Category: Player Safety »
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...
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...
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...
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...
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"...
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 ...
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...
Judge allows lawsuit against Pop Warner to proceed
A California judge has ruled that a negligence lawsuit against Pop Warner can proceed to trial, a significant blow to the league that oversees hundreds of thousands of youth football players nationwide. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of Donno...
News
Videos
Shop
