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April 10, 2020

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New Study Dispels Myths About What Makes Youth Sports Fun for Kids

Nov. 14, 2019 A new study looks at what makes organized sports fun for kids, and some of the findings might surprise you. The new study dispels the popular myth that what makes sports the most fun for girls are ... read more

Repetitive Impacts Key to Understanding Sports-Associated Concussions

Sep. 9, 2019 Scientists have made a significant advance in our understanding of mild head trauma (concussive brain injury) and how it may be managed and treated in the future. It seems that repetitive impacts -- ... read more

Scientists Teach Machines to Predict Recovery Time from Sports-Related Concussions

Mar. 7, 2019 Deciding when an athlete can return to the game after a head injury makes managing the treatment of sports-related concussions very complicated. ... read more

NFL Players Show Heart Abnormalities Decades After Retiring from Football

Mar. 6, 2019 While elite athletes are often at peak fitness, they are not immune to -- and may even face a higher risk for -- potentially detrimental heart conditions later in life. Former National Football ... read more

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How to Break New Records in the 200 Meters

Mar. 25, 2020 Usain Bolt's 200m record has not been beaten for ten years and Florence Griffith Joyner's for more than thirty years. And what about if the secret behind beating records was to use mathematics? ... read more

For 'Blade Runners' Taller Doesn't Necessarily Mean Faster

Feb. 20, 2020 The governing body for the Paralympics recently lowered the allowable height for sprinters who use prosthetic legs, or blades, during competition. The rules are based on the assumption that the ... read more

Digital Athletics in Analogue Stadiums

Jan. 17, 2020 Why do people pay money travel to big arenas to watch people sit in chairs and stare into screens? What are they getting in real life that they can't get from streaming it online? Researchers have ... read more

Science Shows Hype About Your Opponent Actually Messes With Your Game

Oct. 28, 2019 A study of more than 117,000 pro tennis matches and more than 5 million observations in online amateur chess indicates that even when competitors are evenly matched, players perform worse against an ... read more

Children Living in Countryside Outperform Children Living in Metropolitan Area in Motor Skills

June 27, 2019 Residential density is related to children's motor skills, engagement in outdoor play and organized sports. Finnish children living in the ... read more

Top Athletes Weigh in on Perceived Effectiveness of Anti-Doping Measures

Oct. 16, 2018 Doping remains an ongoing problem in competitive sports, but researchers have never before asked athletes to rank the effectiveness of available anti-doping strategies. A new poll of a national pool ... read more

Social Bonding Key Cause of Soccer (Football) Violence

June 24, 2018 As World Cup fever sets in, increased hooliganism and soccer (football) related violence are legitimate international concerns. Previous research has linked sports-related hooliganism to 'social ... read more

Escalation of Competition Leads to Conflict in Competitive Networks of F1 Drivers

Apr. 24, 2018 A new study has revealed that people with similar social status in similar age groups are more likely to clash with each other. This rivalry could ... read more

Study Points to Risk of Future Sleep Breathing Problems in College Football Players

Feb. 21, 2018 Previous studies with older NFL football players have found a high incidence of sleep apnea, a serious health issue, among the group, particularly ... read more

Age and Gender Matter Behind the Wheel -- But Not How You Might Expect

Feb. 22, 2018 A new study explored the relationship between new drivers' skills and age, gender, organized sports and video gaming. The results suggest that mandatory training should be required for all novice ... read more

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Resale Ticket Markets Benefit Sports Teams and Fans

Jan. 14, 2020 New research reveals that the resale ticket market also appeals to sports fans who normally buy season ... read more

Elite-Level Video Gaming Requires New Protocols in Sports Medicine

Nov. 4, 2019 Study authors note multiple health issues including blurred vision from excessive screen time, neck and back pain from poor posture, carpal tunnel syndrome from repetitive motion, metabolic ... read more

