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Texas A&M University brought home the GOLD at TACSM 2014!

Texas A&M University brought home the GOLD at TACSM 2014!

This past weekend, February 27-28, 2014, was the Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (TACSM) annual meeting held at the beautiful campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The Huffines Institute, as well as the Health and Kinesiology Department at Texas A&M are very proud of our faculty and student award winners.Dr. Jim Fluckey, Huffines Institute Internal Advisory Board Chair, was voted as the new President-elect for TACSM for 2...
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Weekly Text Article! "Quidditch: Simultaneously Pursuing Snitches and Gender Equality in Sport"

Weekly Text Article! "Quidditch: Simultaneously Pursuing Snitches and Gender Equality in Sport"

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  • 7/24/2013 8:34:00 AM
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Read the weekly text article "Quidditch: Simultaneously Pursuing Snitches and Gender Equality in Sport" by Adam Cohen. "J.K. Rowling has accomplished more than conquering the literary world (over 400 million books in the Harry Potter series have been sold) and the movie industry (over seven billion dollars grossed worldwide). According to the 2008 Kids & Family Reading Report, she can also be given accolades for increasing children’s desire to read: "three in f...
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Feel the Burn, Not the Burnout, Year Round

Feel the Burn, Not the Burnout, Year Round

  • 11/7/2011 7:21:33 PM
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Check out the Article this week. "Feel the Burn, Not the Burnout, Year Round," by Travis Irby. Many athletes compete in sports year round. Sometimes the athlete is involved in one sport with one long season spent with various school and club teams throughout the year. Other times, an athlete is involved in several different sports over a year. Whatever the case, it is important that the year-round athlete prevent the mental and physical burnout that can come with the rigors of never-ending...
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Down-Side of Being A Female Athlete

Down-Side of Being A Female Athlete

  • 11/4/2011 11:41:48 AM
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Check out our new weekly article, "Down-Side of Being a Female Athlete," by Greeshma Prabhu. Several decades ago, the US Government passed the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which eliminated sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving Federal aid. This law led to a rise in the female participation in sports over time, up to more than 150,000 women playing sports today...
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It's Podcast Friday with Dr. Noah Dean and Quackery in Sports Medicine!

It's Podcast Friday with Dr. Noah Dean and Quackery in Sports Medicine!

  • 10/27/2011 7:54:00 AM
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Today we are pleased to have Dr. Noah Dean from Texas Lutheran University join us in the podcast.  Noah has made a mission of exposing and educating the public about quacks and fraudulent health products that are on the market.  This is a fun conversation and greatly needed in today's consumer society. We also talk about Noah's experience as a stuntman on Friday Night Lights.
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