student-athletes
Practical strategies for student-athlete leadership development
One of the many challenging aspects that take place at small colleges across the country is the development of student-athlete leadership. Where I work at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC), we typically have our student-athletes for two years a...
Florida signs ‘Teddy Bridgewater Act’ into law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed the “Teddy Bridgewater Act” into law, meaning that high school coaches in the state now can use their own money to help players with expenses such as transportation, food and physical therapy services. ...
NCAA launches initiative to study online abuse in college sports
The NCAA announced today that it has engaged Signify Group to provide its Threat Matrix artificial intelligence service to support the Association in studying and responding to online abuse and threats directed at NCAA Championship participants inclu...
FHSAA May Require Girl Student-Athletes to Report Menstrual Cycles
The State of Florida is weighing a decision that would force teenage girls who play high school sports to report their menstrual cycles to their respective schools. Governor Ron DeSantis' education commissioner sits on the Florida High School Athl...
Study: Athletic Participation Linked to Increased Odds of Vaping
Teenagers who play team sports are more likely to vape, according to new research. Vaping increases the risk of respiratory problems and can be deadly in rare cases. A study in the journal Pediatrics examined more than 30,000 high school studen...
Baylor Study Finds Student-Athletes Show Higher Levels of Religious Belief
According to a recent study, Baylor University student-athletes show higher levels of religious belief, participation, and identity than their non-athlete contemporaries. The study, published in the Journal of College and Character, surveyed nearl...
Oklahoma OKs NIL Opportunities for High School Student-Athletes
Oklahoma has become the latest state of allowing high school student-athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) without giving up their amateur status. A recent story from Scorebook Live detailed the decision by the Oklahoma S...
Florida School Sports Health Form Inquires About Women’s Periods
Concerns have risen about an alleged rule impacting female high school student-athletes in Florida. News outlets and some people on social media have claimed that female student-athletes in the Sunshine State have to report their menstrua...
