At the same time, it has
an impact on an athlete's motivation.
Lactic acid causes muscle fatigue and discomfort that can have a negative
impact on an athlete's performance.
«Skin - mounted microfluidic devices from the Rogers group allow us, for the first time, to determine sweat and electrolyte loss continuously, as it occurs in the pool during swimming, without any adverse
impact on our athletes.
These discoveries are an outgrowth of research on PAHs that was done by Simonich at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games in 2008, when extensive studies of urban air quality were conducted, in part, based on concerns about
impacts on athletes and visitors to the games.
Nutrition has
an impact on an athlete's ability to recover, avoid injury, build muscle, lose body fat, gain strength, increase agility, strengthen their immune system, increase adaptive responses to exercise, train their gut for optimal nutrient absorption and shorten the return to play after injury.
The top priorities to achieve this outcome are to get the paperwork prepared early and accurately, minimise
the impact on the athlete, assess the logistical issues and offer the best solutions.
Not exact matches
This small cap can be worn
on its own or under a helmet, and measures the
impact that an
athlete's head receives throughout a game or performance.
The small tag rests
on the back of the wearer's neck, and lights up in green, yellow or red (red meaning a large, potentially dangerous level of
impact) when the
athlete comes into contact with someone or something.
What is more, sports teaches youngsters «how to win graciously, and lose graciously,» and these lessons eventually «play out
on much larger stages» in life, «with much greater
impact,» when
athletes have to deal with real challenges, and even tragedies.
The result was that there was no statistical
impact on the run, so the study concluded that «Omega 3 Chia loading appears a viable option for enhancing performance for endurance events lasting > 90 minutes and allows
athletes to decrease their dietary intake of sugar while increasing their intake of Omega 3 fatty acids but offered no performance advantages.»
Jumps are great for increasing power and speed, as well as improving the ability of your
athletes to recruit high threshold motor units, which will have a positive
impact on strength.
As I've mentioned in previous columns, getting stronger has a direct
impact on performance «'' giving
athletes the potential to be faster, more powerful and explosive.
Loss of ankle mobility can have a negative
impact on the health and performance of young
athletes.
At just 18 years old, Tully has already made a significant
impact in her sport and, after an incredible year, is tipped as an
athlete to watch
on the #RoadtoRio.
He made a massive
impact on the glass even with Marvin Bagley rebounding alongside him and is a better
athlete than he gets credit for.
Featured articles
on business aspect of sports industry,
athlete professional contracts, endorsement deals and how money makes a big
impact on different sports.
From Kyrie Irving to Kendrick Farris, more and more
athletes are turning to a plant - based diet for improved performance and a new film, The Game Changers, explores the
impact a plant - based diet has
on elite
athletes and overall health and wellness.
He is one of the top Strength and Conditioning Coaches in the world and someone who has had a big
impact over my career
on how I train and prepare my
athletes.
And we know that Kevin will do just that, and that «Crash Reel» and his advocacy
on traumatic brain injury will have a great
impact on the young
athletes of this country..
The critical point to always keep in mind about
impact sensors is that they are just another tool in the concussion toolbox or, put another way, another set of eyes, with which to identify
athletes who (a) may have sustained
impacts of sufficient magnitude that (b) may have resulted in some cases in concussions, so that they (c) may be monitored for signs of concussion, or (d) may be asked to undergo a balance, vision, and / or neurocognitive screen / assessment
on the sideline or in the locker room, the results of which (e) may suggest a removal from play for the remainder of the game and referral to a concussion specialist for formal evaluation away from the sports sideline, which evaluation (f) may result in a clinical diagnosis of concussion.
Because
impact sensors are not diagnostic, a team equipping its players with sensors must be careful not to rely
on the data transmitted by the sensors, or the triggering of an alert or alarm, as in any way determinative of whether an
athlete has or has not suffered a concussion.
Interestingly, just days before the NFL's decision to suspend the use of
impact sensors was announced, my local paper, The Boston Globe, came out with a powerful editorial in which it urged college, high school, and recreational leagues in contact and collision sports to consider mandating use of
impact sensors, or, at the very least, experimenting with the technology, to alert the sideline personnel to hits that might cause concussion, and to track data
on repetitive head
impacts, which, a growing body of peer - reviewed evidence suggests, may result, over time, in just as much, if not more, damage to an
athlete's brain, as a single concussive blow, and may even predispose an
athlete to concussion.
Impact sensors don't depend solely
on athletes to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms, or
on game officials or sideline personnel to observe signs of concussion.
One way, I believe, to address the problem of under - reporting and increase the chances a concussion will be identified early
on the sports sideline may be to rely less
on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly low rate, [9] or
on game officials and sideline observers to observe signs of concussion and call for a concussion assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a concussion will be identified by employing
impact sensors designed to monitor head
impact exposure in terms of the force of hits (both linear and rotational), number, location, and cumulative
impact, in real time at all levels of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk
impacts and alert medical personnel
on the sideline so they can consider performing a concussion assessment.
Although an
on - board acceleromter system may not be able to accurately predict injury, it may have utility as a screening device by alerting sideline personnel of an
impact that has occurred above a predetermined magnitude that triggers either observation or clinical evaluation of an
athlete.
