Athletes are facing an attack from a new competitor. This competitor can be deadly. This competitor is called MRSA – Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria – commonly known as “Staph ...

All athletic trainers should be concerned with how stress and anxiety affect their athletes. Many athletes struggle with stress and anxiety on a daily basis. Each athlete reacts to the stress and ...

The dream of many high school athletes and their parents is that someday the athlete will enter the lucrative world of professional sports. But many people do not understand just how unlikely a career ...

Submitted by: Scot E. Long, MSS, CSCS, Exercise Physiologist, Director of Corporate Wellness, Greater Jackson Metropolitan YMCA, Adjunct Professor of Kinesiology, Mississippi College Recently I heard ...

The history of endorsements by professional athletes gives one insight as to how such opportunities developed and how far the business of endorsements has come since that first baseball bat by ...

I describe my coaching style as personal. I feel as a coach the performance, execution, character, and motivation of my team is my responsibility. The quality of these defined areas is a reflection of ...

Influenza or “the flu” is a contagious illness that is caused by a variety of viruses collectively known as the influenza virus. The influenza virus can survive in a number of animal models and ...

What are the signs and symptoms of diabetes? Signs and symptoms of diabetes include dizziness, headache, intense hunger, aggressive behavior, pale, cold, and clammy skin, and profuse perspiration.

Submitted by: Dr. Matthew J. Pantera, III, Chair of Sport Management & Recreation, Springfield College, MA While security in sport and athletic stadiums and arenas has always been a top priority for ...

With the recent signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka (Dice K) by the Boston Red Sox for $103 million, it appears that salaries of professional athletes will continue to climb. There’s no telling how high they ...

Strength training is not a modern invention. Egyptian tombs show pictures of lifting bags filled with sand and stone swinging and throwing exercises. These types of things were also popular in early ...

Physical preparation for any sport is important. However, being mentally prepared and mentally tough is just as important, if not more important. In the sport of basketball, mental imagery plays an ...