mental health
March 3, 2025
Athletes offer platform to help with mental health struggles
A study on athlete mental health published in 2024 found that suicide is the second most common cause of death among NCAA athletes, with incidence increasing during a 20-year analysis from 2002 to 2022. Today's athletes aren't taking this informat...
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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. ...
April 16, 2024
Study: A friendly touch can improve basketball performance
According to a research team at the University of Basel in Switzerland, a friendly pat on the back ahead of a stressful situation can actually improve a basketball player's in-game performance. A recent story from JPost.com detailed a recent study...
April 8, 2024
Study: suicide second-leading cause of death for college athletes
University of Washington researchers have shared the findings from a 20-year study on the mental health of college student-athletes. The findings show that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for college-aged student-athletes with the...
August 2, 2023
Athletic Mindset impacts student-athlete mental health
The Athletic Mindset Assessment believes everyone has the potential for greatness—you just have to know how best to tap into it. That’s why they created this affordable yet powerful software that gives you all the information you need in one conv...
July 27, 2023
Steps to lead to better mental health for ADs
The issue of mental health involving student-athletes has been at the forefront in the past few years, and rightfully so. Steps to educate and help young people are essential, and incorporating proactive initiatives is imperative. In light of long st...
March 6, 2023
Study: Body image improves among teens after removing social media
Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social med...
February 1, 2023
NCAA Survey: Increased Focus on Mental Health for Coaches
In an NCAA-led survey, more than 80 percent of head, assistant, and associate coaches across all three divisions reported spending more time discussing mental health with student-athletes than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. At high rates, coa...
Injury management should not involve complete restriction of all activity but should facilitate healing, restoration of motion and function, and maintenance of cardiovascular fitness.
SportsMed: Dealing with overuse injuries
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Overuse injuries are common in a variety of sports. Here are some thin...