Many athletes believe their competition ends when the game is over. This approach is not an issue if you play for fun, but if you want to reach your greatest potential, you are giving up significant opportunities to improve. Approximately two percent of US high school athletes go to compete in NCAA Division I sports.
If you have played a sport long enough, you will experience aches and pains from a collision, sprained ankle, or strained muscle. Everyone is familiar with a long held guide to manage these injuries called the RICE protocol. For the injury in question, you are told to Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate the body part.
We are glad to welcome Dr. Alan Hetherington to Total Sports Quinte. Dr. Hetherington is a chiropractor at Kerr Chiropractic Clinic in Downtown Belleville. He will be writing articles on sports injury, management, and prevention to help athletes, coaches
The Quinte Boccia Club will be hosting opportunities to learn how to play the fun, exciting sport called Boccia!
Sessions will be scheduled on the following dates at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre in the Multipurpose Room (upstairs second floor next to the track) on Thursday evenings from 5:00 to 7:00:
Belleville Ultimate Disc Association celebrated 10 years of offering frisbee competition in the Quinte region in 2022.
Now in its 11th year, BUDA has leagues year-round and is introducing the sport to younger athletes as well.
Vice-president Jaye Dilts recalled learning of ultimate from a softball teammate before they began playing recreationally in Belleville. A small gathering tossed the disc around and played a modified game.
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s similar in concept to bocce and was introduced onto the Paralympic program in 1984 and today is played in over 50 countries. A co-ed sport of control and accuracy, boccia is played on an indoor court about the size of a badminton court. Players propel soft leather balls towards the target or white “jack” ball.
The Township of Tyendinaga has a variety of recreation opportunities for both youth and adults. Having great facilities, for starters, makes that possible.
The previous issue (Fall 2022) of Total Sports Quinte magazine included a feature on Tyendinaga basketball players who competed at the Ontario Summer Indigenous Games.
With an appreciation for the history of Shannonville Motorsport Park, John Bondar was also excited for its future back in the fall of 2019. That’s when it was announced Bondar and Steve Gidman had purchased the racing venue east of Belleville. Bondar’s fascination with motorsports dates back more than 45 years.
