ers are glad to have something to do, and their parents happy to make it happen for them. You just might want to schedule the practice around the local NFL team’s big game. Lastly, if it’s impossible to get a second practice in, it becomes even more impor-tant to use your practice time efficiently. Before, you might have let the kids just “goof around” for the first 10 minutes — my son and his flag football teammates chase each other around trying to rip flags off each other, getting more of a workout than if the coach had them run sprints — and there’s nothing wrong with that when

you have plenty of time. But if you are only going to have daylight for 45 minutes, it’s vital that you start immediately and accom-plish your practice goals before dark. Reiterate to your parents the importance of arriving early if possible, or at the very least, on time. And don’t wait for the entire team to get there. If you say practice is starting at 6, when Joey arrives at 6:05, practice should already be five minutes old. I’m not suggesting you punish Joey for being late — remember it was probably his dad’s fault — but by doing this you will only reinforce to parents you need them

there on time. Hopefully you’ve had a great fall season so far. You can keep the momentum going by making sure the shorter days don’t af-fect your team’s performance at practice, which ultimately means it won’t be affected at game time. Jon Buzby’s columns appear in newspa-pers and magazines around the country as well as numerous websites. Contact him at JonBuzby@hotmail.com and follow him @JonBuzby on Twitter.

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Girls Soccer Team Mowing Down The CompetitionBy Danny AtkinsonThe Sports Department

At the start of the season, the 2011 girls soccer Class LL champions believed they were a strong squad that would make deep runs in the CCC and state tourna-ments. The Tomahawks have exceeded these expectations and then some. Glastonbury is 7-0 and ranked first in the state. It has annihilated opponents by a mark of 30-2.Glastonbury is defined by its athleticism and depth. The Tomahawks play both aggressively and intelligently on offense, a combination that frustrates opponents and leads to excellent scoring opportuni-ties. The team goes roughly 20 deep, and all these players have made significant contributions at points. Glastonbury was at complete strength in its 3-0 victory over South Windsor on October 1st. Glastonbury dominated the undefeated Bobcats, as its crisp offensive attack and shutdown defense drained all of South Windsor’s energy. Glastonbury received gorgeous goals from Madison Lamagma, Kristen Dragotta and Mad-eline Riggott. Head Coach Joe Finocchiaro discussed the crucial victory a few days later. “We prepared as if it was a tournament game and it showed,” said Finocchiaro. Eight players have scored two or more goals for Glastonbury. Taylor Walker and Lamagma, who is just a freshman, have each scored four.

Football On the gridiron, Glastonbury is 3-0 with victories over New Britain, Newington and Conard. The Tomahawks have outscored opponents 129-42 and are ranked eighth in The Hartford Courant state poll. The centerpiece of the Tomahawks of-fense is the tandem of Ben Berey and Jalen Ollie at quarterback, both of whom are threats to produce scores at any time. Ollie has thrown for 263 yards and two touchdowns on the season. Berey has rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns, caught a touchdown pass and has thrown for 123 yards. Tyler Janssen has been unstoppable on the ground with 338 yards and seven touchdowns. “Our offense continuously creates matchup problems with our speed and by using multiple packages,” coach Scott Daniels said.Volleyball Glastonbury has made good on its goal of being a top program in Class L. The Tomahawks are 8-0 and were ranked eighth in the most recent state poll. They have lost only one set all season, and are in great position to improve on last year’s state quarterfinals appearance. The Tomahawks feature an outstanding offensive core. Abby Gordon and Dani-elle Ganci are formidable outside hitters and Amanda Edison has anchored the offense from the setter position. “I keep telling the girls that they’re as good as any team out there,” head coach

