How to keep athletes safe from heat illness as high school sports practice begins amid a brutally hot summer

The first two weeks of preseason training are the toughest as players’ bodies acclimatize to running hard in the heat. An exercise scientist explains the risks.

Susan Yeargin, Associate Professor of Athletic Training, University of South Carolina • conversation
Aug. 1, 2022 ~9 min

How to keep teen athletes safe from heat illness as sports practice begins amid a brutally hot summer

The first two weeks of preseason training are the toughest as players’ bodies acclimatize to running hard in the heat. An exercise scientist explains the risks.

Susan Yeargin, Associate Professor of Athletic Training, University of South Carolina • conversation
Aug. 1, 2022 ~9 min


Heat risk and young athletes — rising temperatures lead to lawsuits and environmental injustice

Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.

Natasha Brison, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 19, 2022 ~10 min

Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record

Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.

Natasha Brison, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 19, 2022 ~10 min

Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on Earth

Summer sports camps and August training sessions often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.

Natasha Brison, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Texas A&M University • conversation
July 19, 2022 ~10 min

Expert: Flores lawsuit against NFL could spark change

The lawsuit that former head coach Brian Flores has brought against the NFL for racial discrimination could bring change quickly, an expert says.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~5 min

The results of European football matches are becoming more predictable – new research

We analysed data from almost 88,000 matches played over 26 years across 11 major European leagues. This is what we found.

Taha Yasseri, Associate Professor, School of Sociology; Geary Fellow, Geary Institute for Public Policy, University College Dublin • conversation
Dec. 17, 2021 ~7 min

Why taking penalties under pressure can be so tough

High pressure during penalties can cause a whole range of problems before striking the ball, both psychological and physical.

Louise Ellis, Senior Lecturer in the Division of Sport, Exercise, and Public Health, University of Huddersfield • conversation
Dec. 9, 2021 ~7 min


Heading the ball is linked to cognitive impairment in retired professional footballers: new research

We found the more headers former professional footballers made over their careers, the lower they tended to score on a memory test.

Andrew Rutherford, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Psychology, Keele University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Concentration untangles environmental issues, solutions

Environmental Science and Public Policy takes multidisciplinary approach to complex existential threat.

Jill Radsken • harvard
Nov. 1, 2021 ~12 min

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