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August 3, 2021
Liberty Arena Part of Flames’ $1B Campus Upgrade
Liberty Arena, as of November 2020, is the new official home of Liberty University’s men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball programs. The 4,000-seat arena, located adjacent to the 10,000-seat Vines Center, offers a “wo...
July 26, 2021
Texas, Oklahoma May Leave Big 12 for SEC
Two college football powerhouses are threatening to turn an already-powerful Southeastern Conference (SEC) into a 16-team superconference. The University of Texas and Oklahoma University, two blue-chip college football programs from the Big 12 Con...
July 26, 2021
How Alabama Football Saw a 50% Decrease in Injuries
Alabama football is used to being the best. They are regular guests of the NCAA College Football Playoff, flirting as the top-ranked team year in and year out. The Tide gets its pick of five-star high school recruits. And with all that success comes ...
July 26, 2021
ASU Fitness Center on Solid Standing Ahead of Fall Season
Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Ariz., sought a high-performance flooring solution during the remodel of its 234,000-square-foot student fitness center. Ecore Athletic flooring played a feature role in helping transform the fitness center in...
July 26, 2021
Penn State Dubois’ PAW Center Approved for Expansion
The renovation and addition to the Physical Fitness, Athletics and Wellness (PAW) Center at Penn State DuBois received final approval from the Penn State Board of Trustees earlier this month. This $17.3 million project will transform the current Mult...
July 20, 2021
Bloomsburg U’s 5 Keys to Handle the COVID Rebound
COVID-19 has impacted sports at every level and continues to linger into the future. However, it is time to rebound and return to a new normal in the post-COVID world. A few ways that Bloomsburg University athletics is addressing the return is with f...
July 15, 2021
Sports Analytics Changing the Game with Data
For some, analytics has changed the way sports are played. Look no further than Major League Baseball, where terms like spin rate, exit velocity, and defensive shifts have become woven into the fabric of the game. Having an abundance of informatio...
July 14, 2021
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Used by ‘Majority’ of NCAA ATCs
Heat illnesses present a major risk for athletes, especially football players. The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) established recommendations to prevent heat illnesses that include measuring wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), but adher...
Teach kids to pay attention to their bodies and their own thirst, and to “drink to thirst”—that is, drink enough water so that the thirst recedes. Rehydrate between sports events/practices.
The telltale signs of heat-related illness in student-athletes
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Each year, an estimated 240 people die from heat-related illnesses, an...