I have this on one side, I had knee problems as a teenager but nothing major enough to go to the docs, fast forward to my mid 30s and it's back. This time I've had physio, first flair up was bad for about 3months, then it was fine again, then about a year later I had another flair up (snowboard...
Thing is I don't think finding fault or blame is important in this discussion.
The crux is "does the system do what is reasonable practicable to protect the most vulnerable?" If the answer is anything other than yes, then it needs changing.
I thought (misguided clearly) in the States if a convicted Paedophile moved into an area the local residents were notified - is this a case of "in some states" or does it just not happen? There's no national sex offenders register?
So sad that more victims are affected while the system is...
The whole point of the banned substance list is to stop substance misuse in athletes. The key word here is misuse, if an athlete has a genuine medical need, then that's a world of diffrrence.
Factor in the impact of the medication on an ADHD sufferer and consider how focused it could make a...
Is the college route that you get tuition paid for if you represent that college at that sport? Or is there more to it than that? A long time ago one of my coaches (not gymnastics!) suggested I go to uni in the US and look at scholarships, my parents were dead against it (as we didn't have...
Not sure what that has to do with the discussion at all.
It's really interesting to get the insight into the different views on this thread, but come on, live and let live.