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Tracy Hollenbaugh said.Boys Soccer At 5-1-1, the Tomahawks earned Honor-able Mention The Hartford Courant’s most recent poll. After not earning a win in its first two games, the team has outscored opponents 13-1 since. “Everyone is playing well right now,” said head coach Mark Landers. “Our commu-nication on defense has been strong.”Glastonbury has had nine different play-ers score this season. Luke McNabb has been the defense’s field general, and Chase Conway has been a brick wall in goal.Field Hockey The Tomahawks are 7-0 and ranked third in the state coaches poll. No team has come close to challenging Glastonbury. The team will have a chance to prove themselves in the coming weeks as its schedule becomes significantly tougher.Senior tri-captains Courtney Peterson, Shea Clark and Jessica Rihm have con-trolled games at forward, on defense and in the midfield. Peterson has 12 goals and four assists. Goalie Dana Dhimi has not been scored on this season.Girls Cross Country The Tomahawks won the Wilton and Stratton Brook Invitationals in the season’s first two weeks. Glastonbury is 9-0 in dual meets. At the Stratton Brook Invitational, the team earned three top ten finishes, and in last week’s Ocean State Invitational, the

Tomahawks placed three runners in the top 30 and seven in the top 50. Kaitlyn Hebert, Mari Larcheveque, Kelly Dickau and Kristin Aborio have each ran very well in 2012. “Everyone is picking each other up and helping one another to improve,” head coach Brian Collins said.Swimming Glastonbury is 2-2 through September 28th. Head coach Suzie Hoyt is highly pleased with the Tomahawks start.“We have been very strong at the top, and our freshmen class has made a big dent in the lineup,” she said. The Tomahawks are driven by Kate Heg-wood, Mary Howard and Abby Fusco. The versatile trio has won a number of events and easily qualified for states.Hoyt expects Glastonbury to have a large number of state qualifiers. “I hope to have 10 swimmers qualify for states,” Hoyt stated.Boys Cross Country Glastonbury has performed well so far, but is currently battling a number of obstacles. A couple of runners are banged up, including No. 1 runner Ryan Shirling. Head coach Howie Brienahn admits that the Tomahawks lack the depth to be a top contender in Class LL.Crew Glastonbury opened its season by racing in the Head of the Riverfront regatta on September 20th in Hartford. The boys A boat finished ninth, while the girls A boat placed 10th. The boys B,C and D boats

were 13th, 14th and 20th in their races, and the girls B, C and D boats placed fourth, ninth and 12th. The team will race

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Tyler Janssen eludes a Manchester defender on a touchdown run.

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Peter DiCenso cuts past two Wethersfield defenders. Photo by Elizabeth Taylor, The Sports Department, www.ebtaylorphotography.com

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Laplaca described how playing with these individuals and for a very successful team helped him learn the importance of work ethic. “Playing for Glastonbury helped inspire me to always give 100% on the field,” Laplaca said. “Being with quality teams like GHS and Notre Dame has caused me to lead by example.” The number of awards Laplaca won in high school is impressive. The awards he captured include the 2009 Connecticut Player of the Year, and being named to the 2009 ESPN RISE Boys' Soccer All-Ameri-ca first team and the 2009 NSCAA/Adidas Boys High School All-America Team. La-placa was also named the 2009 NSCAA/Adidas Boys High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year thanks to his exceptional aca-demic performance at Glastonbury High. Laplaca was most humbled by receiving Glastonbury High School’s Hartwell Award in 2009, which is awarded to a senior ath-lete who shows sportsmanship, leadership and dedication. “I was very proud to receive such a pres-tigious award,” he said. “Getting it showed that my team and school recognized all the hard work and commitment I put into the team and how much I loved playing for Glastonbury.” For as much as Laplaca accomplished with the Tomahawks, he was unable to lead them to a state title. The team lost two Class LL finals with him in goal. La-placa’s dedication level and love of soccer shines through when questioned about this

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Lack Of Playing Time Won’t Deter Laplacadisappointment. “Sometimes you come up short,” he stated. “I loved playing with my teammates and would never trade those four years for anything.” Notre Dame was captivated by Laplaca from the first time they saw him play for Oakwood in an academy tournament. La-placa felt the same way, especially after he visited the team and the school’s beautiful campus. He said he has loved playing with and being around his talented teammates every day, and that he would not want to play anywhere else. At first glance, one might want to ques-tion Laplaca’s enthusiasm about play-ing for the Fighting Irish. He has been regulated to backup duty and has not played even one second of game time for the school. However, Laplaca adamantly believes he has become a much better soccer player in South Bend. “I am ten times the soccer player I was before I came here,” he stated. “Being around such talented teammates and coaches has taught me about the game and inspired me to work harder. The ex-perience my coaches bring is invaluable, especially that of goalie coach Vern Ging-erich. He both teaches me and inspires me to go above and beyond in practice.” Whether he is on the field or not, Laplaca will do everything in his power to help Notre Dame win a national championship.“My goal here is to win a national cham-pionship,” he said. Even if I don't get onto the field, I will do everything in my power to propel our team in this direction."

