Why it’s important for athletic trainers to view their patients holistically.

Health care professionals sometimes look at their patients through a one-dimensional lens where they focus primarily on the patient’s physical symptoms. The patient is a “case.” But an effective treatment plan, especially when it comes to pain management, requires health care professionals, including athletic trainers, to understand a patient’s physical issues and their psychological and social needs.

Esports and online video gaming: We’ve come a long way from the original Spacewar!

“How it started, how it’s going.” You may have seen the popular meme on X (formerly known as Twitter) that some people use to make a “then and now” comparison. For esports, how it started can be traced back to October 1972 when the first video game tournament in history, the “Intergalactic Spacewar! Olympics,” was held in the Artificial Intelligence Lab on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

Going for Gold: The Business Side of the Olympic Games

With the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France just around the corner, thousands of athletes will soon be competing in 32 different sports that will be broadcast to people around the world through television, radio, and digital platforms. The Olympic Broadcasting Services is expected to produce more than 11,000 hours of content that will be provided to over thirty media organizations worldwide under media rights agreements negotiated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the governing body of the Olympics.

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Connecting with culturally and linguistically diverse students

There is nothing more exciting for a teacher than the moment when the expression of a student suddenly changes, and they know that the student “gets it.” It is that ‘eureka’ or lightbulb moment when the teacher has successfully made a connection with the student, one that ignites the spark of curiosity and motivates them to learn more about the subject matter being taught.

Celebrating Multilingual Learners in the Classroom

The rich tapestry of cultures and life experiences that multilingual students of all backgrounds bring to the classroom can serve as the foundation upon which an inclusive, welcoming, and equitable learning environment can be built.

What it Takes to be a Successful Event Planner

Staging a successful meeting or event is an opportunity to highlight your organization. If all goes well, and according to plan, attendees will come away with a positive impression of your organization and the event.

How School Leaders Can Create a Welcoming and Inclusive Environment in Schools

The importance of quality customer service and creating a welcoming, inclusive environment are important concepts not only in the retail world, but they are applicable to any entity that provides goods and services to the public, including schools.

Keeping the lines of communication open: The key to a child’s success in school

A child’s success in school is very much a team effort that requires open lines of communication between parents, families, teachers, and the student. But maintaining these lines of communication on a consistent and continual basis can be challenging.

Accessibility and Inclusion in Parks

Individuals of all backgrounds and ages should have the opportunity to enjoy the many benefits that parks and recreation facilities provide. Parks offer a setting where people can explore nature and participate in a variety of fun and educational activities that improve health, well-being, and overall quality of life.

Should Student-Athletes Be Paid? The Answer is Not So Simple.

A policy adopted in June 2021 by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) dramatically changed the trajectory of college sports when it allowed student athletes the opportunity to use their personal brand in promoting a company’s products and services under paid marketing agreements with third parties.