As a youngster, Samantha Mewis competed with her club soccer teammates for the right to don Mia Hamm’s jersey.
“Oh yeah, I had posters of Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers in my room,” Mewis recalled. “I idolized them. . . . Watching them showed us you could represent the US and play international soccer. That paved the way for us to play this style of soccer that we do, and we are definitely indebted to those players.”
Now, young girls can look up to Mewis, who recently was named 2020 US Soccer Female Player of the Year, an award Hamm captured five times.
When experience has demonstrated that an extra glass of wine or a slice of cake won’t make us feel better in the long run, why do bad habits continue to compel us?
… This year, [Ralph] Krueger has 11 days of ice time – the first sessions are Friday at KeyBank Center – to prepare the Sabres for the pandemic-shortened 56-game regular season that begins Jan. 14.
Limited ice, of course, is hardly ideal. No exhibition games will be played this year, only two scrimmages. The Sabres have several new players. They haven’t played a game in nearly 10 months.
The NFL has chosen 11 athletes from nine countries to compete for a spot in the 2021 International Player Pathway Program.
Instituted in 2017, the program aims to provide elite international athletes an opportunity to compete at the NFL level, improve their skills, and possibly earn a spot on an a team roster.
“Since its creation in 2017, this program has been a part of the league’s continuous efforts to strengthen the pipeline of international players in the NFL,” said Damani Leech, the NFL’s international chief operating officer.
Human pose estimation is a popular solution that AI has to offer; it is used to determine the position and orientation of the human body given an image containing a person.
Some examples of applying pose estimation in fitness are Kaia, VAI Fitness Coach, Ally apps, or the Millie Fit device.
Powered by computer vision and natural language processing algorithms, the technologies lead end-users through a number of workouts and give real-time feedback.
User testing is not common practice in internal KPI dashboard projects. Yet, it can bring much valuable insight, helping create a better user experience. On two occasions I applied simple task-based user tests to dashboard development, as part of an iterative design cycle. In this article, I explain how I implemented them, the choices I made, and how I find the practice beneficial.
The NBA is planning to roll out an ambitious aspect of its leaguewide contact tracing program by requiring players and many team staffers to wear sensor devices during all team-organized activities outside of games starting Jan. 7, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN.
Only Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals — designations outlined in the league’s health and safety protocols that include players and specific staff members, such as coaches — will be required to wear Kinexon SafeZone contact sensor devices on the team plane, the team bus, during practices and to and from the arena or their home practice facility in connection with team travel, the memo states.
Not wearing the sensors is subject to discipline, but it’s unclear what the discipline might be. Players are not required to wear the sensors during games or at the team hotel when traveling.
Air travel may not be associated with continued neurological dysfunction after concussion, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. The study indicates that flying after concussion has little impact on recovery for athletes.
Although air travel is common among athletes, little is known about whether it is safe for a recently concussed person to be exposed to reduced oxygen pressure inside an aircraft cabin.
“In clinic, I have had patients ask me if flying soon after concussion can affect their recovery,” said study author Tara L. Sharma, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington.”
Recent tragic events and data from official NCAA reports suggest student-athletes’ well-being is compromised by symptoms of mental health (MH) disorders. Self-compassion (SC) and mental toughness (MT) are two psychological constructs that have been shown effective against stressors associated with sports. The purpose of this study was to investigate SC, MT, and MH in a NCAA environment for the first time and provide practical suggestions for MH best practice No.4. In total, 542 student-athletes participated across Divisions (Mage = 19.84, SD = 1.7). Data were collected through Mental Toughness Index, Self-Compassion Scale, and Mental Health Continuum–Short Form. MT, SC (including mindfulness), and MH were positively correlated. Males scored higher than females on all three scales. No differences were found between divisions. SC partially mediated the MT-MH relationship, but moderation was not significant. Working towards NCAA MH best practice should include training athletes in both MT and SC skills (via mindfulness).
The Australian Open’s quarantine arrangements for overseas players have been cast into doubt, after the owners of 36 penthouse suites in the building players were to be housed in objected to the plan.
Tennis stars from across the world were set to be put up in the Westin Melbourne under strict quarantine arrangements in the weeks prior to the Australian Open, however the owners of penthouse apartments in the building have objected to its use for international arrivals.
Initially deprived of places to carry out the most basic of training, Olympic hopefuls have had a tough time navigating the year, fretting over how best to maintain their fitness levels in a world of new norms.
The extensive impact of the novel coronavirus was not at its least when it came to the daily diet of athletes, who had been pushing themselves to their physical limits before recovering and building up with the help of proper nutrition.
“There was a rise in body-fat percentage and weight for some athletes after finding themselves unable to train, having been asked to stay at home under the state of emergency,” Ajinomoto Co. researcher and managerial dietician Haruka Suzuki said.
Food addiction is a concept that sticks to the popular psyche. Yet it remains scientifically controversial. True believers will tell you that eating addictive food “lights up” parts of the brain involved in addiction. But then, just about anything that brings a person pleasure does that. So this is not an especially persuasive argument to us. Nonetheless, the notion persists, and it attaches itself especially to highly processed convenience foods.
This week’s release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans came with less build-up than normal. But, the guidelines are drawing reactions from mild to wild.
The 5-year update, a joint production of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS), was carried out without all the usual personal contacts because of the pandemic.
“During the unveiling of the dietary guidelines, USDA and HHS data showed the sad reality that Americans’ eating habits haven’t changed for the better, despite decades of similar guidelines,” said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association. “But today’s reality facing the COVID-19 pandemic brings greater urgency than ever before.
It was a milestone year for women in sports, starting with Katie Sowers becoming the first woman to coach in the Super Bowl and ending with Becky Hammon serving as an NBA head coach.
In between was a series of breakthroughs for women who just wanted a chance — and got it.
Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a major college football game and Kim Ng became the first to be hired as a general manager for a major league team.
WNBA players achieved a higher level of financial security and professional women’s hockey got a boost in exposure. International soccer saw an unprecedented transfer fee paid for a woman to move from one team to another, and the U.S. women’s national soccer team took a step toward its goal of equitable treatment.
