4* BENNETT BANNER • SEPTEMBER 20, 1996
BELLE SPORTS • BELLE SPORTS • BELLE SPORTS •
Belle 1996-97
Volleyball
Schedule
September
12 Winston-Salem State University/
Salem College
6pm (Home)
14 Bennett Invitational
9am (Home)
16 Barber-Scotia College
6pm (Home)
17 Peidmont Bible College
6pm (Home)
24 Peace College/Chowan College
6pm (Away)
25 Livingston College
6pm (Away)
27 Lynchburg College
6pm (Away)
30 Peidmont Bible College
4pm (Away)
October
2 Peace College
6pm (Home)
15 Chowan College
6pm (Home)
18-20 Women's College
Invitational
(Randolph Macon)
Attention Sports Enthusiasts
The Bennett Banner is seeking who
are students interested in writing
Belle sports stories. No experience is
necessary. More information is avail
able in the Banner office in Shell Hall
C-2.
Be a step ahead of sports-related injuries
when you wear the correct shoes
(NAPS)—^Whether you are a
weekend athlete or in training for
amarathon, you might stay a step
ahead of sports-related injuries if
you wear the right shoes for the
activity and make sure they prop
erly fit your feet
According to the American
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle So
ciety (AOFAS), we can learn a
lot from watching professional
athletes prepare for competition.
Some of the most important ad
vice these athletes receive from
orthopaedic surgeons—or medi
cal doctors who specialize in foot
care—is simple and practical
enough for even the beginning
athlete to follow.
Dr. Donald Baxter, a team
physician for a track club, whose
members included several Olym
pic runners, suggests the follow
ing:
• Warm up and stretch before
participating in any sport
• Use proper athletic gear and
seek competent training.
• Try to run on grass or dirt
rather than concrete. Avoid pro
longed running on slanted sur
faces.
• Never run amajor race in new
shoes.
• Only wear shoes that fit
• Make sure laces are tightly
tied.
• When you begin running, al
ways start with a slow walk pro
gressing to a slow jog before you
pick up speed. Avoid sprinting or
sudden bursts of speed, which
can cause violent jolts and rup
tures of tendons and muscles.
•Take one or two days per week
to allow your body time to re
cover.
Preventing injury is an important
part of the training regimen for
athletes.
Studies show most injuries oc
cur during training and when inju
ries such as pulled hamstrings,
achilles tendonosis or tendonitis
occur, it’s difficult for an athlete to
peak for competition.
Common problems among run
ners include blisters and blood
under toenails from when feet slide
in their shoes as a runner sprints
around curbs. This causes friction
and blisters as well as jamming
toes and loosening toenails. For
that reason, potential winners are
often concerned about what we
might view as minor foot prob
lems. They can mean the differ
ence between a world record and
not even making the finals.
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For more information call or write to:
Xavier University of Louisiana
College of Pharmacy
7325 Palmetto Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70125
(504) 483-7424