Episode 15.33?with Hosts Steve Kashul and Dr. Brian Cole. Broadcasting on ESPN Chicago?1000 WMVP-AM Radio, Saturdays from?8:30 to 9:00 AM/c.

Segment One: Sports Medicine: College vs NBA

Loyola University (Chicago) Men?s Basketball?Coach Porter Moser?talks with Bulls Team Physician, Dr. Brian Cole about how injury prevention & treatment and training in college basketball compares with that in the NBA.?Entering his fifth season at the helm, Porter Moser engineered one of the best single-season improvements of any Division I program last season and has the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball program firmly headed in the right direction. A native of Naperville, Ill., and a graduate of Benet Academy, Moser most recently served as the associate head coach at Saint Louis University under the late, great head coach Rick Majerus. Known as a tireless recruiter and a master game tactician, Moser has coached numerous all-conference players in his coaching career and Loyola’s 24 wins last season were a culmination of his hard work recruiting and ability to put his players in a position to win games.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO ATHLETIC TRAINING AND SPORTS MEDICINE
loyola basketball The Loyola University Chicago Athletic Training Sports Medicine Department is dedicated to promoting comprehensive health care for every LUC student-athlete to promote physical and mental well being. A dedicated, compassionate, and enthusiastic team of professionals utilize a multi-disciplinary approach to skillfully combine evidence-based practice and emerging technologies to ensure each student athlete has the opportunity to compete in their sport safely and at the highest level possible. As part of a university community rooted in the Jesuit tradition, the Sports Medicine Department commits itself to the total development of the student transformation experience. We create an environment that is welcoming and supportive for all student athletes while adhering to the professional standards set forth by Loyola University Chicago, the NATA and within the guidelines of the NCAA and the Missouri Valley Conference.

Segment Two: Positive Coaching Alliance: Better Athletes-Better People

Tai Duncan,?PCA-Chicago Executive Director talks with Dr. Cole and Steve about the?Positive Coaching Alliance?Partnerships with Schools and Youth Sports Organizations, its work and achievements.

headshot Tai is a native Chicagoan, and graduate of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where she also served as Head Varsity Girls? Basketball Coach from 2009-2014. She has seven years of youth sports coaching experience, including her current role as an AAU Girls? Basketball Coach and Basketball Skills Trainer at Flow Basketball Academy. Tai joins PCA after a successful legal and business career including serving as Assistant Corporation Counsel at the City of Chicago Department of Law in the Labor Division, Director and Corporate Liaison in the Office of the Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Investments, and as an independent business consultant for sports and fitness companies.