America’s Top Sports Dietitians Convene in St. Louis May 20-23 for 5th Annual Conference

All the Registered Dietitians in the U.S. that work fulltime in pro or college athletic programs (“Sports RDs”) would fit comfortably in one Boeing 727. And most of them will be landing in St. Louis May 20th for the 5th annual conference of the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietitians Association (CPSDA) at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel.

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Duke Orthopaedic Surgeon Can Comment on Sports Injuries and Foot and Ankle Health

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Virginia Tech Announces 2013 Football Helmet Ratings; One More Added to the 5 Star Mark

The newly redesigned Xenith X2 joined the Riddell 360, Rawlings Quantum Plus, and Riddell Revolution Speed as the only helmets with a 5 star rating awarded by the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™.

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Study Looks at Muscle Adaptation of Transition to Minimalist Running

As barefoot and minimalist running become increasingly popular, a new University of Virginia study is looking at how muscles are affected by the transition from traditional footwear.

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Gamers Recognize College Football Players in Video Games

Paying college athletes is a contentious issue and the subject of a lawsuit challenging the use of their likenesses in video games. An Indiana U. study found that many video gamers recognize athletes in the video games.

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Sociologists Available to Discuss NBA Player Jason Collins’ Decision to Come Out

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NFL Draft Study Says Arrest Record May Not Affect Performance

Hamilton College Professor of Economics Steve Wu and 2012 grad Kendall Weir analyzed five years of NFL draft data and discovered that the performance of NFL players who had an arrest record but no charges was better than those without an arrest and those arrested and charged performed as well as those with clean records - but they cost less. The study is forthcoming in the Journal of Sports Economics.

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Loyola Student Nurse Shines as Star Athlete

When she is not busy with clinicals and exams, nursing student Lauren Zaworski can be found on the softball field as a junior member of Loyola University Chicago women’s team.

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Study Links Genetic Marker to Post-Concussion Neurocognitive Function in Contact Sports

A new study presented last week is coming one step closer to finding out whether or not an athlete’s genetic makeup determines the severity of post-concussive brain function. Tom Terrell, MD, M.Phil., presented his concussion research entitled “Association between Genetic Polymorphisms and the Difference between Baseline and Post-Concussion Headminder/ImPACT Neuropsychological Test Scores in  Reaction Time and Errors in College Athletes” on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, Cal.

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Effectiveness of Early Sport Specialization Limited in Most Sports, Sport Diversification May Be Better Approach at Young Ages

Ever-increasing requirements for success in competitive sports has created added pressure for young athletes to train with greater intensity at earlier ages. The goal to become the next Olympian or more commonly, to obtain a college scholarship, motivates many parents to encourage their children to specialize in one sport at a young age. This has resulted in an increased demand for year-round sport training programs, facilities and products. But is this approach really an effective way to generate long-term success in competitive athletics?

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