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strength coaches
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 ...


hockey
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...


hamstring
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...


heat-related
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...


new jersey
September 30, 2024

New Jersey football game suspended after player collapses mid-game

A New Jersey football game was suspended over the weekend as a player collapsed on the field during the third quarter of action. During a game between St. Thomas Aquinas and Elizabeth High School, senior running back Chase Young experienced a medi...


tufts
September 23, 2024

Multiple Tufts lacrosse players hospitalized after practice with Navy SEAL

Multiple players of the Tufts University men's lacrosse team, the reigning NCAA Division III national champions, were hospitalized following a practice last week with a former Navy SEAL. Patrick Collins, a spokesperson for Tufts University, said 1...


west virginia
September 16, 2024

West Virginia holds ‘concussion discussion’ in wake of middle schooler’s death

Following the untimely death of a middle school football player, West Virginia coaches, administrators, and parents gathered late last week to discuss concussion prevention and other steps the state can take to improve player safety in contact sports...


hazing
August 26, 2024

South Carolina high school football player suffered third-degree burns from practice

A parent of a South Carolina high school football player alleges his son was burned on a football field turf. Lance Poynor, the father, said his son, Cade Poynor, returned home from a Buford High School football practice with third-degree burns. H...


alabama
August 26, 2024

Alabama high school football player dies after suffering in-game brain injury

A 16-year-old Alabama high school football player tragically died after suffering a severe brain injury during a game over the weekend. Caden Tellier was part of the John T. Morgan Academy football program. He was rushed to a nearby hospital on Fr...


data
August 22, 2024

Protecting our kids means more than helmets

Technology has slowly woven its way into the education world, bringing many welcome efficiencies and benefits. Though some of these new benefits have come with some rather predictable high-tech hazards, a few of which have been serious enough to ligh...