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Gnats Sign New Team Medical Staff after Retirement of Natsu Kanno (31/4)
By: Stephanie Dole
November 26, 2031 at 09:59 PM CST
Rafael Aguirre is no stranger to PEBA baseball as he was in employ San Antonio from 2016 until the end of the 2031 season. Why San Antonio would let a doctor and his training staff of great renown is unknown, but the Gnats are excited to have another training team in the fold with strong results with fatigue and injury prevention. "It's a lot easier to prevent injuries than repair them." Dr. Kanno stated at the press conference today.
Aguirre also revealed his philosophy as follows, "Decision-making about training and competing is essential and sporting bodies should embrace a new developing culture where performance coaching is integrated into a holistic approach to comprehensive health management and decision-making. Successful performance outcome is to take a broad view of the athlete's health, not only pathology driven but also at a functional level. This holistic approach includes strategies to reduce the risk of injury and illness as well as the management of existing health issues. Our belief is that medical teams should also be prepared to prioritise the utilisation of sports medicine and science to optimise and improve performance especially for elite athletes."