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Utah could ease transfer restrictions on high school athletes
High school athletes in Utah will have an easier time transferring to another institution under a proposal that has preliminary approval from the state board of education. Current rules prevent students from transferring and immediately playing sp...
Study: Athletes who specialize suffer more ankle, knee injuries
A new study has found that athletes who specialize in a single sport are more likely to suffer lower-extremity injuries. [caption id="attachment_18015" align="alignright" width="252"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] The study, conducted by resea...
The plateauing program
Understanding why some programs hit a wall and how they can break through it A plateauing program is one that attains a certain level of success but can’t seem to move beyond it. These are the teams that win roughly half of their games each...
Participation fees hitting low-income families the hardest
One in four students from lower-income families did not participate in a single sport, club or art program last school year, a new national poll shows. [caption id="attachment_17446" align="alignright" width="281"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] ...
Sport Nova Scotia launches campaign against specialization
Via Sport Nova Scotia A new campaign co-developed by Hockey Nova Scotia and Soccer Nova Scotia launched last week, targeting parents of athletes aged 12 and under to generate awareness of the dangers of early sport specialization. “Early sp...
N.J. legislators to introduce student accident insurance bill
New Jersey lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would require the state's public schools to carry insurance for students who participate in extracurriculars. The absence of student accident insurance at some school districts means athlete...
‘Tim Tebow bill’ proposed in Kentucky for third time
A Kentucky legislator for the third time is proposing a bill that would allow the state's homeschooled students to participate in sports at their local high schools. [caption id="attachment_17850" align="alignright" width="244"] A Kentucky lawmak...
Lawsuit accuses Notre Dame of ignoring head injuries
A former Notre Dame football player is part of a class action lawsuit accusing the university of ignoring safety regulations with regard to head injuries. [caption id="attachment_17825" align="alignright" width="301"] A class action lawsuit accus...
Gymnasts propose changes to guard athletes from sexual abuse
Nearly a dozen gymnasts have banded together and renewed their call for stronger policies to protect young athletes from sexual abuse. [caption id="attachment_17790" align="alignright" width="214"] Former Olympians believe changes are needed to pr...
Playing & Practicing: Why you can’t have one without the other
Baseball is an individual sport played within a team concept. It was that way when Abner Doubleday invented the game in 1839 and remains that way here in 2016. It’s a constant of the game’s blueprint that likely won’t ever change. What has c...