Fulfilling its mission “to develop excellence in children and young adults-physically, psychologically and socially; and to use sports as…
Fulfilling its mission “to develop excellence in children and young adults-physically, psychologically and socially; and to use sports as…
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Dr. William Meyers, internationally renowned Core Muscle surgeon and Chairman of the Vincera Foundation, and Chris Wilmot, Executive Director,…
With the summer heat reaching record highs, athletes are at an increased risk for heat stroke and dehydration during workouts. It is important to stay healthy and hydrated to prevent heat-related illnesses. Read the following hand-out from the Vincera Foundation for tips to beat the heat!
Dr. Meyers with Mo’ne Davis and Scott Bandura at the Up2Us Sports annual gala at the IAC Building in New York. Congrats to Mo’ne and Anderson Monarch’s coach Steve Bandura for being honored with their Up2Us Sports Legacy Award! They are a great example of what a positive player-coach relationship can do, both on and off the field. We were honored to sponsor the Anderson Monarch’s Barnstorming Tour in 2012 when we first met Steve, Mo’ne and the rest of the amazing team of coaches and kids.
16 tenth grade students in the medical track at Audenreid High, with their teacher, Jorja Darby, got to step into the shoes of medical professionals at Vincera Institute through Vincera Foundation’s Jocks2Docs program. Our Jocks2Doc program aims to create opportunity for youth to experience the multifaceted field of sports medicine, promoting awareness of the many career pathways within the field. Audenreid first participated in Jocks2Docs when Vincera visited the high school to teach an interactive class about sports injuries. Students in the class learned how to determine and prepare a SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, and plan) note when examining patients as well as how to share it with those professionals along a patient’s care path.
On November 3, Vincera hosted a pilot Professional Development Symposium. They brought together The Philadelphia School Athletic Office, Up2Us, and Black Women in Sports Foundation centered around the theme “The Power of Culture and Coach.”
The goal was to work with a cadre of administrators and top coaches in improving the athletic culture, skill development, preparation, and programs for Philadelphia School District students. They served and highlighted the career path of coach as essential in the sports based youth development process.
Presenters included:
Robert Coleman, Executive Director, Philadelphia School District Athletics
Claire Perry, Philadelphia Director, Up2Us
Sakora Miller, Up2Us Trained and Squash Smarts Coach
Lynsey Grace & Marirose Roach, Coaches
Dr. Marc Legere, Director, Jocks2Docs program
Dean Millard, Physical Therapist, Vincera Rehab
Vincera Foundation would like to thank Biz Magarity of Nava Yoga for “being present” at every major Vincera Foundation event!
Whether it is warming up runners at Students Run Philly Style’s Generation Run, providing cross training and yoga instruction at Vincera’s summer bootcamp, or introducing our Jocks2Docs participants to the practice of yoga; Biz is there to support us! In her work with Vincera Foundation sports based youth development programs, she enjoys introducing students to “being present” through yoga, to a different way to manage stress, to value beauty in the moment, to give space and time to experience their own being.
Vincera Foundation, the Horner Foundation and Philanthropy Network partnered to host the third Sports-Based Youth Development Conversation. We welcomed special guest Paul Caccamo, President and Founder of Up2Us, a nationwide leader in sports-based youth development. Paul came armed with staff and trained coaches to demonstrate the impact their Coaches Across America program has had in training and professionalizing the role of coaching in sports-based youth development across the country.
Coach Across America (CAA) places and trains the nation’s best and brightest role models to bring sports-based youth development to our most underserved communities. Their coaches inspire children to be leaders and contributing members of their communities. CAA coaches understand that every program session, practice or game is a chance to positively impact a child’s future.
Their lively discussion and demonstration created great buzz and interest in bringing their program to Philadelphia.
We were thrilled to host seniors from Philadelphia City Rowing at the Vincera Institute. We gave them a full tour of our facilities focused on a theoretical core muscle injury. They met with Dr. Poor who went over the basic anatomy of the core, PT and Nava Yoga where they learned how to recover from a core muscle injury, and finished the afternoon with a tour of the surgery center and a smoothie from the Galley Cafe.
Philadelphia City Rowing is a sports-based youth development program that seeks to empower local public school students through the sport of rowing. Rowing combines strength and endurance, power and grace and is considered to be one of the most demanding sports in the world. We are proud to support such a great program. To find our more about Philadelphia City Rowing you can visit their webpage here. For more pictures of their visit, check out our Facebook page.