My experience with the Newcastle football team in Oklahoma leads me to believe that, as long as
impact sensors are strictly used for the limited purpose of providing real - time
impact data to qualified sideline personnel, not to diagnose concussions, not as the sole determining factor in making remove - from - play decisions, and not to replace the necessity for observers
on the sports sideline trained in recognizing the signs of concussion and in conducting a sideline screening for concussion using one or more sideline assessment tests for concussion (e.g. SCAT3, balance, King - Devick, Maddocks questions, SAC)(preferably by a certified athletic trainer and / or team physician), and long as data
on the number, force, and direction of
impacts is only made available for use by coaches and athletic trainers in a position to use such information to adjust an
athlete's blocking or tackling tec hnique (and not for indiscriminate use by those, such as parents, who are not in a position to make intelligent use of the data), they represent a valuable addition to a program's concussion toolbox and as a tool to minimize repetitive head
impacts.
The development of computerized neurocognitive tests such as
ImPACT have been a big advance in terms of making sure an
athlete has recovered their cognitive function necessary to return to play or work, but the usual and primary treatment remains rest, with follow - up testing using the
ImPACT paradigm, and return to play or work following the algorithm of the
ImPACT program based
on test results.
Code 167.775 requires any statewide athletic organization with public school membership to publish an annual report relating to the
impact of concussions and head injuries
on student
athletes.
It is up to parents, whether it be individually or as members of a booster club, «Friends of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a) fund the hiring of a certified athletic trainer (who, as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with
impact sensors (whether in or
on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase concussion education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former
athletes, to speak about concussion (another effective way to impress
on young
athletes the dangers of concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach about proper tackling and neck strengthening;
Young
athletes are not getting this very important break and the
impact on their growing bodies is causing serious harm, physically and emotionally.
In that speech (a full copy of which you can view by clicking here), I offered some suggestions
on how each of us — whether we be parent, coach, official, athletic trainer, clinician, current or former professional
athlete, sports safety equipment manufacturer, whether we were there representing a local youth sports program, the national governing body of a sport, or a professional sports league, could work together as a team to protect our country's most precious human resource — our children — against catastrophic injury or death from sudden
impact syndrome or the serious, life - altering consequences of multiple concussions.
Given that concussion risk is influenced by many factors in addition to
impact biomechanics, viewing an
athlete's head -
impact data may provide context for the clinician working
on the sidelines, but
impact sensors should not replace clinical judgment.
Athletic compression stockings are especially beneficial for runners and endurance
athletes who experience repetitive
impact vibrations
on a frequent basis.
While ending games early will prevent cheap shots and injuries, a focus
on sportsmanship and education can have the same positive
impact, while also allowing young
athletes to continue playing the sports they enjoy.
Delegates attended sessions led by leading youth sports experts addressing hot topics across the youth sports landscape, including sports specialization and its
impact on young
athletes.
Once attached to a player's helmet (a hockey version is available now, versions for football, lacrosse, and ski and snowboard helmets will be introduced in 2012) The ShockboxTM sensor measures the G - Force of a hit to the helmet from any direction, and then sends the data wirelessly via Bluetooth to the athletic trainer, coach or parent's smart phone to alert them when the
athlete suffers a traumatic head
impact that may be concussive so they can be removed from the game or practice for evaluation
on the sideline using standard concussion assessment tools, such as the Standardized Assessment of Concussion, Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT2) or King - Devick test.
Effect of head
impacts on diffusivity measures in a cohort of collegiate contact sport
athletes.
Game Changers is a web series developed by the National Alliance for Youth Sports in which well - known and respected professional and collegiate coaches and current and former
athletes sit down to share incredible insight
on their lives; discuss the influential coaches and parents who
impacted them growing up; and reveal how those experiences not only led to their success in sports but enabled them to become respected and productive members of society.
The event kicked off with a presentation during lunch describing the products available to our
athletes and their
impact, benefit, and importance of hydration
on athletic performance.
High school athletics coaches in Washington State are now receiving substantial concussion education and are demonstrating good knowledge about concussions, but little
impact is being felt
on the proportion of
athletes playing with concussive symptoms, according to the two studies published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
High school athletics coaches in Washington State are now receiving substantial concussion education and are demonstrating good knowledge about concussions, but little
impact is being felt
on the proportion of
athletes playing with concussive symptoms, according to two studies published this month in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
This course highlights the
impact of sports - related concussion
on athletes, teaches how to recognize a suspected concussion, and provides protocols to manage a suspected concussion with steps to help players return to play safely after a concussion.
New research shows that chocolate milk has a greater
impact on performance than regular sports beverages when high school
athletes drink it for recovery.
At the start of the 2014 - 15 academic year, Shipley embarked
on an ambitious project: The school wanted to track every head
impact received by its
athletes.
Most
impact helmet sensor research has been done
on college or pro
athletes and I think it is the younger
athletes» brains who are more fragile.
By reviewing the
athlete's normal
impact history and comparing impact data to national averages based on data collected by other users, the Head Case Impact Sensor detects head impacts of concern and alerts parents when statistically significant thresholds are exc
impact history and comparing
impact data to national averages based on data collected by other users, the Head Case Impact Sensor detects head impacts of concern and alerts parents when statistically significant thresholds are exc
impact data to national averages based
on data collected by other users, the Head Case
Impact Sensor detects head impacts of concern and alerts parents when statistically significant thresholds are exc
Impact Sensor detects head
impacts of concern and alerts parents when statistically significant thresholds are exceeded.
By analyzing
athlete data
on the Head Case Website, the sports community can continue to gain a better understanding of repetitive subconcussive
impacts, as well as concussion symptoms and the events that led to them.
Registered
athletes can store their
impact data securely
on the site, and data is correlated against broad data provided by both the medical community and other
athletes.
This is absolutely critical as the
Impact Sensor only works if it's
on and in the
athlete's helmet.
If an
impact of concern occurs, an alert is sent which includes treatment facilities based
on an
athlete's current location.