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It’s about that time of year to start think-ing about the great family event that will top the year of 2012: Santa's Run. This year we will celebrate the 35th year of this popular event. The Glastonbury Parks and Recreation Department will begin accept-ing registrations for the 2012 Santa's 3.5 mile run on October 10th.Registrations will only be accepted online or by mail from October 12-November 27. Register online at http://santasrun.glastonbury-ct.gov. Registration forms can be downloaded from the same website. Race numbers will be picked up on race day.The first 150 to pre-register will receive a free T-shirt. Interested participants may order a dri-fit shirt (pre-order only) online until November 9th for $20.The race will be held Sunday, December 2nd. If there is snow, the event will be pushed to December 9th. The run will be co-sponsored with Quality Name Plate,

Inc. and Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union. The run starts at noon at Glaston-bury High School. The entry fee is $10 per runner through Nov.22. After Nov. 22 and day-of-race, the fee will be $15.Special merchandise prizes will be award-ed randomly through a raffle on race day.A special Costume Division is featured at this event. Come dressed in your wildest Christmas costume and enjoy the holiday spirit.All 2011 registrants will receive a registra-tion form via email.Computerized disposable chip timing by Bay State Race Services. This will enable results to be faster and more accurate.Forms will be available at the Welles Turner Library, the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce, Glastonbury Town Hall, the Glastonbury Parks and Recreation Depart-ment, and area sport shops, beginning October 3.A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Glastonbury Fuel Bank.For further information, call the Parks and Recreation office at (860) 652-7679.

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Sport: Co-captain of the varsity field hockey team. I’m co-captains with Shealagh Clark and Jess Rihn. I’ve played varsity field hockey since fresh-man year, and I play forward.Your Birthdate: June 6th and I’m the youngest of 3 kids.Can you give us some background on when you started playing your sport and how it’s progressed through the years? I started playing field hockey in 8th grade, hitting around with my sister, Meghan. She taught me the basics and I then made varsity freshman year.Accomplishments in your sport and other accomplishments: I was All Con-ference 2011. I went to Virginia Beach this summer with my club team, the CT Revolution. I was selected for a national team from my club team, the National Futures Tournament team. Sophomore year we tied for the State championship. I’ve also played GHS varsity lacrosse since sophomore year. I play attack in lacrosse. In both lacrosse and field hockey I was all-academic throughout high school.How do you prepare for a game? I hang out with my teammates and talk about what we’re going to do better in this game versus the last game and how we’ll change for this game. We also have team rituals.Thoughts on the upcoming season for both you and your team: I’m hopeful we’ll make it to the state championships and win it this year. We have a great team and when we’re all on the same page we do great and we are all on the same page this year. Hopefully we’ll win

our conference and then win the state championship. We have 12 seniors on the team this year. It’s a great group of girlsBiggest School Rival: Farmington or AvonFavorite Sports Memory in your sport: Making it to state championships and play-ing that state championships game again Pomperaug High School in Southbury.My Role Model: My sister MeghanFavorite Way to Relax: Hanging out with friends and listening to musicFavorite Class at School: AP Environ-mental ScienceFavorite Junk Food: OreosWhat’s Playing on Your iPod? Country music. I like Kenny Chesney and Nicki MinajFavorite Restaurant: J GilbertsRed Sox or Yankees: Red SoxFavorite Movie: BridesmaidsFavorite TV Show: Modern FamilyPlans for After High School: Going to college and playing field hockey and pos-sibly lacrosse.

