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Striking a Balance: Overtraining in strength programs
How far is too far when pushing athletes in training? In this roundtable, five strength coaches discuss programming without overtraining… more »
Fighting Vaping
While most high schools list the use of e-cigarettes as a violation of their code of conduct for athletes, vaping remains popular among teens.
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Girls’ Night
Hospital-sponsored performance combines for teenage athletes have become common. However, Thibodaux (La.) Regional Medical Center recently put a new spin on the concept by holding the first-ever Female Athlete Expo on April 12, which featured testing, talks, and empowerment all geared to young women… more »
Wisconsin’s Finest
State schools are used to thinking locally — after all, a number of their recruits are often found close to home. The University of Wisconsin has discovered there are benefits to looking nearby in other areas, too — namely nutrition… more »
Game Canceled Due to Hand, Foot, Mouth Diease
A high school football game in Maine was canceled due to concerns over hand, foot and mouth disease.
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AT Degree Change
The clock is ticking for colleges and universities that offer undergraduate athletic training education programs. Under new standards set by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, the last class of undergraduate students who will be able to sit for the NATA Board of Certification exam upon completing their degree will enter in fall 2022… more »
Most Valuable Athletic Trainer Award
Announcing our 2018 Winner: Jim Berry, Conway (S.C.) High School.. more »
Program Boosts PE Classes
A look at the UCLA Health Sound Body Sound Mind initiative, which provides high schools with a comprehensive and state-of-the-art fitness program.
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