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Sport Concussion Education and Prevention

Charles H. Tator

There has been a remarkable increase in the past 10 years in the awareness of concussion in the sports and recreation communities. Just as sport participants, their families, coaches, trainers, and sports organizations now know more about concussions, health care professionals are also better prepared to diagnose and manage concussions. As has been stated in the formal articles in this special issue on sport-related concussion, education about concussion is one of the most important aspects of concussion prevention, with the others being data collection, program evaluation, improved engineering, and introduction and enforcement of rules. Unfortunately, the incidence of concussion appears to be rising in many sports and thus, additional sports-specific strategies are required to reduce the incidence, short-term effects, and long term consequences of concussion. Enhanced educational strategies are required to ensure that individual participants, sports organizations, and health care professionals recognize concussions and manage them proficiently according to internationally recognized guidelines. Therefore, this paper serves as a “brief report” on a few important aspects of concussion education and prevention.

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Addressing the Problem of Student- Athlete Sleepiness: Feasibility of Implementing an Interactive Sleep Workshop at a Division I School

Emily Kaier, Danielle Zanotti, Joanne L. Davis, Kathleen Strunk, and Lisa DeMarni Cromer

Sleep concerns are prevalent among student-athletes and can result in impaired athletic and academic performance. The current study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief sleep workshop for student-athletes. Athletes (N = 152) completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires (n = 104) after the intervention. Greater than half of the athletes (51%) who attended the workshops and followup reported at least one change in sleep behaviors. Results revealed a significant decrease in sleepiness from baseline to follow-up and an improvement in daytime functioning. Although athletes reported an increase in problematic sleep hygiene behaviors, they recorded significant increases in sleep knowledge from baseline to follow-up, which was maintained at the second follow-up. These longitudinal data provide evidence that a brief psychoeducation sleep workshop for student-athletes is promising for improving sleep knowledge and daily functioning.

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Lack of Sleep Among Adolescent Athletes Is Associated With a Higher Prevalence of Self-Reported History of Anxiety and Depression

Andrea Stracciolini, Caitlin M. McCracken, William P. Meehan III, and Matthew D. Milewski

who underwent an injury prevention evaluation (IPE) at a sports injury prevention center, affiliated with a tertiary level pediatric medical center between April 2013 and February 2018. Only athletes 18 years and younger, which comprises the majority of the population participating in the center were

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A Content Analysis of Mental Health Literacy Education for Sport Coaches

Stephen P. Hebard, James E. Bissett, Emily Kroshus, Emily R. Beamon, and Aviry Reich

among college students . Medical Care Research and Review, 66 ( 5 ), 522 – 541 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558709335173 Fearnow-Kenney , M. , Wyrick , D.L. , Milroy , J.J. , Reifsteck , E. , Kelly , S.E. , & Day , T.F. ( 2016 ). The effect of a web-based alcohol prevention program on

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Transition (From Sport) Experiences of Former National Football League Players: An NFL-LONG Study

J.D. DeFreese, Erianne A. Weight, Landon B. Lempke, Samuel R. Walton, Zachary Yukio Kerr, Benjamin L. Brett, Avinash Chandran, Rebekah Mannix, Ruben J. Echemendia, Michael A. McCrea, William P. Meehan III, and Kevin M. Guskiewicz

from the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association and VALD. Dr. Kerr acknowledges support from Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, and National Institutes of Health. Dr. Brett acknowledges support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke under the

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A Time for Clinical Transformation: Emerging Implications From COVID-19 for Athlete Transition Research and Clinical Practice

J.D. DeFreese, Samuel R. Walton, Avinash Chandran, and Zachary Y. Kerr

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to the structure of sport and the experiences of athletes. In this commentary, we consider how these changes, including schedule disruptions and the early termination of careers, have contributed to a reconsideration of how athlete transition should be defined, examined, and intervened upon. We outline our rationale for this proposed reconfiguration, including implications for researchers and practitioners working with athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. For researchers, we recommend updating the transition definition, reconsidering the measurement of salient transition-related variables, and utilizing study designs/methods that best facilitate this work. For practitioners, we recommend considering the dynamic nature of transition within holistic athlete care, building momentum on mental health destigmatization achieved during the pandemic, athlete transition education, and clinician advocacy for transition-related resources for athletes. Ultimately, we hope this work will spark continued innovations in athlete transition research and practice moving forward.

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Alcohol Consumption Literacy, Alcohol Confrontation Efficacy, and the Educational and Training Needs of Coaches to Manage Student-Athlete Alcohol Misuse

Graig M. Chow, Matthew D. Bird, Stinne Soendergaard, and Todd A. Gilson

that coaches play in the prevention and management of student-athlete alcohol misuse ( Chow, Bird, Soendergaard, & Yang, 2019 ; Pitts, Chow, & Yang, 2018 ). While there are increased expectations for coaches to manage the mental health and drinking behaviors of their student-athletes, this group has

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Eating Disorders in Male Athletes: Factors Associated With Onset and Maintenance

Julie Freedman, Sally Hage, and Paula A. Quatromoni

, & McLean, 2018 ). Contemporary research is needed to better characterize the male athlete ED experience, and qualitative research can offer important insights to guide prevention, detection, and treatment efforts. The research literature on EDs in sport is small and predominantly features female athletes

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Me, Myself, and My Thoughts: The Influence of Brooding and Reflective Rumination on Depressive Symptoms in Athletes in the United Kingdom

Richard Tahtinen, Michael McDougall, Niels Feddersen, Olli Tikkanen, Robert Morris, and Noora J. Ronkainen

factors that are inherent in the context of sports such as performance failure, career transitions, or injury. From an applied perspective, an understanding of these risk factors is essential as it allows stakeholders to determine potential target groups for prevention. However, to identify what exactly

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Exploring the Association Between Sport Participation and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in a Sample of Canadian High School Students

Jessica Murphy, Karen A. Patte, Philip Sullivan, and Scott T. Leatherdale

were the most common, followed by behavioral (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, oppositional-defiant disorder) and mood (e.g., major depressive disorder, bipolar I or II disorder) disorders ( Kessler et al., 2012 ). The prevention and early intervention of mental illness among youth is a