Study: Practicing without helmets could help improve safety in football
For football players, practicing without helmets and shoulder pads may help reduce the number of head impacts in later practices and games, a new study suggests. “The concept of practicing drills...
View ArticleChinese Exchange Students Study at CCHS - By Amanda Rock
A majority of the students that attend Charlotte Charlotte High School have been in the MACS school system since Kindergarten. Others transferred from different middle schools and elementary schools....
View ArticleStudy finds higher injury rates for athletes who specialize in one sport
Study Indicates Higher Injury Rates for High School Athletes Who Specialize in One Sport https://t.co/5kq3Y5fHlv pic.twitter.com/acFI9RDUTt — NFHS (@NFHS_Org) November 3, 2016 High school athletes who...
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University of Iowa study: Youth flag football not safer than tackle
A new study from the University of Iowa suggests that flag football isn’t safer than tackle football among youth athletes. UI Health Care researchers found that there was no significant difference in...
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Study: Current high schoolers specialize in one sport two years earlier than...
The debate continues over the effectiveness of youth sports specialization for future success. With the ongoing debate regarding injury risk and the health of athletes who focus on a single sport at a...
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New study shows that girls soccer has higher per capita rate of concussions...
The J.L. Mann girls soccer team. (Photo: Greenville News) When you think of prep sports concussions, you almost certainly think of football first. Yet a new study shows that football barely has the...
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Study: Head impact-measuring devices limited in ability to predict, diagnose...
A new special issue of the Journal of Athletic Training is shedding more light on concussions through a series of academic studies. Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP File While the knowledge and education...
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Study: 70 percent of kids stop playing sports by 13 years old
A new study finds that the number of children participating in youth sports has declined 6% over the last five years. The benefits of youth sports are many, from helping children learn about teamwork...
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Study: HS football not 'major risk factor' for cognitive impairment,...
(Photo: Getty Images) A new study that examined men who were high school football players in Wisconsin in the late 1950s has determined that “cognitive and depression outcomes later in life were found...
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Study: Playing smartphone app helps concussion recovery in teens
When one suffers a concussion, it is likely that a doctor will advise the patient to avoid screen time on computers, televisions, tablets and smartphones. Thanks to a new smartphone app, however, there...
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Study: 50 percent of high school pitchers report pain in throwing arm
According to a recent study out of Ohio State University, a bit more than half of high school pitchers experience pain in their throwing arm during a season. To better understand the cause of these...
View ArticleStudy: Pitchers who also play catcher three times more likely to get injured
According to new research published by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), high school baseball pitchers who also play catcher suffer three times more upper-body injuries than pitchers...
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