scholarly journals Life Satisfaction in Division IAA and Division III Football Players

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista Francisco
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Division Iii

Comparison of Preseason, Midseason, and Postseason Neurocognitive Scores in Uninjured Collegiate Football Players

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1284-1288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. Miller ◽  
Gregory J. Adamson ◽  
Marilyn M. Pink ◽  
John C. Sweet
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cognitive Testing ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Neurocognitive Test ◽  
Collegiate Football

Background College football players sustain an average of 3 subconcussive blows to the head per game. Concussions correlate with decreases in standardized neurocognitive test scores. It is not known whether repetitive, subconcussive microtrauma associated with participation in a full season of collision sport affects neurocognitive test scores. Hypothesis No difference exists between preseason, midseason, and postseason Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) and Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) scores when collegiate football players sustain subconcussive microtrauma from forceful, repetitive contact activity. Study Design Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods Fifty-eight members of a Division III collegiate football team who had no known concussion during the season voluntarily completed the SAC and ImPACT instruments preseason, midseason, and postseason. A repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the scores at the 3 time intervals (P < .05). Results No statistically significant decreases were found in overall SAC or ImPACT scores or in any of the domains or composites of the tests (P < .05) when preseason, midseason, and postseason scores were evaluated. Conclusions ImPACT and SAC neurocognitive test scores are not significantly altered by a season of repetitive contact in collegiate football athletes who have not sustained a concussion. Clinical Relevance A diminution in SAC or ImPACT scores in concert with clinical symptoms and findings should be interpreted as evidence of a postconcussive event.

Nutritional Knowledge of NCAA Division III Football Players

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Elizabeth L. Abbey ◽  
Christina M. Kirkpatrick ◽  
Cynthia J. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Ncaa Division Iii ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Division Iii

NCAA Division III Football Players Dietary Intake: In Season vs. Off Season

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 862-863
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. DeFrang ◽  
Wendy ES Repovich ◽  
Janet T. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Ncaa Division Iii ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Division Iii

Comparison Between Different Off-Season Resistance Training Programs in Division III American College Football Players

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay R Hoffman ◽  
Nicholas A Ratamess ◽  
Marc Klatt ◽  
Avery D Faigenbaum ◽  
Ryan E Ross ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
College Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Division Iii

scholarly journals Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Feairheller ◽  
Kristin R. Aichele ◽  
Joyann E. Oakman ◽  
Michael P. Neal ◽  
Christina M. Cromwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Fasting Glucose ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Vascular Health ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Division Iii ◽  
Brachial Artery Diameter ◽  
Health Measures

Studies report that football players have high blood pressure (BP) and increased cardiovascular risk. There are over 70,000 NCAA football players and 450 Division III schools sponsor football programs, yet limited research exists on vascular health of athletes. This study aimed to compare vascular and cardiovascular health measures between football players and nonathlete controls. Twenty-three athletes and 19 nonathletes participated. Vascular health measures included flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Cardiovascular measures included clinic and 24 hr BP levels, body composition,VO2 max, and fasting glucose/cholesterol levels. Compared to controls, football players had a worse vascular and cardiovascular profile. Football players had thicker carotid artery IMT (0.49 ± 0.06 mm versus 0.46 ± 0.07 mm) and larger brachial artery diameter during FMD (4.3±0.5 mm versus3.7±0.6 mm), but no difference in percent FMD. Systolic BP was significantly higher in football players at all measurements: resting (128.2±6.4 mmHg versus122.4±6.8 mmHg), submaximal exercise (150.4±18.8 mmHg versus137.3±9.5 mmHg), maximal exercise (211.3±25.9 mmHg versus191.4±19.2 mmHg), and 24-hour BP (124.9±6.3 mmHg versus109.8±3.7 mmHg). Football players also had higher fasting glucose (91.6±6.5 mg/dL versus86.6±5.8 mg/dL), lower HDL (36.5±11.2 mg/dL versus47.1±14.8 mg/dL), and higher body fat percentage (29.2±7.9% versus23.2±7.0%). Division III collegiate football players remain an understudied population and may be at increased cardiovascular risk.

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