By Ken Reed
Sadly, some of the most successful track and field and cross country programs in the country emphasize body fat percentage over health, especially with female athletes.
The University of Oregon and the University of Colorado both have traditions of being elite track and cross country programs and national championship contenders, year in […]
By Ken Reed
If someone could find a truly evidence-based way to protect the brains of athletes in heavy contact sports like football, hockey and lacrosse it would be worth multiple millions of dollars.
Football is the most popular sport in the United States and players, coaches and fans alike don’t want to give it […]
Continue Reading →: Quest Continues For a Magical Device to Protect Athletes’ Brains
By Ken Reed
Following an abusive conditioning workout, which was apparently punishment for some players missing curfew, five Concordia University, Chicago men’s basketball players had to be hospitalized. The hospitalizations forced the Division III program to postpone at least two of its games.
School athletic director Peter Gnan temporarily suspended coach Steve Kollar following the […]
Continue Reading →: Tyrannical Basketball Coach’s Abusive Workout Sends Players to Hospital
Guest Column
By Mano Watsa
Today I want to share something that’s been troubling me for the better part of the last year or so…
For better or worse…
I’m quite active on social media these days.
It helps me keep a pulse on the game of youth basketball.
And I have to admit, […]
Continue Reading →: A Disturbing Trend That Could Destroy Youth Basketball Forever
By Ken Reed
Tua Tagovailoa is in the NFL’s concussion protocol once again.
He has suffered multiple concussions this year. For his long-term health, he should seriously consider retiring from football.
Human beings can make full recoveries from knee, ankle and shoulder injuries. That isn’t always the case with brain injuries.
Tagovailoa, unconscionably, was […]
Continue Reading →: Tua Tagovailoa Should Seriously Consider Retirement
Brain injuries dropped after Dartmouth eliminated tackling during practices
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens made the bold move 12 years ago to eliminate live tackling during all practices. It was a gamble because neither he nor anyone else knew if Dartmouth could still be competitive on […]
Continue Reading →: Dartmouth shows how football can be made safer
By Ken Reed
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), on behalf of the National College Players Association (NCPA), has filed a claim against the University of Southern California (USC), the Pac-12 conference and the NCAA, charging unfair labor practices. The NLRB plans to argue that athletes at USC are employees of the three groups […]
Continue Reading →: NLRB Charging USC, Pac-12 and NCAA With Unlawful Labor Practices
By Ken Reed
Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens made the bold move 12 years ago to eliminate live tackling during all practices. It was a gamble, because neither he nor anyone else knew if Dartmouth could still be competitive on game days after making that move.
However, Teevens has plenty of data now. Injuries have […]
Continue Reading →: Dartmouth Has Demonstrated How Football Can Be Safer. Is Anyone Watching?
By Ken Reed
From a physical activity perspective our young people are in bad shape. Literally.
According to “The 2022 United States Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth,” our children and youth earned a D- in “Overall Physical Activity” and a D in “Sedentary Behaviors.”
The U.S. Report Card Research Advisory […]
League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast
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Linda Flanagan, author of the new book “Take Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids’ Sports and Why It Matters,” joins the podcast to talk about the ways heavily commercialized and professionalized […]