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MIKE ROSENBAUM

Special to the Jewish News

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ne of the best-liked coaches
on Birmingham Groves' foot-
ball team doesn't teach block-
ing or tackling.
Bloomfield Hills resident Lyn Medow,
51, is the team's volunteer yoga instruc-
tor. Medow retired from JARC after 22
years to teach yoga two years ago. She'd
never attended a football game before
her son, James Vercammen, joined
Groves' freshman team last season.
After listening to varsity coach

use language that would appeal to them.
I try to share with them that yoga's not
for wimps, that it takes tremendous
strength of body and mind."
As the season progressed, Groves' play-
ers and coaches became believers.
"What doesn't bend, breaks," Flaherty
acknowledges. "With my players, bodies
are more flexible through yoga, and we
are experiencing fewer injuries this year."
Medow says yoga also strengthens the
players' minds, which helps them make
better decisions during games.
"Yoga teaches the patience to remain
calm and focused during intense compe-

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Lyn Medow in her "Proud Falcon" pose at Groves' first football game this season.

Brendan Flaherty discuss ankle injuries
and other football maladies, Medow
offered to teach yoga to Groves' players
to increase their flexibility and help pre-
vent injuries.
"What we have found through
research," Medow says, "is that people
who are in sports are more strong than
they're flexible. What you want to have
is the perfect balance of strength and
flexibility."
Medow conducts weekly yoga sessions
for Groves and assists some injured play-
ers during games. At firs, she found the
players "very skeptical ... When I teach
them I try to get into their minds, and

tition," Medow explains. "By strength-

ening the mind, focusing the breath and
relaxing the body, the athlete is then able
to focus on the moment of play. This
awareness decreases reaction time and
allows the player to be fully attentive."
The Falcons finished 6-3 in the regu-
lar season, beat Southfield-Lathrup in
their first-round state playoff game, but
lost to Birmingham Brother Rice 17-10
last Saturday. Medow will work with
Groves' wrestling team this winter,
then return to football next spring.
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