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The 1984 Glastonbury Tomahawks captured the program's first ever state title with a 23-17 victory over Southington in the L-1 champion-ship game. Courtesy of: Glastonbury High School.

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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK

Crevoiserat Leading Huskies

By Reid L. WalmarkThe Sports Department

Lindsay Crevoiserat (Glastonbury 2011) is running cross country at the University of Connecticut. Crevoiserat, the CIAC Class LL champion in 2009 and 2010, placed seventh on Sept. 29 at the Griak Invitational in Minneapo-lis, Minn., covering the six-kilometer course in 21:23, leading the Huskies to a fourth-place finish among 17 teams in her first race of the season. Sophomore Kerriann Welch (Glastonbury 2011) is a forward on the Central Connecticut women’s soccer team (1-10-1), starting nine of the 11 matches in which she has played Her two goals and two assists lead the Blue Devils in scoring. … Freshman McKenzie Hollenbaugh (GHS 2012) is a defender on the Boston University women’s soccer team (8-5-1). She has started nine of the 11 games in which she has played. … Freshman Kayla Orozco (GHS 2012) is a midfielder on the Southern Connecticut women’s soccer team (5-2-3). She has an assist in nine matches. … Junior Kelly Ames (GHS 2010) is a junior midfielder on the WPI women’s soccer team (4-6-0). She has started in each match and

has taken 10 shots on goal. Senior outside hitter Lauren Vol-genau (GHS 2009) is a captain on the Wesleyan women’s volleyball team (4-8). She has played in 36 sets and is averaging 1.56 kills per set. … Freshman Ashley Flock (GHS 2011) is an outside hitter on the College of St. Rose women’s volleyball team (7-3). She has played in five sets. Senior defender Paige Donlin (GHS 2009) is a captain for the Southern Connecticut field hockey team (4-7). … Freshman Hayley Hoge (GHS 2011) is a midfielder on the UConn field hockey team (12-0). She has started one of the eight games in which she has played, with one goal. … Sophomore Meghan Peterson (GHS 2011) is midfielder and defend-er on the Wellesley field hockey team (7-4). In 10 games, she has two goals and an assist. … Freshman Ashleigh Allen (GHS 2012) is a midfielder and defender on the Quinnipiac field hockey team (7-4). She has played in 11 games and has scored a goal. … Freshman Liz Caporale (GHS 2012) is a midfielder on the Trinity field hockey team (8-1). She has played in four games and has taken a shot on goal.

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Glastonbury Girls Volleyball Dig Pink Fundraiser Set For Oct 19

The Glastonbury High Girls Volleyball team will hold its "DIG PINK Volleyball Fundraiser" on October 19 at the GHS gymnasium at 6 p.m. DIG PINK is part of the Side Out Foundation network of vol-leyball players, coaches and fans to help raise money and awareness for breast cancer. DIG PINK volleyball matches are held all across the United States in the month of October as fundraising for research. This year the Glastonbury Girls Volleyball team is hosting their DIG PINK game at home against RHAM. This will be a rematch of an epic upset and victory from last year by the Glastonbury Tomahawks. Bring your friends and family for pre-game entertainment by LimeLite Hip-Hop Dance Troop from Wethersfield. Most of all, be there to cheer on your favorite Tomahawk volleyball player and support the girls to another victory. Best of all, we are making a difference in the fight against breast cancer and the lives affected by breast cancer.If you are unable to come to the game to participate in raffle and door prizes, your donations can be made in the name of GHS Volleyball to: www.sideout.org/cb/ous/fundraising_page/7988.

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Orange Takes Down Defending Champs In U30 LeagueOrange defeated defending champions, Royal Blue in the U30 Summer Basket-ball league championship game, 54-43. Justin Morris led Orange with 15 points in the title game.

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Week Three: Christian Schneider, El-lington football; Makinsey Carolus,

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The players of Hartwell Soccer Club’s BU11 Striker team ex-perienced a night they will never forget at UConn’s Morrone Studium. The players served as ball boys for the Huskies game recently against rival Notre Dame, getting an opportunity to be part of the action. The boys also had the opportunity to play at halftime against a team from Rocky Hill.

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So You Want to Be A Better Player?

