Amyloid PET across the cognitive spectrum in former professional and college American football players: findings from the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project by Robert A. Stern, Diana Trujillo-Rodriguez, Yorghos Tripodis, Surya V. Pulukuri, Michael L. Alosco, Charles H. Adler, Laura J. Balcer, Charles Bernick, Zachary Baucom, Kenneth L. Marek, Michael D. McClean, Keith A. Johnson, Ann C. McKee, Thor D. Stein, Jesse Mez, Joseph N. Palmisano, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Martha E. Shenton, Eric M. Reiman, for the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project Investigators

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Effects of Protective American Football Headgear on Peripheral Vision Reaction Time and Visual Target Detection in Division I NCAA Football Players by Rachel A. Miller, Rebecca R. Rogers, Tyler D. Williams, Mallory R. Marshall, Justin R. Moody, Robert W. Hensarling, Christopher G. Ballmann

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The football coaching bible / by American Football Coaches Association

Impact of fish oil supplementation on plasma levels of highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing lipid classes and molecular species in American football athletes by Veronica Anne Mullins, Justin M. Snider, Bryce Michael, Lydia Rose Porter, Roberta Diaz Brinton, Floyd H. Chilton

“…Methods We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on 29 Division 1 collegiate American football players, exploring the impact of DHA (2.5 g) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (1.0 g) supplied as ethyl esters, on levels of plasma lipids shown to cross the blood-brain barrier. …”
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Protocol for COACH, an evidence-based intervention for improved head impact safety in youth American football developed using a community-engaged approach by Jillian E. Urban, Justin B. Moore, Madison E. Marks, Ty D. Holcomb, Robert Patterson, Alexis McCoy, Christopher M. Miles, Joel D. Stitzel, Kristie L. Foley

“…Subconcussive, repetitive head impacts sustained in collision sports may negatively affect brain health. American football practices are controlled environments amenable to intervention. …”
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Repetitive head injuries in German American football players do not change blood-based biomarker candidates for CTE during a single season by Theres Bastgen, Janis Evers, Christiane Oedekoven, Caroline Weide, Lars Herzog, Nicholas Ashton, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Alexandra Albus, Natasha Vidovic, Oliver Kraff, Cornelius Deuschl, Richard Dodel, J. Alexander Ross

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Positional Differences in Pre-Season Scrimmage Performance of Division I Collegiate Football Players by Kate S. Early, Nathan P. Lemoine, Annie Simoneaux, Shelly Mullenix, Jack Marucci, Michael J. MacLellan, Neil M. Johannsen

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Correction: Impact of fish oil supplementation on plasma levels of highly unsaturated fatty acid-containing lipid classes and molecular species in American football athletes by Veronica Anne Mullins, Justin M. Snider, Bryce Michael, Lydia Rose Porter, Roberta Diaz Brinton, Floyd H. Chilton

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Low-load exercises with concurrent blood flow restriction as rehabilitation for unspecific knee pain to a former American football player: A case report by Inger Mechlenburg, Torsten Grønbech Nielsen, Nick Kristensen, Andreas Bentzen, Stian Langgård Jørgensen

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Development of a Cutting Technique Modification Training Program and Evaluation of its Effects on Movement Quality and Cutting Performance in Male Adolescent American Football Players by Lutz Thieschäfer, Julius Klütz, Julian Weig, Thomas Dos’Santos, Dirk Büsch

“…This study developed a cutting technique modification training program and investigated its effects on cutting performance and movement quality in adolescent American football players. For six weeks, an intervention group (IG) of 11 players participated in 25 min cutting technique modification training sessions integrated into team training twice a week, while a control group (CG) of 11 players continued their usual team training. …”
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Offseason Body Composition Changes Detected by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry versus Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Collegiate American Football Athletes by Jake R. Boykin, Grant M. Tinsley, Christine M. Harrison, Jessica Prather, Javier Zaragoza, Matthias Tinnin, Shay Smith, Camden Wilson, Lem W. Taylor

“…This study reports on the agreement between bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for tracking body composition changes during a seven-week offseason training program in 29 NCAA collegiate American football players. Body composition in subjects (mean ± SD; age: 19.7 ± 1.5 y; height: 179.8 ± 6.6 cm; body mass (BM: 96.1 ± 12.6 kg; DXA body fat: 20.9 ± 4.4%) was estimated using BIA (InBody 770) and DXA (Hologic Horizon) before and after the training intervention. …”
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Changes in Drop and Repeated Jump Ground Reaction Forces After a 10-Week Offseason Strength and Conditioning Program in Division I American Football Players by Zachary Gillen, Reuben Burch, David Saucier, Lesley Strawderman, Tony Luczak, Anthony Piroli, Adam Petway, Ted Rath

“…The purpose of this study was to examine changes in ground reaction forces during drop jumps (DJs) and repeated jumps (RJs) across a 10-week offseason strength and conditioning program in collegiate Division I American football players. Twenty-two NCAA Division I American football players were recruited for this study, however, a total of n = 19 subjects (mean ± 95% confidence interval, height=186.83±2.66 cm, body mass=102.73±8.79 cm) completed the study. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Body Composition Profiles among Latin American Elite Football Players Competing in Europe by Javier Conde-Pipo, Jose Antonio Latorre, Nuria Gimenez-Blasi, Fatima Olea-Serrano, Bernardo Requena, Miguel Mariscal-Arcas

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Exposures to Elevated Core Temperatures during Football Training: The Impact on Autonomic Nervous System Recovery and Function by Eric Renaghan, Harrison L. Wittels, Luis A. Feigenbaum, Michael J. Wishon, Stephanie Chong, Eva D. Wittels, Stephanie Hendricks, Dustin Hecocks, Kyle Bellamy, Joe Girardi, Stephen Lee, Tri Vo, Samantha M. McDonald, S. Howard Wittels

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Head in the game: the impact of cognitive abilities on performance of National Football League quarterbacks by R. Thomas Boone, Nicholas S. Zambrotta, Andrew M. Manocchio, James K. Bowman

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Efficacy of Warmup Using a Flexible Bar to Increase Countermovement Jump by Benjamin J. Snyder, Anthony Caterisano, Evan P. DiMaggio, Jackson D. King

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The effect of omega-3 fatty acids on a biomarker of head trauma in NCAA football athletes: a multi-site, non-randomized study by Jeffery L. Heileson, Anthony J. Anzalone, Aaron F. Carbuhn, Andrew T. Askow, Jason D. Stone, Stephanie M. Turner, Lyn M. Hillyer, David W. L. Ma, Joel A. Luedke, Andrew R. Jagim, Jonathan M. Oliver

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Concussion management in US college football: progress and pitfalls by Christine M Baugh, Emily Kroshus

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Associations of lifetime concussion history and repetitive head impact exposure with resting-state functional connectivity in former collegiate American football players: An NCAA 15-year follow-up study. by Samuel R Walton, Jacob R Powell, Benjamin L Brett, Weiyan Yin, Zachary Yukio Kerr, Mingxia Liu, Michael A McCrea, Kevin M Guskiewicz, Kelly S Giovanello

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Associations of lifetime concussion history and repetitive head impact exposure with resting-state functional connectivity in former collegiate American football players: An NCAA 15-year follow-up study by Samuel R. Walton, Jacob R. Powell, Benjamin L. Brett, Weiyan Yin, Zachary Yukio Kerr, Mingxia Liu, Michael A. McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Kelly S. Giovanello

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