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CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLS LIFE OF AN ATHLETE. DANGERS OF DRUGS & ALCOHOL. 1X DRUNK = 14 DAYS LOST TRAINING EFFECT.
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CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOOLSLIFE OF AN ATHLETE DANGERS OF DRUGS & ALCOHOL
1X DRUNK = 14 DAYS LOST TRAINING EFFECT • American Athletic Institute has studied the impact of alcohol on condition in elite athletes. Impact has shown significant projections in lost physiological condition that correlates to as much as 14 days of lost training effect…for each time drunk… AMERICAN ATHLETIC INSTITUTE 2005 DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
ALCOHOL Under influence Not under influence MARIJUANA Most drugs decrease activity
Alcohol and Training Effect • Alcohol disturbs the recovery phase resulting in diminished training effect 12 hours to get it or not
ALCOHOL CNS IMPAIRMENT FRONTAL CEREBELLUM NORMAL ALCOHOL BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING THROWING
ONSET The average age when youth first try alcohol is 11.9 years for boys and 13.1 years for girls. The average age at which Americans begin drinking regularly is 15.9 years old.
MALE FEMALE ALCOHOL USE INCREASES DRAMATICALLY DURING ADOLESCENCE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22-23 24-25 26-29 30-34 35-39 50-64 65> AGE SAMHSA Percent of Americans Who Have Ever Drunk Alcohol (A Whole Drink)
40% of children who start drinking before the age of 15 will become alcoholics at some point in their lives. 40%
What kind of performance will you have? Your brain runs your body HEALTHY NORMAL BRAIN What kind of performance will you accept? HEAVY TEEN ALCOHOL USER Alcohol ruins your chances Scans by Amen Clinics
BRAIN ACTIVITY NORMAL ALCOHOL USER 15 YEARS OLD Susan Tapert/University of California, San Diego The images above show the brain activity of a 15-year-old nondrinker, top, and a drinker, bottom.
REGULARITY Non –Alcohol User Heavy Alcohol User Alcohol alters the brain chemically and over time, structurally ATROPHY
SKILLS ACCURACY REDUCED
REFLEXES SLOWER
ENDURANCE REDUCED
INJURIES 2X HIGHER
Injury Rates > Injury rates for drinkers 54.8% Injury rates for non-drinkers 23.8%
DRINK Alcohol decreases immune capability GET SICK
Some males who drink heavily & train heavily had testosterone levels similar to female levels. 10:1 or 1:10 ALCOHOL VS. TESTOSTERONE
1:10 FEMALES TAKE A BIGGER HIT FROM HEAVY DRINKING Alcohol stays in the female body longer Females have less of the enzymes to breakdown alcohol
Healthy 16 Heavy Lifelong KEEP SMOKIN POT…
MARIJUANA SKILL IMPAIRMENT Skill Recall Area NON USER SIMPLE HAND SKILL MARIJUANA USER SIMPLE HAND SKILL Note: Subject not under influence during scan. POT OR NOT? YOUR CHOICE YOUR GAME
FAMILIARITY + ACCESS There is more of a chance you will drink or smoke weed because you are hanging out with people who are drinking and smoking weed than if you are physically offered a beer or a joint… = USE
“A child who reaches age 21 without smoking, abusing alcohol or using drugs is virtually certain never to do so” “A society whose adults do not abuse tobacco, alcohol or drugs, is virtually certain not to raise children who do so.” The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, " Set the example for your children”
Remember when you are not training… That somewhere, someone is training… And when you meet them… They will beat you. Remember when you are partying… That somewhere, someone is not partying… And when you meet them… They will beat you. ATHLETE Matveev USSR Underwood USA Alexander Karelin USSR 3XOlympic Champion 9X World Champion
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