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What Rings Are Made Of

Jeremy Lawson, MS, CSCS, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield, CA, shares this video of his athletes putting in work in the weightroom and on the field.

Concussions: Power of Perception

In the latest head injury news, two studies recently revealed new information about how high school football players perceive concussions and the level of protection provided by modern football helmets. Meanwhile, one state legislature is considering measures to streamline the process of identifying and treating concussed athletes while another is giving parents the chance to insure against head injuries. Here's a summary of the developments.

Athletes Sought for SCT Study

Graduate student Carroll Flansburg of the University of South Florida is conducting a study funded by the NCAA on collegiate football players who carry Sickle Cell Trait (SCT). The project has been thoroughly reviewed by the University of South Florida's Institutional Review Board and has incorporated the necessary safeguards to ensure participant safety and confidentiality. The NCAA Research Committee would like athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, and athletic administrators to encourage at-risk athletes to participate in this important study.

Safe Practices

In what may soon become a trend on a national level, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association and the University Interscholastic League's Medical Advisory Committee have both taken steps that aim to make practice time safer for high school football players.

Marathon Response

Amid the horror of Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, heroes emerged on a variety of levels, including a number of athletic trainers and athletic training students working as volunteers for the event. There mainly to treat tired and dehydrated athletes, they quickly became first responders dealing with terrible and catastrophic injuries. And they made their profession proud. Here are a couple of their stories.

ATC on Living With MS

In 2003, Leo Katsetos, MS, ATC, LAT, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Training and Head Athletic Trainer at Sacred Heart University, was given the news that he had multiple sclerosis, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. Since his diagnosis, Katsetos has worked diligently to create awareness about MS and to help others with the condition live better, fuller lives. Recently, Katsetos shared his story with a video production crew.

Come Sunday

By Vern Gambetta

The key to successful coaching is planning. The more detailed the planning the better. For me, Sunday has always been the day for planning. It has been this way for 44 years, it has almost become a ritual, and it is certainly part of my Sunday routine.

Prepared For The Worst

When University of Louisville guard Kevin Ware suffered a gruesome compound fracture on his right leg during the Cardinals' Elite 8 matchup against Duke University, many watching at home and in the arena recoiled, turned their heads, or closed their eyes. But not the medical response team at Lucas Oil Stadium, which acted quickly to stabilize Ware's injury and transport Ware to the hospital. The response team's fast and precise actions were part of a previously rehearsed plan to handle a variety of severe injury scenarios.

Sore Chest or Something Deeper?

By Joe Giandonato, MS, CSCS

For many athletes, chest soreness is a part of life and can reveal itself during practice, games, and while working out. While chest pain can stem from local muscular fatigue of the pectoralis muscles during workouts, it may also arise from angina, a condition characterized by chest pain, which may radiate to the arms, neck, or jaw.

Single Or Double?

By Patrick Bohn

One of the long-standing debates between orthopedic surgeons regarding the best way to reconstruct a torn ACL was addressed at the 2013 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Specialty Day education program, which was held March 23. And the result? A draw.