Research Report:
Go Out and Play
An exhaustive study of children’s participation in sports and exercise, "Go Out and Play: Youth Sports in America" is the first to document the benefit of sports to the wellness of families. Although the report finds children’s play linked to healthier children and more content families, many parents, especially African-Americans and Hispanics, reported that schools are shortchanging their daughters.
NCAA Pregnancy Handbook
The NCAA has recently released the "Pregnant and Parenting Student-Athlete Handbook," in an effort to help educate student athletes, coaches and administrators. The first of its kind, this critical publication suggests model athletics department policies, a model student-athlete handbook statement and certified athletic trainer best practices.