NCAA faces uphill battle getting mental health care to student-athletes
Getting the support of a coach for mental health issues may hinder an athlete from seeking help
YOUTH
Technology helping youth baseball players train smarter
New app uses AI to help youth baseball players train smarter, avoid overuse injuries and develop to play at the next level
Little League’s international growth foreshadowed MLB’s globalized rosters
For some Little League international players, the Baseball World Series is the beginning of their path to MLB
Olaoye showing the indirect route may be the shortest to achieving goals
Daniel Olaoye is symbolic of the move of English players out of Great Britain and into other football leagues in the goal to return to the Premier League
Winning isn’t what children enjoy about youth sports
New report reinforces that children enjoy development and social aspects of youth sports over winning
Arizona State brings collegiate hockey a world away
Arizona State becomes the first NCAA hockey program to play games in China as it competes against professional teams from China and Russia
Muay thai program wants young people in their ‘gang’
Thailand’s most popular sport has emerged as an instrument for change
Wheelchair-using umpires get their chance to stay in the game
Officials who use a wheelchair are making an impact in able-bodied sports
Schools search for solutions as vaping blows up among high school athletes
Students, including athletes, risk their health and potential careers by vaping, while schools search for a way to stop them
Proposed ‘loot box’ bill could alter esports game development
Proposed legislation aims to protect children from predatory video game microtransactions, but could also drastically alter the industry
No scholarship, no problem: Athletes use club teams as springboard to gold
Olympic and pro dreams don't have to end for athletes who use the club route to success
South Sudan never far from mind of Northern Arizona Suns’ Peter Jok
Inspired by trips for fast food, a love of basketball was born for Peter Jok
INTEREST
Crawl, walk, run, fly—what comes next will absolutely surprise us. - Alberto Rios