A new substance has found its way into the ranks of bodybuilding. It is not a growth hormone, nor an anabolic steroid, nor any other type of performance-enhancing drug. It is Synthol. The effects of ...

By: Tsong-Rong Jang, Athletics Department & Graduate School, National Taiwan Sport University (Taichung), Taiwan. Zen-Pin Lin, Department of Holistic Wellness, MinDao University, Taiwan. Enrico N.

A code of ethics is a tool that provides minimum standards of conduct expected of coaches as they mature into professionals. It is a tool to encourage coaches to provide common values and do their ...

This study examines the undisciplined behavior of a player (Michelle), who creates an inappropriate environment in her team towards an achievement of a good performance; she suffers from psychological ...

All athletic trainers should be concerned with how stress and anxiety affect their athletes. Many athletes struggle with stress and anxiety on a daily basis. Each athlete reacts to the stress and ...

The history of endorsements by professional athletes gives one insight as to how such opportunities developed and how far the business of endorsements has come since that first baseball bat by ...

In the months prior to this fall, no one could browse through a newspaper sports section; tune a television set to ESPN; or listen to a sports talk radio station without being aware of facts, ...

I describe my coaching style as personal. I feel as a coach the performance, execution, character, and motivation of my team is my responsibility. The quality of these defined areas is a reflection of ...

Athletes competing in different sports require various kinds of conditioning. For example, an offensive lineman in football needs more power and brute strength than a basketball player, who requires ...

Physical preparation for any sport is important. However, being mentally prepared and mentally tough is just as important, if not more important. In the sport of basketball, mental imagery plays an ...

Like them or not, sport agents are a fact of life for high profile athletes in the contemporary sport scene. Most of us were not really aware of their influence or, perhaps, even of their existence ...

Cervical spine injuries became a higher risk of fracture at athletes, martial activities, and vehicle accidents (Thompson, at el., 2009). Regular physical activity is one of the major factors for ...