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New Jersey high school steroid testing yields one positive result
New Jersey's random drug testing program for high school athletes yielded just one positive result during the 2016-17 school year. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) tested 502 student-athletes in six boys and seven...
Using the Functional Movement Screen to assess athletic ability
Over the last few years, the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) has become a popular clinical tool in the athletic industry. Physical therapist Gray Cook and athletic trainer Lee Burton designed it to capture fundamental movement and identify movement ...
Powerline: Returning to action after a layoff
There have been some unfortunate incidents involving collegiate student-athletes related to conditioning procedures. Several of these occurrences took place after the athletes returned from an extended break. The return point from a long layoff is...
NSCA announces 2018 Coach of the Year awards
Colorado Springs, Colorado — Strength and conditioning coaches from across the nation will converge at the NSCA’s Coaches Conference on Jan. 4 to discover cutting-edge research and practical applications in strength and conditioning, presented b...
Survey: 36 percent of parents would let 10-year-old play football
A survey recently conducted by Today.com found that just 36 percent of parents would let their 10-year-old play tackle football. The survey was part of NBC's Changing the Game TODAY series, which takes a look at the state of youth sports. The firs...
Fundraising for the dream weight room
Jordan Schumaker remembers his coaching staff’s first request last year when he became the athletic director at Butler (Ohio) High School. “We need to do something in regards to the weight room,” the coaches told him. The school already h...
Study: Heart screenings for athletes largely ineffective
Fewer than one in five cases of sudden cardiac arrest among athletes would have been prevented with a heart screening, according to a new study. Research was led by Dr. Paul Dorian at the University of Toronto, and reported in The New England Jour...
Oklahoma State football promotes sleep to improve performance
Oklahoma State University’s football team this week climbed to 11th in the national rankings, and coaches are giving at least a portion of the credit to the team’s sleeping habits. [caption id="attachment_19195" align="alignright" width="199"...
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