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Pac-12 pledges $3.9M to fund athlete health, wellness projects
From the Pac-12 As a part of the Pac-12’s Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Grant Program, the Conference selected seven research projects to fund this year, it announced this week. The research projects will explore important student-athlet...
Riddell offering equipment grants to football teams
Riddell's Smarter Football program is a grassroots campaign that recognizes and rewards those who advance the sport through more progressive playing habits and approaches to the game. The aim of smarter football is to help teams bolster ...
NFHS modifies rule against helping injured competitors
Cross country and track athletes will now be given more latitude when they lend a helping hand to an injured competitor. Previously, assisting a fellow athlete led to a disqualification, but beginning with the 2017 season, that will be changed. Th...
Concussion worries force Pa. town to end youth tackle football
Concerns over concussions have forced a Pennsylvania community to drop tackle football for its youth programs. The Windber Youth Football League (Windber, Pennsylvania) switched from flag to tackle football six seasons ago, but concussion worries ...
Study finds concussions have doubled among U.S. kids
A recent study has found that concussions are on the rise among U.S. kids and teens. The study, presented Sunday at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's annual meeting, concluded that concussions during adolescence may be more c...
NFHS approves restriction policy for baseball pitchers
State athletic associations will now be required to develop policies affording baseball pitchers adequate rest between appearances, according to rules adopted by the national association. [caption id="attachment_15407" align="alignright" width="2...
HOF pitcher John Smoltz: Specialization hurts baseball
Another key figure in professional sports is speaking out against sport specialization. [caption id="attachment_16177" align="alignright" width="260"] Former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz speaks during his induction into the Hall of Fame. | P...
Study: Athletes don’t see initiation rituals as hazing
Team initiation activities are often recognized publicly as bullying or hazing, but most athletes don't see it that way, researchers say. According to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics, researchers reviewed PubMed, Google Scholar, ...
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