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Medicine and Science of Team Sports

Special Interest Group

Medicine and Science in Team Sports strives to study the application of sports training and performance as well as injury prevention and rehabilitation.
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Mission:

The mission of the Team Sports Interest Group is fourfold:
  • To support and increase the scientific knowledge for team sports.
  • To attract and support scientists in conducting studies with an impact on team sports.
  • To support an active agenda of research in the epidemiology of injuries, prevention of injuries, quantification of physiological strain in all levels of the wide range of team sports (recreational through professional), the development of valid performance diagnostics, and the determination of efficacy of team sport participation for personal health. These will help build a platform to discuss present directions of research and to reflect different opinions on relevant topics.
  • To promote continuing research, education and service in support of scientific inquiry into the world of team sports.

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Leadership

Katherine Hunzinger, PhD, ACSM-CEP

Co-Chair

Nora Constantino, PhD

Chair

 

Madison Fenner

Co-Chair

Travel Awards or Scholarships

MSTS Travel Award 

An award designed to help students mitigate the cost of traveling to the conference.

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GSSI Pre-Conference

The Physiology of Hydration: More Than Water Alone

This session explores the physiology of hydration through an integrated lens—examining how carbohydrate, sodium, flavor, and fluid interact to influence intake, absorption, retention, and performance. We’ll review current research on fluid balance, osmotic drivers, and palatability, highlighting mechanisms that underpin voluntary intake and thermoregulation. Attendees will gain insight into individualized strategies, including sweat profiling and timing approaches, to optimize euhydration and mitigate performance decrements associated with >2% body-mass loss. Practical applications will be linked to laboratory- and field-based research, ensuring translation from bench to field. This pre-conference equips you with evidence-based tools to support athlete hydration across diverse environments and sporting contexts. 

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  • Session 1: Sweating the detail: New insights on hydration considerations for athlete performance
    • Lewis James, PhD, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University
  • Session 2: Functional ingredients in fluid replacement beverages for athletes
    • Lindsay Baker, PhD, Director at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute
  • Session 3: The hydration toolkit: Practical approaches to athlete support
    • Floris Wardenaar, PhD, Associate Professor at the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University