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February 19, 2016
Iowa legislator introduces bill requiring ATs for ‘collision sports’
The Iowa state senate is reviewing a bill that would require high schools to have athletic trainers at all home games for what are considered "collision sports." The bill was drafted with the help of Brad Floy, secretary of the Iowa Athletic Train...
February 14, 2016
Battling overuse injuries in swimming
The general approach to training is that more is better, but that’s not always the case. Athletes at all levels understand the risks of overuse injuries, and that’s no different in swimming than it is in other sports like track and field or ba...
February 14, 2016
Nutritional Value: Win with nature’s superfoods
A diet chock full of fruits and vegetables doesn’t guarantee a person will live forever, or even that they won’t succumb to the flu this season. As numerous studies consistently reveal, however, filling up on nature’s health-promoting, disease-...
February 12, 2016
MLB to debut protective caps for pitchers
MLB will debut protective headwear for pitchers during this year's spring training, according to a report from ESPN's Outside The Lines. [caption id="attachment_15407" align="alignleft" width="225"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] The move towa...
February 12, 2016
Between the Lines: Debate over football safety not going away
Spend some time watching film of football games during the 1940s and you’ll find yourself asking one question: How did anyone survive? [caption id="attachment_26932" align="alignleft" width="115"] Kevin Hoffman[/caption] Sure, tackling techni...
February 4, 2016
Md. bill would suspend coaches who play concussed athletes
Maryland legislators are considering a bill that would suspend coaches who put players back on the field after they have suffered an apparent concussion. Details of the legislation were released last week, and many groups have already voiced oppos...
January 22, 2016
Tenn. legislator files bill to create concussion task force
A Tennessee legislator filed a bill this week that would create a task force to study concussions and other high school and college sports-related injuries. [caption id="attachment_15179" align="alignright" width="298"] Tennessee legislators look...
January 13, 2016
Ken Mannie named FootballScoop Strength Coach of the Year
Michigan State University strength coach Ken Mannie — who is also a regular Coach and Athletic Director columnist — has been named FootballScoop's Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. [caption id="attachment_15064" align="alignright"...
January 8, 2016
SportsMed: The reality of MRSA
Staph and MRSA outbreaks among student-athletes are a major concern for colleges and universities. Staph bacteria, and MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant strain of staph, have migrated from hospital settings, where they are commonplace, into locker rooms ...
December 28, 2015
NFL player takes high school athletes to see ‘Concussion’
Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Antonio Brown took football players from a Pennsylvania high school last week to see the movie 'Concussion,' an act he said was to educate young athletes about the perils of the sport. [caption id="attachment_14917" al...
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