Professor Joe Baker: Why kids should sample various sports instead of specializing early

Professor Joe Baker in the Faculty of Health's School of Kinesiology & Health Science spoke to the Vancouver Sun about whether children gain advantages by specializing early in one sport: The era of sports specialization at a young age is upon us, despite alarm bells sounded by medical professionals who say we are putting young […]

York to host Donald Sanderson Memorial Symposium on Sport Concussion tomorrow

Alyn McCauley knows a thing or two about concussions. The retired National Hockey League player suffered several concussions, some almost career-ending, during his hockey career, which spanned more than a decade. McCauley will talk about his experiences as an athlete tomorrow at Blow by Blow: Sport Concussion Management, the Donald Sanderson Memorial Symposium on Sport Concussion. […]