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After sports concussion, physical activity lowers anxiety in teens
Medscape
Moderate physical activity after a sports-related concussion is associated with improved anxiety symptoms in adolescent athletes, according to a new research study.
In the study, teens recovering from a sports-related concussion who spent more time doing moderate physical activity had anxiety symptom scores reduced by 75%, whereas teens who spent less time in moderate physical activity reduced their anxiety symptom scores by just 44%.
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.COACHING NEWS
Volleyball coaches set each other up for success
O-zarks Sports Zone
Instead of competing against each other, SPS volleyball coaches are working together to improve the sport in the city.
“We are so excited because it’s going to make our programs stronger in the long run,” said Hillcrest head volleyball coach Deirdre Smith.
The clubhouse in Northwest Springfield has been the home for the SPS future volleyball players Academy every Wednesday in the month of June; something Kickapoo head coach Marci Adams put into motion.
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Men and women react differently to a missing audience
Martin-Luther-Universitat Halle-Wittenberg
Without an audience, men run slower and women faster: The lack of spectators during the coronavirus pandemic appears to have had a noticeable effect on the performance of athletes at the 2020 Biathlon World Cup, a new study by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Psychology of Sport and Exercise shows. According to the new analysis, women also performed better in complex tasks, such as shooting, when an audience was present while men did not.
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High school football coaches talk approach to recruiting after NCAA changes
Main Street Nashville
Brentwood Academy coach Cody White isn’t ready to say high school football is permanently changed.
But the NCAA’s adoption of a widely accepted one-time transfer rule — which allows collegiate athletes to transfer one time without penalty and gain immediate eligibility at another school — has spawned more new names than ever in the NCAA transfer portal.
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How to develop good prerace habits
U.S. Masters Swimming
Ever false started, missed the start, or been the last off the blocks? The truth is the race starts long before you get to the blocks. Yes, the hours and hours of training and working on technique are critical for racing success, but so are rituals that mentally prepare you to race.
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Private school basketball players get another chance to 'audition' for college coaches
The Charlotte Observer
For the second straight week, some of the state’s private school basketball teams will play a series of games in front of college coaches.
This will be the third NCAA “Live Period” for recruits to play with their high school teams. In 2019, there were two held in North Carolina and more than 150 coaches attended.
For years, the NCAA has held live period events for travel teams, usually in April and July, to give Division I college coaches a chance to see top recruits up close and personal.
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Jefferson High School: Touring the future home of Cavaliers athletics
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
When Jefferson volleyball coach Beth Donnelly saw the new high school's athletic facilities for the first time, a single thought raced across her mind: "Why have I been coaching in college for so long when I could have been here?" the former Morningside head coach said Tuesday.
"This facility is better than any place I've ever coached in," she continued. "That's not a knock against any of the colleges, it's just a pat on the back to the way the Sioux Falls School District has put things together."
The gym, weight room, outdoor fields, tennis courts — basically everything on the athletics side at Jefferson High — have drawn rave reviews from the coaches.
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How secure is your health or fitness app?
HealthDay News
Your health and fitness apps may have privacy issues that put your personal information at risk, researchers warn. The researchers looked at more than 15,000 free health apps in the Google Play store and compared their privacy practices with a random sample of more than 8,000 non-health apps.
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Judge ejects Santa Fe parent's concussion lawsuit alleging school football caused permanent damage
Houston Chronicle
A federal judge in Galveston dealt a crushing defeat to Troy and Donna Yarbrough this week, dismissing a pioneering civil rights lawsuit that alleged high school football practice had caused permanent damage to their teenage son.
Judge Jeffrey V. Brown, a former flag football coach at the YMCA, ruled the parents had no constitutional grounds to sue the Santa Fe Independent School District. Their 2018 suit argued that children have a fundamental right to be protected from concussions and potential brain damage when they play contact sports. Brown ruled that a public school district is not responsible for concussions inflicted by one player upon another.
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What does the research say about COVID-19 safety protocols in schools?
By Brian Stack
I noticed the other day as I walked the halls of my high school that no one follows all the one-way floor stickers we placed all over the building last summer — no one. The funny thing is, no one has been following them at the grocery store I shop at either. Maybe that’s why the grocery store got rid of them last week. I told my head custodian to do the same this summer when they do their annual deep clean and waxing of our school floors. The floor stickers may be one example of a safety protocol that we won’t need this fall, but we know that COVID won’t be gone. The question is, what protocols will we need?
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A different way to think about leadership coaching
Kevin Eikenberry
There are many ways leaders can improve in their work. One of the most targeted and helpful is providing them with leadership coaching. There is little doubt that a skilled and experienced coach is one of the biggest assets in helping a willing leader grow and become more confident and effective. While most will agree with that statement, the challenges and resistances to leadership coaching are many and real. We want to help reduce those barriers.
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Empower students with no-cost digital resources from Dose of Knowledge, addressing key topics related to the dangers associated with substance misuse, including the short-term and long-term effects on the brain and body, the impact of peer pressure and how to seek help through trusted resources. Download digital lessons now!
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Nearly 1 in 5 high school students and 1 in 20 middle school students reported current e-cigarette use in 2020. E-cigarette use among youth is unsafe. The nicotine in e-cigarettes can harm adolescent brain development by impacting attention, learning, and memory. Learn more at CDC.gov/e-cigarettes.
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.FITNESS & CONDITIONING
Open learning spaces do not increase children's physical activity
University of Jyväskylä via ScienceDaily
According to a recent study, open learning spaces are not directly associated with the physical activity of students in grades 3 and 5, even though more breaks from sedentary time were observed in open learning spaces compared to conventional classrooms.
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Best ab exercises: 5 moves to build a stronger core
CNET
Shredded abs require more than sit-ups. In fact, a defined midsection requires much more than exercise alone. Still, the right exercises are a key part of the process of building up your core abdominal muscles, which, when your body fat percentage is low enough, may appear as the coveted washboard abs so many people desire.
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Eating disorders in teens skyrocketing during pandemic
Harvard School of Public Health
Experts are concerned about a dramatic rise in eating disorders among teenagers over the past year. Possible explanations for the increase include teens’ loss of familiar routines and regular connections with friends, anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic, boredom, and food insecurity at home.
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How childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life
AAAS via EurekAlert!
A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University's Brain Science Institute and Assistant Professor ISHIHARA Toru from Kobe University's Graduate School of Human Development and Environment has illuminated the changes in the brain's neural network and cortex structure that underlie the positive association between childhood exercise and the maintenance and promotion of cognitive function in later life.
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Just don't do it: 10 exercise myths
The Guardian
We all believe we should exercise more. So why is it so hard to keep it up? Daniel E Lieberman, Harvard professor of evolutionary biology, explodes the most common and unhelpful workout myths.
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Why intermittent fasting might not be your best diet choice
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Intermittent fasting, where you either skip a day of meals or restrict your consumption to certain hours, has grown in popularity in recent years.
However, there has been little evidence to date about the effectiveness of fasting compared with more traditional diets, which aim to reduce your calorie intake over the course of a full week.
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