Sticking to Sports Can Help Kids Adjust

June 4, 2019 By participating in organized physical activity from the age of 6, children will have less risk of emotional difficulties by the time they're 12, a new study ... read more

To Cheat or Not to Cheat? Researchers Uncover the Moral Dilemmas of Doping

May 9, 2019 Elite athletes are less likely to take banned substances if they consider the morality of what they are doing, and not just the health consequences of doping, according to a new ... read more

Moneyball Advantage Peters out Once Everyone's Doing It

Apr. 8, 2019 Sixteen years after author Michael Lewis wrote the book Moneyball, every Major League Baseball (MLB) team uses the technique. But a new study shows that while the tool can help a club create a ... read more

Kicking Goals for Kids With Autism

Mar. 29, 2019 Researchers are turning autism interventions on their head with a stand-out sports program that's training coaches how to best achieve results for students with ... read more

Study of Female Weightlifters Crushes Stereotype

Mar. 27, 2019 A new study shows that elite women weightlifters have the same amount, and in some cases more, of the muscle fibers needed for the sport compared to their male ... read more

Performance Enhancer: Sports Compression Stockings a Winning Advantage

Dec. 20, 2018 Sports compression stockings are so effective they might be considered performance enhancers for soccer players, new research ... read more

Sexes Differ When It Comes to Comfort During and After Exercise, Study Finds

Oct. 9, 2018 A new study highlights sex differences in thermal behavior and could one day inform the development of new athletic ... read more

'Football Vision' as Important as Ball Skills, Experts Reveal

Sep. 12, 2018 Learning to read the game is as important to young footballers as kicking a ball. A new study, which highlighted Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard as stars who incorporated the technique into their ... read more

Penalty Kick Research Hits the Spot

Aug. 9, 2018 New research has come up with the best way to practice penalty kicks if a player favors waiting for the goalkeeper to move rather than just deciding on a spot before taking their ... read more

Athletic 'Pull' Increases Campus Diversity

July 2, 2018 The next time you see your favorite collegiate athlete on the field or court, think again about their road to getting ... read more

Having an Emotional Group Feeling Boosts Multiday Sports Events

May 29, 2018 Pulling fans into an emotionally connected group atmosphere can enhance brand recall and may secure repeat attendance. That's the key message of a study that analyzed the feelings of fans at a ... read more

For High School Baseball Pitchers, Extra Throws on Game Day Add Up but Go Uncounted

May 1, 2018 For high school baseball pitchers, limiting throws during a game helps to prevent fatigue and injuries. But nearly half the number of pitches -- ones thrown during warm-ups and in the bullpen -- are ... read more

Crucial Ingredients for a Winning Soccer Team: Kick Goals

Mar. 1, 2018 Scientists examined variables within 240 matches in the Chinese Super League (China's top-ranked ... read more

Color of Judo Uniform Has No Effect on Winning

Feb. 22, 2018 Contrary to previous studies and widespread belief, new research on competitive judo data finds a winning bias for the athlete who is first called, regardless of the color of their ... read more

Researchers Develop New Model to Predict Which Universities Student Athletes Will Attend

Dec. 12, 2017 With revenue from college football at an unprecedented $3.4 billion annually, universities across the country invest millions each year in recruitment efforts for high school football players. But ... read more

Ditch Plan to Disregard All Athletic World Records Before 2005, Urge Experts

Dec. 7, 2017 The proposal by the European Athletics Council to disregard all athletic world records set before 2005 should be abandoned, insist experts in a new ... read more

Mixing Cultures and Nationalities in Rugby Teams Changes the Way They Play

Nov. 28, 2017 The cultural identity of rugby players in a team changes the way the team plays, according to a new study. The research shows that a team of players who share the same cultural heritage are more ... read more

Retired Professional Footballers at Higher Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis

Nov. 3, 2017 Retired professional footballers are far more prone to develop knee pain and osteoarthritis and face problems with their knees earlier in life than the average person, a study has ... read more

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