Sports and Competing Resources
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Listings on General Athletics
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Listings on Sports Injuries
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Listings on Pressure Toward Overachieving
Listings on Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Listings on Skateboard Safety
Listings on General Athletics
Web Sites
Personal Best Consulting
Family Education Network
The National Association for Girls and Women in Sport
Women's Sports Foundation
I Hate Gym Class
Books and Articles
Go Girl: Raising Healthy, Confident and Successful Girls Through Sports
by Hannah Storm and Mark Jenkins, Sourcebooks
Superwomen: 100 Women - 100 Sports
by Jodi Buren (Author), Donna Lopiano (Author), Billie Jean King, Bulfinch
Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types
by Wm. Ray Heitzmann, McGraw-Hill
Play Ball! Preparing out girls for the game of life - lifestyle parenting
by Joy Duckett Cain
Listings on Sports Injuries
Web Sites
American College of Sports Medicine
American Sports Medicine Institute
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
National Athletic Trainers' Association
National Safe Kids Campaign
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
KidsHealth.org: Dealing with Sports Injuries
University of Michigan Health System: Youth Sports Safety Resources
Books and Tapes
Frequently Asked Questions About Sports Injuries (FAQ Teen Life),
by Kathy Furgang, Rosen Publishing Group.
Sports Injury Handbook: Professional Advice for Amateur Athletes, by Allan M. Levy and Mark Fuerst, Wiley.
Sports Injury Guidebook, by Robert S. Gotlin, Ed., Human Kinetics.
Listings on Pressure Toward Overachieving
Web Sites
WebMD Student Stress: What's Happening To Our Kids?
The MIT Admissions Process
College Confidential
Books and Articles
The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids
by Alexandra Robbins, Hyperion
The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a General of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine, HarperCollins
Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You
by Jay Matthews, Three Rivers Press
Hard-Charging High Schools Urge Students to Do Less
by Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor
WebMD Student Stress: What's Happening To Our Kids?
Skateboard Safety
Web sites
National Safety Council Skateboard Tips
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons: Improving Skateboard Safety
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Fact Sheet
Books and Tapes
Safety on Wheels With the Safety Sarge (DVD)
Classic Safety Skateboarding Film (DVD)
Listings on Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Web sites
Taylor Hooton Foundation: The Taylor Hooton Foundation is dedicated to abolishing performance-enhancing drug use by America’s youth through evaluation, education, and elimination.
National Coalition for the Advancement of Drug-Free Athletics: The National Coalition for the Advancement of Drug-Free Athletics’ purpose is to support educational, charitable, and scientific organizations that utilize anti-drug education to teach the dangers and prevent the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
ATLAS: ATLAS is a program for male athletes to provide healthy sports nutrition and strength-training alternatives to the use of alcohol, illicit, and performance-enhancing drugs.
ATHENA: ATHENA is a program for female athletes that addresses the connection between young women in sports, disordered eating behaviors, and body- shaping drug use.
OnTrackNutrition: OnTrackNutrition provides nutrition and fitness consulting about every aspect of eating, exercising, and body image.
National Center for Drug Free Sport: The NationalCenter for Drug Free Sport provides sports drug testing. It offers a booklet titled “Can You Win Without Supplements? ”, an easy-to-read guide designed to give athletes facts about supplements.
United States Anti-Doping Agency: The United States Anti-Doping Agency is dedicated to preserving the well-being of Olympic sport, the integrity of competition, and ensuring the health of athletes. The USADA has a new web site, (“That’s Dope,” ), that provides teen athletes with training tips and nutritional knowledge for improving athletic performance.
American Dietetic Association: The American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, and promotes optimal nutrition, health, and well-being.
Something Fishy: Something Fishy is dedicated to raising awareness and providing support to people with eating disorders and their loved ones.