Biometrics is the science of measuring and analyzing the data collected from the body. The advances in wearable technology for athletes in recent years (watches, rings, chest straps, etc.) has led to a boom in the collection of biometrics data. Athletes, coaches, and support personnel now have more information than ever before that can be used to help evaluate and enhance an athlete’s performance. 

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SPARKS, Md. — The U.S. women’s national team exhibition against Athletes Unlimited on June 8 at Stony Brook University will be dedicated to mental health awareness and will spotlight the nonprofit organization Morgan’s Message.

USA Lacrosse and MedStar Health announced a five-year extension of the partnership between the two organizations, lasting through 2026. The new agreement continues the multi-faceted, long-term collaboration that was initially forged in 2016.

Lizzie Colson is an elite athlete. She was a two-time national champion as a member of the women’s lacrosse team at the University of Maryland, and she’s now a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team preparing for the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship. For most of her athletic career, she’s been devoid of failure.

One of the few setbacks that Colson’s had to endure came in 2019, when she suffered an ACL injury while training with the U.S. Women’s Team.

In some sports discussions, ACEs are a good thing. They can describe a golf hole-in-one, a winning tennis serve, or the baseball team’s best pitcher.

But in the world of youth sports, ACEs are also harsh predictors of potentially adverse and lifelong health and well-being challenges. 

There are many reasons to play sports, including a wide range of physical, emotional, and social benefits. But harassment and abuse, on any level and in any form, can not be part of the equation.

Harassment and abuse can be expressed in five forms which may occur in combination or in isolation. These include psychological abuse, physical abuse, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and neglect.

As we approach the month of April, we know that youth and high school spring lacrosse seasons are now underway, or will be shortly, in almost all regions of the country. In some cases, athletes have prepared throughout the offseason in order to perform their best once they get on the field.

But as an athlete, have you also given thought about the types of foods that will fuel your body throughout the season, and the possible impact of those nutritional choices on your performance? 

As a two-time All-American player, collegiate national champion, and member of the U.S. Women’s Training Team, Haley Warden has battled against a lot of tough opponents in her lacrosse career. Perhaps none more taxing, however, than the diagnosis of a concussion. 

Unfortunately, Warden has experienced concussion a few times, although never on the field. He most recent concussion occurred from a minor car accident last year.

“I didn’t think much of it at the time, but as I tried to get back into training, I felt slow,” Warden said. “I didn’t feel like myself.”

NOCSAE, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, is an independent and nonprofit standards development body with the mission to enhance athletic safety through scientific research and the creation of performance standards for athletic equipment.