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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 7 Hudson is SHS’s new strength coach Don’t fall for the grandparent scam By Jim Cornelius News Editor Sisters athletes have an opportunity to get a whole lot stronger — and to make themselves more injury-resis- tant — with help from an elite coach. Ryan Hudson is a record- breaking weightlifter and the trainer and operator of Level 5 Fitness in Sisters. Starting in March, he will be the strength coach for the Sisters Outlaws. And his coaching is avail- able for all Outlaws, not just members of sports teams. “Ryan will conduct five to six workouts a week at Sisters High School,” said Sisters High School (SHS) Athletic Director Tim Roth. “These workouts are open to all interested parties at SHS. Workouts will occur before school and after school to ensure all interested stu- dents will have access to our programs.” Roth noted that the school district has specific outcomes in mind for their students: • Promotion of all students becoming lifelong learners of health, wellness, and fitness. • Strength and condition- ing for all students, which will assist with injury prevention. • The teaching of proper technique, flexibility, and drafting of workouts to ben- efit all students. Hudson believes that building strength is critical to athletic performance. “There’s not a single sport where strength isn’t the most important element involved,” Hudson said. “The most com- mon denominator for victory is strength — so strength is king.” That’s true for obvious scenarios, like an offensive lineman trying to hold off the defensive rush in football, or a wrestler trying to overcome an opponent on the mat. But it’s equally true for a skier using leg strength to pop around gates on a long, fatigu- ing slalom course, or a tennis player fighting it out in a tight final set. And strength matters to a youth who just wants to get out and hike the moun- tains of her home country. Strength training also correlates directly to injury prevention. A strong athlete puts less strain on joints and ligaments. Off-season strength train- ing is critical, but requires a smart program and follow- through to be worthwhile. “There has to be an active, present coach there on a daily basis,” Hudson said. The schools agreed, and raised funds to get the coach- ing slot out of the blocks. “All parties involved understand the funding source and that all journeys begin with a single step,” Roth told The Nugget. “We feel that this is a step that is worth taking. We will continue to fundraise and look for sustainable meth- ods to fund this position.” While strength training has become more common, especially with the high-pro- file success of Crossfit-style training, many misconcep- tions persist, including the hoary myth that weight train- ing for teens will stunt their growth. And some athletes and their parents worry that weight training might leave students sore and tired and actually interfere with their performance. By Jim Cornelius News Editor photo provided ryan Hudson will build strength in outlaws students. Hudson is uncompromis- ing on that score. Making training in the skills of your sport your only training is not good — a recipe for subpar performance and injury. “The culture, the mindset of Sisters and America in gen- eral has gone soft,” he said. “The fact that the schools never even had a strength coach is kind of indicative of the direction of the program and the community in general to this point.” Hudson has a thriving pri- vate training practice, a young family, and an active career as a weightlifter, which puts his time at a premium. But he believes strongly in the value of strength training and he’s willing to make it work. “It’s coming out of my downtime, so it’s feasible,” he said. “It’s tight and it’s a push. It seems like the need is great enough that it’s worth it.” For more information on strength training programs for Sisters High School stu- dents, contact Tim Roth at 541-549-4045. Enjoy a breakfast sandwich with your favorite Sisters Coff ee drink! TREATING SPORTS INJURIES Florentine • Southwestern • Egg, Cheese & Sausage Children & Adults Hot and ready 6 to 11 a.m. daily! (And pick up a grab ‘n go lunch for later.) Three Sisters Chiropractic 541-549-0527 • 273 W. Hood Ave. Breakfast 6-11 | Soup 11-2 daily | Buy coffee at SistersCoffee.com Dr. Thomas R. Rheuben Over 22 years Serving Sisters General, Cosmetic, Implant and Family Dentistry We’re here to help you Smile with confi dence! 541-549-0109 | 304 W. Adams Ave. www.SistersOregonDentist.com 270 S. Spruce St., Sisters Dr. Inice Gough, DC, 541.549.3583 The caller is convincing — and cunning. He’ll con- vince you that he’s a relative in trouble with the law per- haps in another state or even a foreign country, skillfully drawing information out of you and feeding it back, lur- ing you into sending money to “save” your imperiled loved one. It’s a fraud, usually referred to as the “grandpar- ent scam,” and it was tried on a Sisters man recently. A caller claimed to be the man’s grandson, who had been caught up in a drug bust and was in jail “in the middle of the country” and desperately needed funds so he could get arraigned and get out of jail. A friend of the Sisters man was on hand — a former member of law enforcement who got on the line, asked a few probing questions and unmasked the scam. Still, the former cop told The Nugget, the acting on the other end of the line was so good and the technique for eliciting information so subtle that the scam sounded good even to a guy who knew what was up. It’s easy to fall prey to such scams, which focus on the elderly, preying upon their good nature and desire to help loved ones. The FBI reports that “the grandparent scam has been around for a few years — our Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been receiv- ing reports about it since 2008. But the scam and scam artists have become more sophisticated. Thanks to the Internet and social networking sites, a crimi- nal can sometimes uncover personal information about their targets, which makes the impersonations more believable. For example, the actual grandson may men- tion on his social networking site that he’s a photographer who often travels to Mexico. When contacting the grand- parents, the phony grandson will say he’s calling from Mexico, where someone stole his camera equipment and passport….” To avoid becoming a vic- tim, the FBI recommends: • Resist the pressure to act quickly. • Try to contact your grandchild or another fam- ily member to determine whether or not the call is legitimate. • Never wire money based on a request made over the phone or in an email — especially overseas. Wiring money is like giving cash — once you send it, you can’t get it back. If you receive a scam phone call, contact local law enforcement to report it. For more informa- tion, visit www.fbi.gov/ news/stories/2012/april/ grandparent_040212.