Being well versed in health insurance issues can increase your value to your department. Here, an experienced and decorated athletic trainer offers his perspective on today's insurance options.

Student-athletes in their early teens are no longer "kids" but not yet adults. When they're injured, everything from your communication to assessment and treatment methods must follow an age-appropriate strategy.

Known for its toughness, the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team benefits from a strength program built around "training blocks" with specific goals and a plan for how to achieve them.

First-step acceleration is among the more valuable skills in most sports, so it deserves special attention in a training program. Developing flexion-extension patterns, coordinated efficiency, and explosive strength are the keys to putting your athletes a step ahead.

Research presented at the 2008 ACSM Annual Meeting offers new information about fueling during activity, the performance benefits of caffeine, the efficacy of some popular supplements, and more. Our nutrition expert shares her notes from the convention.

The Woodlands (Texas) High School

How you react after a misstep in the field says a lot about who you are.