Non-contact knee injuries are one of the most common injuries among athletes that participate in sports that require cutting, quick deceleration and jumping actions. Rese[...]

The academic performance of student athletes is an area of concern for colleges and universities nationwide. Studies have predicted the academic performance of student at[...]

Since its inception, collegiate football has been impacted by low retention and graduation rates. While admission standards are on the rise at major public universities, [...]

The fundamental basis for knee trauma prevention research is that injuries occur in patterns reflecting the underlying causes. Understanding the underlying causes or risk[...]

Sport coaches are influential leaders who have frequent interactions with athletes and thus have important impacts on athletes’ physical and psychosocial well-being (Conr[...]

The broad purpose of this investigation was to study the assertive behaviors of women intercollegiate tennis players. The inquiry further sought to develop a systematic o[...]

This study assessed perceptions about teammate and coach approval of alcohol and other drug use (i.e., injunctive norms) among a sample of 3,155 college student-athletes [...]

Background: The risk of heat-related illness and death may continue to increase in many locations as a consequence of climate change, but information on the effectiveness[...]

Data on the relationship between academic performance (grade point average) of college athletes and their perceptions of the effects of anabolic steroids on their sport a[...]

The purpose of this study was to explore athletes' perceptions of the sport climate for athletes with non-gender-congruent gender expressions and non-heterosexual sexual [...]

Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee are one of the most serious injuries sustained in sports. It has previously been shown that female athletes a[...]

Clinicians frequently assume the uninjured extremity can be used as a predictor of preinjury strength for return of the injured extremity to a normal state during rehabil[...]

F"The purpose of this research was to explore the experiences of women who play rugby as articulated by the women themselves. 14 women took part in three focus groups to [...]

Researchers have identified college student-athletes as a subgroup at risk for heavy drinking and associated consequences. Yet, few studies have examined multiple variabl[...]

Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are more likely to occur in females and sex hormones have been implicated in this sex-based injury disparity. Research su[...]

An examination of the heights and weights of members of the Parade Magazine's High School All-American Football Teams from 1963-1971 indicates no significant changes in t[...]

Contact sports are associated with high incidences of sports-related concussions (SRC; 1.6 to 3.8 million occur annually) and repetitive head impacts (RHI), especially in[...]

An interpretive investigation was conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of (1) coach perceptions of psychological characteristics and behaviors of male and female a[...]

Individuals including youth athletes have three basic psychological needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—outlined by self-determination theory. In sport, key socia[...]

Burnout among collegiate athletes is a growing concern, exacerbated by the increasing demands of balancing athletic and academic responsibilities. This mixed-methods stud[...]

In this study, we examined college athletes' interest in and perceptions of the coaching profession. A total of 201 U.S. Division I athletes (100 males, 101 females; 119 [...]

Program evaluation is an essential part of the ongoing success of any organization. Program evaluations can be done for entire organizations or for any entity within that[...]

The belief that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) nurture African-American students better than Historically White Colleges and Universities (HWCU) is w[...]

Despite the recommendation of the American Medical Association, National Federation of High School Athletic Associations, and the National Athletic Trainers' Association [...]