There was a ton of excitement for Dakota Brower as he headed into his senior season as Oak Hall’s starting QB, kicker, and a bevy of other positions that he plays on gameday. After a tremendous junior year, where he threw for more than 1200 yards and 12 touchdowns, he was ready to better those numbers by a bunch. With his dad Randy now the head coach at Oak Hall and a team that returned 9 starters on offense, Dakota was ready to dominate and have a ton of fun with the rest of the Eagles, but one tackle in game one of the season put a hault to all of those expectations.
Every athlete that takes the field understands that injuries are a part of the game, in fact making it through a career with having something happen is pretty rare. So getting hurt once is a normality, twice, a bit of bad luck, but three times, that might just be a sign to shut things down and try something else. However, for senior West Port offensive lineman Garrett Wilson, he used that third injury as motivation and a chance to finish off his high school career in style.
Gainesville, FL - Dr. Kevin Farmer, a distinguished orthopaedic surgeon and professor in the University of Florida Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, has been elected Chair of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s (FHSAA) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC). This prestigious appointment underscores Dr.
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The UF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine recently had the privilege of presenting its research at the 2024 Annual Congress of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC-ESSSE) in Munich, Germany. One of the biggest conferences for elbow and shoulder surgery worldwide, this remarkable event featured research presentations with a wide range of topics and concepts.
Some of the major concerns throughout the country with high school athletes are concussion, sudden cardiac arrest and external heat illness and UF Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine is offering educational protocol for coaches, administrators, and parents throughout North Central Florida to promote our Heat, Head, and Heart program.
The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute will be providing Free Pre-Participation / Sports Physicals to all youth, high school, and Pop Warner students that will be participating in athletics for the 2024-2025 school year.
Visit the 2nd Floor of the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute on April 24, 2024 from 7pm-9pm.
All forms MUST BE SIGNED by a youth's parent/guardian PRIOR to physicals.
High School Sports:
The UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute will be providing Free Pre-Participation / Sports Physicals to all youth, high school, and Pop Warner students that will be participating in athletics for the 2024-2025 school year.
Visit the 2nd Floor of the UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute on April 22, 2024 from 7pm-9pm.
All forms MUST BE SIGNED by a youth's parent/guardian PRIOR to physicals.
High School Sports:
The OSMI welcomes Keith Meister, MD from the Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery.
Agenda:
- 6:00pm: Dinner
- 6:30pm - 7:15pm: Presentations
- 7:15pm - 7:30pm: Discussion, Question and Answer session
Dr. Meister will present a talk to faculty and residents as outlined below.
Sports medicine surgeon Ryan Roach, MD, MS and Hand & Upper Extremity surgeon Jonathan Wright, MD of the UF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine were selected by the AOSSM to present on “ABOS Part II: Board Preparation.” This live webinar will focus on helping sports medicine orthopaedic surgeons prepare for the ABOS exam Part II Oral Exam.