Tim Notke was a high school basketball coach and used this to inspire his team. He believed that no matter how talented you are , if you don’t work hard nothing will happen for you. Any athlete or sportsperson will know that with hard work and application to their chosen sports there are often setbacks such as injury, fatigue, muscle overload and pain. These setbacks are often debilitating for the athlete, frustrating for the coach and costly for the teams. Injury prevention is an important first step in setting out a training regime. Appropriate clothing and equipment will help the athlete to perform in the best possible way by reducing the risk of injuries. Hip pain and groin pain are extremely common in athletes who perform activities that involve sprinting, changing direction, kicking and crouching. These sports often include football, soccer, rugby, field hockey, netball, ice hockey, tennis and athletics. Compression shorts have often...