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Success Story: A Wake-Up Call to a Better Life

By Sam Dehority — 2013

Sean Harrison wasn’t an athlete. Sure, he’s 6’6″ and 200-plus pounds, but flat feet and a lack of coordination kept him from utilizing his size, while a steady diet of Bojangles’ fast food and soda kept him on the couch.

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Surprising Link Between Athletics and Addiction

While investigating the idealized benefits between sport and addiction, researchers found that the prevalence of substance abuse in some sports communities, in fact, creates a greater risk of addictions for people already vulnerable to them.

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University of Alberta
2017
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What Can Athletes with ADHD Teach Us about the Condition?

Michael Phelps, hailed as the greatest Olympian ever, has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Can his, and others’, success be used help inspire younger people?

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Patrick Barkham
2012
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What Do Athletes with ADHD Need to Know About TUEs?

In recent years across the U.S., there’s been a consistent increase in the number of children and adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

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USADA
2018
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What’s the Best Exercise to Manage ADHD Symptoms?

You may have already heard that regular exercise can give your mood a boost. If you have ADHD, a workout does more than make you feel good. It can help control your symptoms, too.

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Rachel Reiff Ellis
2020
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How ADHD Puts Athletes in the Zone

Athletes with ADHD tend to perform better in sports that require hyper focus, i.e. short and intense bursts of attention.

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Dr. Dale Archer
2014
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What to Steal from 6 Olympians’ Pre-Game Rituals

We can’t think of many more pressure-filled moments in sports than being an Olympic athlete on the starting line. To be ready to perform at the highest level, and deal with the inevitable nerves, each athlete has to find his perfect pre-competition routine.

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Lily Ford
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Rituals Keep These Athletes Grounded. They Can Help Parents, Too.

With stress levels high during the pandemic, every day can feel like overtime. Here’s how to take back control.

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Neha Chaudhary
2020
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The Fight for the Future of Transgender Athletes

A group of influential women’s sports advocates say their proposals are about fairness. But LGBT activists say their plans would endanger transgender rights — and transgender lives.

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Will Hobson
2021
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The Gender Equality Debate: A Boost for Women in Sport

If you’re familiar with us at Athlete Assessments, you might know we’re big believers in gender equality and are passionate about equal rights, equal pay, equal opportunity, and equal recognition, not only for female athletes, but for women in general.

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Rebekah Box
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The formula for gender equality in sports

How the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women transformed women’s college athletics.

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Diane Williams
2021
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