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May 22, 2023
University of Pittsburgh brain bank now accepting donations
A brain bank out of the University of Pittsburgh is now accepting donations from former players in an effort to further understand the effects of sports-related concussions. The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the University of Pittsburgh is ...
May 22, 2023
Recovery Technology Education Platform Developed for NFL Athletic Trainers
Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology and pioneer of percussion, vibration, dynamic air compression, and thermal technology, recently announced the launch of athletic trainer education courses with PFATS, the Professional Footbal...
May 22, 2023
Study: Effects of repetitive head trauma on symptoms of sports-related concussion
In an effort to understand the effects of repetitive sport-related head injuries, researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City evaluated a large multicenter database of more than 25,0...
May 11, 2023
‘Smart Heart’ Initiative aims to prevent cardiac arrest during events
Every major American sports league is banding together to team up with top-tier sports medicine societies to combat Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) among high school student-athletes. The 'Smart Heart' Sports Coalition is a collaboration between the N...
April 10, 2023
Statistics professor leads study on player performance over time
Charles A. Dana Professor of Statistics Michael Schuckers recently published a paper entitled “Estimation of player aging curves using regression and imputation” in the Annals of Operation Research. The paper discusses the best ways to est...
April 10, 2023
5 facts about ATC in Special Warfare Training Wing
Across the country, athletic trainers are famous for wrapping ankles before games, rehabilitating sports-related injuries and running onto the field when a player hits the ground a little too hard. At the Special Warfare Training Wing, Matthew Cor...
March 30, 2023
New coalition to implement EAP training for high schools
The National Football League announced the launch of The Smart Heart Sports Coalition, a collaboration among the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NCAA, the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Korey Stringer Institute, National Athletic Trainers�...
March 20, 2023
Researchers study mental impact on athletic performance
University of Birmingham researchers have found that after performing a mentally challenging task, individuals found physical exercise to be more difficult. This comes by way of a new study that asked 16 men and women to examine the effects of how...
March 15, 2023
Cincinnati researchers find helmets don’t protect back of head
A University of Cincinnati Biomedical Engineering professor is imploring football helmet manufacturers to go back to the drawing board in terms of protecting the back of the head. Eric Nauman tested a variety of helmets on test dummies and the fin...
March 8, 2023
Study: Air pollution exposure leads to slower NCAA race times
According to a recent study from Stanford, Columbia, and Mount Sinai researchers believe air pollution is affecting race times of NCAA track & field events. Researchers found that runners competing in 5K races in areas with air pollution level...
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The subject of the demands of the position leading athletics at N.S. schools was a focus of discussion during town budget deliberations in June of 2023 when several residents lobbied councilors for funding for a full-time hire. A petition in favor of the more costly position that year garnered more than 200 signatures, but instead, $58,000 was ultimately set aside for a part-time hire.
Rhode Island athletic director resigns, citing ‘unrealistic expectations’
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A Rhode Island athletic director resigned one week into the new school...