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Research & Commentary On The Impact Of Sports On Health

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Back In The Pool

Swimmer Caroline Adams shares her story about she has been able to recover from bulimia.

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Lose Better

Schools are creating policies to encourage students to get a therapist before transitioning to college. And you may never guess what these schools and therapists are recommending….

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Move Over Medicine

A poll of male teens reveals promising and not so surprising insights about how to treat mental stress.

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Moving, To Music

There’s a certain measure of musical camaraderie we all have from exercising to music….

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Pro Sports Teams Continue To Hire Psychologists

Sports psychology is a growing field - spurred at all levels of athletics, including pro sports. In this piece, we share recent examples from pro sports and details on how to learn more about the career.

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6 Ways To Help Student Athletes Manage Mental Health

There is growing pressure on young athletes. Some of it stems from parents, some from coaches. Pressure to have success, pressure to succeed with hopes of getting scholarships. These pressures are creating mental stress and anxiety and forcing more teens out of sports they love…

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Olympic Hereos

Noah Lyles, one of the most celebrated stars in American track and field, broke down into tears after winning the bronze medal in the men’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.

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Losing Beats Winning: Social Service Model Uses Sports To Elevate Health For Refugee Community

In our 20-year study of parent and teen behavior, we have tracked the experiences and outcomes of 1,362 families from poorer inner cities to those in more affluent suburban communities. We uncovered the impact of decisions about youth sports, the value of sports to lower-income families, refugee communities, and the downside of sports when families use it in the wrong way.

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Mental Health Takes Hit In Nutmeg State

Divine Edwards hasn’t played a down of football in nearly 3 years, sidelined two straight seasons after a reoccurring knee meniscus tear, and now, with Connecticut high school sports officials canceling fall football after an announcement on September 4th, an emotional Edwards is wondering what next.

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NBA Scores With Love, Insurers Study Telehealth For Autism

Kevin Love, a power forward for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, experienced a panic attack in the middle of a game and he wrote about it in his Player Tribune article. Love said he had a hard time figuring out how to talk about his inner struggles without showing "weakness".

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Zero Splat Points...Is Not The Point

That’s the number of splat points I had in Orange Theory before Christmas, the lowest in the class, 15 worse than my bride and 25 worse than my daughter leading me to believe that managing my own care is exhausting, humiliating and undoubtedly hurting my status in the family.

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Sports Program Targets Children With Autism

For children on the autism spectrum, learning a sport using applied behavioral analysis could be the most effective way to get exercise outside, unwind after a long week of school and therapies, and learn behaviors to have more success in and out of school. But many youth sports programs nationally focus largely on teaching to a wider-net of athletes, including those who are not on the spectrum.

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Cut List: Leaving Sports Created Behavioral Spiral For 20%

In a study with 256 parents nationally from 22 states, we found that roughly 1 in 5 have had children who, after getting cut from their high school sports team and finding limited options in the school or town to replace their team sport, started dealing with depression, anxiety or other riskier behaviors such as substance abuse or an eating disorder.

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