Evaluating and treating neurobehavioral symptoms in professional American football players: Lessons from a case seriesAuthors Respond:

BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the variations in body composition and performance in Japanese collegiate American-football players. OBJECTIVE: To clarify what characterizes competitors at the highest levels – in the top division or on the starting lineup – we compared players’ body compositions and performance test results. METHODS: This study included 172 players. Each player’s body composition and performance (one-repetition maximum bench press, one-repetition maximum back squat, and vertical jump height) were measured; power was estimated from vertical jump height and body weight. Players were compared according to status (starter vs. non-starter), position (skill vs. linemen), and division (1 vs. 2). Regression analysis was performed to determine characteristics for being a starter. RESULTS: Players in higher divisions and who were starters were stronger and had more power, greater body size, and better performance test results. Players in skill positions were relatively stronger than those in linemen positions. Vertical jump height was a significant predictor of being a starter in Division 1. CONCLUSION: Power and vertical jump may be a deciding factor for playing as a starter or in a higher division.

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Player age and initial helmet contact among American football players

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.039 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 115-118

Author(s):

David X. Wang ◽

Anthony M. Napoli ◽

Alex R. Webb ◽

Christine Etzel ◽

Janette Baird ◽

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Keyword(s):

American Football ◽

Football Players

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Effect of Turf Toe on Foot Contact Pressures in Professional American Football Players

Foot & Ankle International ◽

10.3113/fai-2009-0405 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 30 (5) ◽

pp. 405-409 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Robert H. Brophy ◽

Seth C. Gamradt ◽

Scott J. Ellis ◽

Ronnie P. Barnes ◽

Scott A. Rodeo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

National Football League ◽

Peak Pressure ◽

American Football ◽

Football Players ◽

Plantar Pressures ◽

History Of ◽

Turf Toe ◽

The Relationship ◽

Contact Pressures

Background: The relationship between turf toe and plantar foot pressures has not been extensively studied. Two hypotheses were tested in a cohort of professional American football players: first, that a history of turf toe is associated with increased peak hallucal and first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) plantar pressures; second, that decreased range of motion (ROM) of the first MTP correlates with increased peak hallucal and first MTP plantar pressures. Materials and Methods: Forty-four athletes from one National Football League (NFL) team were screened for a history of turf toe during preseason training. Dorsal passive MTP ROM and dynamic plantar pressures were measured in both feet of each player. Anatomical masking was used to assess peak pressure at the first MTP and hallux. Results: First MTP dorsiflexion was significantly lower in halluces with a history of turf toe (40.6 ± 15.1 degrees versus 48.4 ± 12.8 degrees, p = 0.04). Peak hallucal pressures were higher in athletes with turf toe (535 ± 288 kPa versus 414 ± 202 kPa, p = 0.05) even after normalizing for athlete body mass index ( p = 0.0003). Peak MTP pressure was not significantly different between the two groups tested. First MTP dorsiflexion did not correlate with peak hallucal or first MTP pressures. Conclusion: This study showed that turf toe is associated with decreased MTP motion. In addition, increased peak hallucal pressures were found. Further study is warranted to determine whether these pressures correlate with the severity of symptoms or progression of turf toe to first MTP arthritis.

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Full length article/Research paper Changes in blood antioxidant status in American football players and soccer players over a training macrocycle

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness ◽

10.1016/j.jesf.2021.08.001 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ewa Sadowska-Krępa ◽

Sebastian Bańkowski ◽

Agnieszka Kargul ◽

Janusz Iskra

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Status ◽

Research Paper ◽

Full Length ◽

American Football ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Football Players

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Invincible bodies: American sport media’s racialization of Black and white college football players

International Review for the Sociology of Sport ◽

10.1177/1012690218809317 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 272-290

Author(s):

Siduri J Haslerig ◽

Rican Vue ◽

Sara E Grummert

Keyword(s):

Black People ◽

College Football ◽

American Football ◽

Football Players ◽

White Supremacist ◽

White American ◽

Black And White ◽

The Us ◽

Sports Programming ◽

White College

As the most watched college sport broadcast of all time, the US Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN)’s College GameDay (CGD) is one source of socialization that primes US audiences to make certain associations. Through disaggregated analysis of regular- and post-season CGD pre-game and game-of-the-week broadcasts during the 2016 football season, the authors examine the coverage of players’ physicality and injuries, contrasting the portrayals of Black and white American football players. The paper documents prominent narratives that promoted Black players as relatively invulnerable, while making the case that these narratives serve to prime audiences to ascribe inhuman abilities to Black people and thereby reinforce white supremacist ideology.

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