Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Join us at the Toscano Family Ice Forum for a unique on-ice and off-ice injury prevention clinic led by members of the UConn Ice Hockey program and the UConn Institute for Sports Medicine. This hands-on session is designed to help young hockey players improve movement quality, better understand their skating mechanics, enhance performance, and reduce injury risk.
Participants will experience a combination of sport science testing, functional movement assessments, biomechanics video review, and skill-based on-ice drills—all tailored specifically for youth players.
What Athletes Will Learn
This clinic focuses on movement efficiency, body control, and safe, effective on-ice technique. Athletes will gain:
Improved awareness of their skating stride mechanics
Strategies to reduce common lower-body and overuse injuries
Insights into performance testing used at higher levels of hockey
Guidance directly from UConn coaches, players, and sports medicine staff
Registration
Registration begins at 2:00 PM inside Toscano Family Ice Forum. The clinic will officially begin at 2:30 PM and conclude at 4:30 PM.
Space is limited.
Advance registration via QR code or the provided link (below) is highly recommended.
The ISM Summer Prevent & Perform Clinic is centered around two foundational components to improve your performance and reduce the risk of injury. During this camp, we will focus on identifying and addressing injury risk factors that can lead to various injuries such as ACL tears. To complement that, we will also focus heavily on enhancing joint mobility, stability, muscle strength, speed, agility, change of direction and power, aspects crucial for elite sport performance.
Summer Clinics run from July 7, 2025 through August 15, 2025 and take place Monday through Thursday in the morning or afternoon.
Registration for Clinics is not complete unless both payment andregistration form (below) have been completed. Please reach out toism@uconn.eduwith any questions.
