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Athlete Monitoring in American Collegiate Football
American football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. However, in comparison to other mainstream sports such as soccer and rugby, there is limited literature using scientific principles and theory to examine the most appropriate ways to monitor the sport. This serves as a …
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Social Interaction and Perceived Racism on Collegiate Football Teams
Past studies have presented equivocal views on the social interaction and perceived racism between racial groups on multi-racial sport teams. The present study examines in-depth analysis of transcribed interviews of both Black and White team members. The method, common labeled DRI (description, …
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Analysis of Linear Head Accelerations From Collegiate Football Impacts
… head accelerations to analyze head impacts from collegiate football. The Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) System is an in-helmet system with six spring mounted accelerometers and an antenna that transmits data via radio frequency to a sideline receiver and laptop computer system. The data reported by …
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Weighing the Options: Assessing Two-A-Day Practices in Collegiate Football
… and administrative implications of Virginia Tech football's two-a-day practice schedule changes. More specifically, the research examined the relationship between weight loss and hydration as associated with two-a-day practices and studied the deviation with relations to practice patterns. …
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Muscle-to-Bone Ratio in Division I Collegiate Football Players by Position
… differences in body composition between football positions but have not characterized MBR differences via position in football players The purpose of the present study was to compare the MBR determined using dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in National Collegiate Athletic Association …
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Predicting Starting Status: Factors Contributing to the Success of Collegiate Football Players
The recruiting process in collegiate football calls for coaches to identify prospective student-athletes who would be most successful at their institution. Humara (2005) argues that while coaches are experts in the identification of physical attributes needed for success, they may lack the ability …
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Utilization Of B-Mode Ultrasound As A Body Fat Estimate In Collegiate Football Players
… predict percent body fat (%BF) in a Division I football team. Body composition was estimated by ultrasound, seven site skinfolds (SKINFOLD), and the three compartment-water (3C-W) model of Siri (1961), using Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) to estimate total body water (TBW) and air-displacement …
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The relationship of hamstring and hip flexor flexibility to injury rates in collegiate football players
Fifty collegiate football players volunteered to participate in the study to examine the relationship between flexibility and injury rate of muscle strain, specifically the Hamstring and Hip Flexor muscle groups. Participants were evaluated for range of motion and monitored for non-contact …
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Influence of Outcome Expectancy on Optimisim, Pessimism, Anxiety and Self-Confidence in Collegiate Football Players
… In the current study, 15 male, Division I-AA collegiate football players from a southeastern university were tested over a three game trial period. Game conditions or outcome expectancies were determined by participant ratings on a 5-point Likert scale question. Response options ranged from …
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The Relationship Between Personality Factors of Collegiate Football Players and Their Effectiveness on the Playing Field
… groups of outstanding and less outstanding collegiate football players. The problem was further investigated: (1) in an effort to determine the personality differences between the various groups studied; and (2) to determine if there were distinct group personality profiles present. Need for …
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Physiological and Perceived Psychological Responses of Collegiate Football Athletes to Ventilated Shoulder Pads During a Scrimmage
… on core temperature and perceived exertion in football athletes during a scrimmage. METHODS: Eight football athletes were randomly divided into two groups, one receiving cold air ventilation (v) and the other receiving no treatment (nv). Ratings of perceived exertion were taken and core …
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Guardian Cap Effectiveness on Reducing Impact Accelerations and Enduring Player Health at the Collegiate Football Level
… to test proposition and visual skills of MIT Football players in season and out of season, and analyze their performance. We quantified how in season and out of season results differed, and compared results between players who wore Guardian Caps in games and players who didn’t. Trends …
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SUBCONCUSSIVE HEAD IMPACT EFFECT ON PLASMA EXPRESSION OF S100-BETA AND PINCH PROTEINS IN COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
… longitudinal investigation of Division-I collegiate football players, the acute and longer-term effects of repetitive subconcussive impacts on plasma S100β and PINCH levels and concussion-related symptom score were examined. The first aim was to investigate the acute repetitive …
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Injury prediction in Division I college football players using a modified lower extremity version of the FMS
… Lower extremity injuries are prevalent in collegiate football. According to Rechel et al [3], a study that tracked collegiate football injuries from 1988-2004, 55.7% of injuries suffered during spring practice were lower extremity. The same study also found that 17.6% of all injuries …
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The effect of repetitive subconcussive head impacts on observed physiological, biochemical, and functional perturbances in the brain in high school and collegiate football players: a systematic literature review
… helmeted head impacts (RSHI) in high school and collegiate athletes. We performed a literature review of all English-language medical literature from 2009 to current. Hippocampal volume changes, white matter diffusion changes, neurocognitive and neurophysiological performance, serum brain marker, …
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Estimating Body Mass through Bone Mineral Density Studies Using Dexa (Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry)
… dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans of 107 collegiate football athletes. Athletes are a good fit for this study because they have achieved or almost achieved their peak bone mass by this age, and the weight fluctuations that occur throughout an individual’s lifetime have yet to occur. The …
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Analysis of Force-Limiting Capabilities of Football Neck Collars
The purpose of this study was to examine football neck collars and determine their effectiveness at preventing transient brachial plexopathy and other neck injuries due to football impacts. Transient brachial plexopathy, commonly called a stinger or burner, is an injury to the brachial plexus. As …
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Psychosocial outcomes of the mindfulness-acceptance-commitment approach in collegiate student-athletes
… social anxiety, and academic distress, Four collegiate football players completed the seven MAC sessions and completed measures of psychosocial outcomes. The intervention produced psychosocial improvements in some but not all participants. Implications for future research and application are …
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