Watch: A Look at NATA's Guidelines on Specialization

Oct 23, 2019

Did you know that it is Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week? Check out the National Athletic Trainers' Association's recommendations for youth athletes and give your child a key advantage – their health. Kids who play a variety of sports tend to have fewer injuries, are more competitive, play sports longer and stay active longer in life. Health is a competitive advantage.

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Study: Guardian Caps Did Not Reduce Concussion Rates in HS Football Players

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The Importance of Volleyball Training Tools in Practice

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Parent Charged With Assault After Attacking Teen Hockey Referees

Sudan-Gaza Flag Flap: Super Bowl Halftime Performer Banned for Life From NFL Stadiums

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Protesting Mavericks' Fans Ejected From Game for Breaking NBA Code of Conduct

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Study: Guardian Caps Did Not Reduce Concussion Rates in HS Football Players

A new study from the University of Wisconsin of 2,610 Wisconsin high school football players found that wearing soft-shell helmet covers, marketed as Guardian Cap helmet devices, during practice had no effect on the rates of sports-related concussions.

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Parent Charged With Assault After Attacking Teen Hockey Referees

Video footage showed a parent climbing onto the ice and attacking the two referees. The referees were just 12- and 14-year-old boys.

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Sudan-Gaza Flag Flap: Super Bowl Halftime Performer Banned for Life From NFL Stadiums

A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show unfurled a flag emblazoned with the words "Sudan" and "Gaza" in a protest over the two wars roiling the Middle East.

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Protesting Mavericks' Fans Ejected From Game for Breaking NBA Code of Conduct

In addition to derogatory signs, fans openly booed Patrick Dumont, the majority share owner of the Mavericks whenever he was spotted in his courtside seat. Harrison, did not go to his seat during Monday night’s game.

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Vanderbilt Introduces Court-Storming Countdown Clock Following Nearly $1M in Fines

What it lacks in SportsCenter-worthy spontaneity, it makes up for in safety. At least that's the hope for a new Vanderbilt University court-storming policy forged in the wake of nearly $1M in fines incurred by the school this academic year.

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Youth Hockey Coach in Critical Condition After Falling on Ice During Practice

A Minnesota youth hockey coach is in critical condition after suffering an accident during a Friday practice.

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Non-Profit Aims to Provide Free Heart Screening for All Student-Athletes in Las Vegas Valley

A non-profit in Las Vegas is seeking to ensure that every student-athlete in the Las Vegas Valley goes through heart screening prior to participating in sports.

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ASU Head Coach Orders Men's Basketball Team to Leave the Court, Skip Post-Game Handshake

The end to Saturday’s Arizona versus Arizona State men’s basketball game lacked a standard tradition for the ending of most athletic competitions: the post-game handshake.

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Report: Navy SEAL Unqualified to Lead Tufts Lacrosse Workout That Led to Rhabdo Cases

A Navy Seal who led a strenuous workout that sent nine Tufts University lacrosse players to the hospital appears to have lacked the credentials to supervise the group exercise.

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Bloody Fan Fight Interrupts VCU-St. Louis Men's Basketball Game for Seven Minutes

A fight between fans in the stands near the Virginia Commonwealth University bench caused the Rams' Atlantic 10 Conference game with Saint Louis on Tuesday night to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining in regulation.

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Five in Custody After Attacking HS Basketball Player With Pipe at Game

Five people are in custody after they allegedly attacked a high school basketball player during a game at Cooper High School in Minneapolis on Tuesday.

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Student-Athlete Sues NCAA, School for Hammer Throw Injury at Track Meet

A student-athlete at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., who was struck in the chest by a 16-pound hammer at a meet is suing both Aquinas College and the NCAA, alleging negligence.

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