By Mandy Roczniak, MS, ATC, CPCInner Winning Coaching

Do you want to get better at you sport? Then all you have to do is practice more, right? If practicing the skills and drills were all you need to be your best then everyone would be really good and everyone would want the ball for the last minute play or covet the at-bat with two outs and the win-ning run on third, but that’s not the case. We’ve all seen the player who has incred-ible physical skills, but struggles to get the job done when the going gets tough, the great practice player who just never seems to bring it to the game. Yet there is also the “average” skilled player who maximizes every ounce of physicality they possess and just brings it every time. The one you can count on like the sun coming up everyday. So what separates players when push comes to shove, what makes the great player average and the average player great when it’s all on the line, it’s their men-tal make-up. So much time is spent on physical train-ing, conditioning, and eating right, but what drives the bus? It’s our minds. Training the brain like we train our bodies can offer up an advantage that so many overlook. Mental game training can help grow con-fidence in athletes who have doubts (the doubts that tend to come up when it’s all on the line), develop coping skills to deal with setbacks and errors, instill a healthy belief system and identify irrational thoughts, help

teams develop communication skills and cohesion, and so much more. The games are played from the neck down, but they are won from the neck up. Being a complete player requires complete training, which should include mental game training. One great tool that many people have heard about is mental imagery or per-formance visualization. There have been studies that have shown an athlete can improve their performance simply through mental imagery exercises. The mind can’t tell the difference between visualization and an actual movement. This is what makes our minds so powerful and unique. A quote from Zig Ziglar says it real well, “the mind completes whatever picture we put into it” and our bodies will follow the message our mind sends. This is true not only in sports, but in any area of life. Because as we also know sports provide us so many lessons for lifelong learning. Creating awareness and learning to con-nect the body and the mind can not only make you a more complete and successful player, but it will be helpful in all areas of your life because they are forever joined, we just aren’t always attentive to this fact. Understand, to be a complete player you must be a complete person which includes on and off the field actions and making the mind and body connect. Sounds simple, sounds easy, and it is. All it takes is hard work and practice. Because every great athlete knows, there are no shortcuts.

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as well as a broken finger suffered while playing goalie in practiceFavorite athlete? Which athlete do you most model your game after? Clint DempseyRed Sox or Yankees? UConn men or UConn women? Red sox, UConn menFavorite band, movie, TV show? Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Blind Side, Law and OrderWhat is your favorite sports web-site to follow? ESPN.com – get sent updates by text on all sports and read articles about themHow do you believe sites like Twitter and Facebook have changed how you watch and follow sports? It gives you quicker access to results, so you can always k now the scores of all games.Plans after high school: Try to play soccer in college, work in law enforce-ment as an FBI agent after college

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Student Athlete of the MonthE. CatholiC

Luke Schroeder Soccer

Sport: Boys’ Soccer Accomplishments: played Varsity soccer as a freshman; Sophomore Class President; volunteer at Catholic Worker House; Honors with distinction; played premier and Glastonbury town soccer since age 5GPA: 4.15How do you prepare for a game? Captain-led dynamic warmup, followed by some long passes and then some shotsExpectations for the next season/Thoughts on the season: East Catholic has started out this season with a 6-1-1 record. Our team has really gelled and we have a lot of team chemistry. Coach Malin and Coach Hickey always make sure we treat our opponents and the referees with respect and play an unself-ish style. We hope to continue the strong play into the tournament and to continue to improve next season as our strong class of sophomores become juniors.Favorite Career Moment: Soccer has provided me with great memories over the years, from playing in the Glaston-bury rec and travel leagues, to playing premier soccer for several years, and now playing for the East Catholic Eagles.What area were you strongest in? What area did you improve the most in over your career? Strongest in finish-ing, but continue to work hard to improve in all areas. Always trying to improve technical and tactical abilities within our team approach to soccerWhat is the toughest challenge you’ve overcome? Suffered tendonitis in knees and Achilles heel pain for several years

