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March 17, 2025
Massachusetts father files Title IX complaint after daughter’s injury by a transgender athlete
A Massachusetts father has filed a Title IX complaint against the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and the local school district after his daughter was reportedly injured by a transgender athlete. The Massachusetts father ...
February 17, 2025
Destigmatizing and addressing athlete mental health
Karlie Interkolfer, Ph.D, is a global research scientist for Matrix Fitness. Pat Ivey, Ph.D., is a senior associate athletic director of health & performance for Louisville. And Samantha Arsenault Livingstone is an Olympic gold medalist swimmer. ...
February 12, 2025
Creating Abuse-Free Communities in Sport
Coach & Athletic Director managing editor Wesley Sykes spoke with the U.S. Center for SafeSport's vice president of prevention education Monica Rivera about best practices to create abuse-free sports communities. The U.S. Center for SafeSport�...
February 12, 2025
Building Muscle, Building Relationships
How athletic directors can further support strength and conditioning coaches with West Virginia assistant director of strength & conditioning for Olympic sports Pat Shelby. He was joined by Coach & A.D. managing editor Wesley Sykes. ...
February 12, 2025
Best Practices for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
IATA president Greg Garofalo discusses sudden cardiac arrest best practices with Coach & A.D. managing Wesley Sykes. ...
January 15, 2025
Is health coaching the missing link for college athletes?
Many of us, as college athletes, have sat through health talks from our coaches or dieticians, getting lectured about nutrition and what we should be eating. We have been told not to skip meals when running between classes and practice, to get 7-8 ho...
November 18, 2024
Practical programming for young strength coaches
Since my early days working with fellow strength coaches, technology has transformed the profession, both in our access to information and the analysis of athletic performance. Credible research that was once paper-bound, requiring leg work to chase ...
October 29, 2024
Study on elite hockey players and concussions, depressive symptoms
Elite ice hockey players with a history of concussion report heightened mental health symptoms, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, one in five female hockey players suffered symptoms of burnout, and both sexes repor...
October 29, 2024
Study reveals effects of resistance training break on muscle and strength
A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size. The study found that a 10-week break halfway through 20 tot...
September 30, 2024
ADHD, anxiety meds may increase risk of heat-related illnesses
On the heels of a handful of heat-related deaths in student-athletes, athletic trainers are searching for answers. With more and more student-athletes taking prescribed ADHD and anxiety medication, healthcare professionals are looking into a possi...
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