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ASK THE TRAINER

How To Treat A Sprained Ankle

Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC’s) are allied health care providers trained in the prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They work under the direction of a physician and they are board certified nationally and licensed in CT. Visit www.NATA.org for more information. Certi-fied athletic trainers at Enfield High School and Enrico Fermi High School are pro-vided by Eastern Rehabilitation Network (www.easternrehab.net ), a department of Hartford Hospital (www.harthosp.org).Eastern Rehabilitation Network (ERN) and The Sports Department have partnered to bring readers a monthly column on sports medicine topics. Readers may submit questions related to injuries, training advice, rehabilitation or any other sports medicine topic. Submit questions to:Christina Martinelli, ATC, (Glastonbury High School) – cmartinelli@harthosp.org; Allison Steingiser, ATC, (Glastonbury High School) – asteingiser@harthosp.org; Rob Durbois, Physical Therapist, (ERN Glastonbury) – rdurboi@harthosp.org Many athletes report spraining their ankles during sports and will then try wearing ankle braces. Anyone having an ankle sprain has an increased rate of re-injury, so although taping and wearing ankle braces provide good for protection while returning from an ankle sprain, the best prevention from re-injury is to strengthen the muscles sur-rounding the ankle. An ankle sprain occurs when the foot is forced past its normal limits of movement. Two common ankle sprains are inversion sprains (when the foot is turned inwards) and eversion sprains (when the foot is

turned outwards). As with any injury, an evaluation by a health care provider is recommended. “Closed kinetic chain exercises,” those which involve standing on the involved limb, are most commonly used to incorporate the functional demands of a sport or activity. Common daily exercises used for strength-ening the ankle are: Heel Raises: Standing on both feet raise your heels off the floor, keeping all your weight in your toes. Slowly lower back down and repeat up to 30 times. Raise your heels at the count of two seconds and lower at the count of four seconds. Toe Raises: Standing on both feet rock back on your heels raising your toes off the floor. Slowly lower back down. Raise your toes at the count of two seconds and lower at the count of four seconds. Single Leg Balance: Stand on one leg for 30-60 seconds using as little support from the upper body as possible. Anterior Reaches: Start with feet together and your weight on left or right leg. Bend the knee as if you were sitting back into a chair and reach the opposite foot out in front of you. Touch the heel as far forward as you can. Make sure your knee does not go past your toes or folds in towards your opposite knee. Lower for four seconds and return at two seconds. Step downs: Stand with both feet on the bottom step of a staircase. Bend the left or right knee and lower the opposite foot to the ground. Do not allow the knee to fold in to-wards the opposite knee. Lower at a count of four seconds and tap the toe on the ground. Return at a count of two seconds without push off from the ground.

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Student Athlete of the MonthGlastonbury

Tyler JanssenFootball

Nickname: TyI’m a senior at GHS and I’m co-captain of the football team. I’m co-captains with Ben Berey, Nick Karp and Josh Hill. I’ve been on the Varsity football team since sophomore year.Your Birthdate: Feb 10th and I’m the oldest of three kids.Can you give us some background on when you started playing your sport and how it’s progressed through the years? I started playing football when I was 8 years old. It’s my favorite sport and I’ve always loved playing it. I love the running. I play running back and defensive back. I love the brotherhood I have with my teammates. We’re like one big family. Football teaches you real life lessons and I love the commitment.Accomplishments: I also play baseball at GHS. I play center field and I’ve been playing varsity baseball since sophomore year.How do you prepare for a meet or game? I get a bite to eat first and then I listen to music, and try to relax and have fun.Thoughts on the upcoming season: We’re a really good team this year with lots of potential and we have a great shot at winning it all, but it’ll take everyone’s input and effort.Biggest School Rival: Southington

Favorite Sports Memory in your sport: 8th grade undefeated season and making it to playoffs at GHS and our winning record and meeting great kids.My Role Model: My father.Favorite Way to Relax: Hanging out with friends and watching movies.Favorite Class: MathFavorite Junk Food: French FriesWhat’s Playing on Your iPod? Hip-hopFavorite Restaurant: Max AmoreRed Sox or Yankees: YankeesFavorite Movie: The WaterboyFavorite TV Show: Criminal MindsPlans for After High School: Going to college and playing football

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