Sport Science Institute

Our mission is to promote and develop safety, excellence, and wellness in college student-athletes, and to foster life-long physical and mental development.

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📄 Schools can share this @NCAA Drug-Testing Fact Sheet with student-athletes, which provides important information about drug-testing policies, banned substances and student-athlete responsibilities.

🔗 Download the Fact Sheet: https://t.co/Vps9PiRuYK

#AntiDoping

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✅ The @NCAA's Banned Substances List has been updated. As a reminder, student-athletes are held responsible for their use of all banned substances at all times. There is no complete list of banned substances.

🔗 https://t.co/HA0gjHfCAe

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📘 The 2026-27 @NCAA Drug-Testing Manual is now available!

NCAA schools should review the latest policies, procedures and educational resources.

🔗https://t.co/NTHPnovJTT

#NCAA #DrugTesting

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📢 The 2026-27 @NCAA Drug-Testing Program info and educational resources have been emailed to NCAA schools. Review key updates, resources and important information for the year ahead. 🏆

🔗 https://t.co/tzJG3DlxwM

#NCAA #HealthAndSafety #DrugTesting

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✨Our website got a glow up! ✨
If you are looking for our SSI content, go to https://t.co/lNCI1vywId > About Us > Health, Safety and Performance.

Or you can bookmark this link🔗:
https://t.co/ARZcv7YCXA

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The NCAA unveils new website.

🔗 https://t.co/bzV4nZSY1m

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🚨 FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! 🚨
Less than 1 week remains to submit your abstract for #PROMISE2026 – the Protecting Mental Health in Sport + Exercise Conference.

🗓️ Deadline: Friday, July 10
🔗 Submit your abstract: https://t.co/3PLEg8MDYQ

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🚨 Welcome to the Team! 🚨

We're excited to officially welcome two great additions to the SSI team:
👏 Samoane Don, Assoc Director of Sports Medicine
👏 Jake Serra, Post-Graduate Intern

Please join us in welcoming Samoane and Jake to the NCAA SSI! 🎉

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We're not done celebrating! 🥳 Thank you Brad Anawalt and Jennifer McMillan for your dedicated service on the
@NCAA 's CSMAS committee. Your knowledge and sharing of experiences have provided meaningful contributions to the committee. 👏 Thank you!

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Celebrating 54 years of #TitleIX.

Breaking barriers. Creating opportunities. Changing the game.

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Great to see athletics administrators across #NACDA last week prioritizing health, safety & performance—and sharing insights to help us better support our membership. Also valuable to learn alongside fellow communicators at #CSC, continuing to grow together. 💙

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A big thank you to Jack Entriken, Matt Barany and Tim Coffey for their dedicated service on the @NCAA's CSMAS committee. Your dedication, insightful—and sometimes humorous—dialogue and meaningful contributions over the past four years have made a lasting impact. 👏 Thank you!

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We had a successful and engaging @NCAA CSMAS meeting in Indy this week. Grateful for the committee’s continued leadership and dedication to advancing student-athlete health, safety and performance.

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Our very own Dr. @DeenaCasiero talked with Kristen Eargle from https://t.co/MHyAJKboDT to talk about the NCAA’s continued focus on student‑athlete mental health. 💚

🎥 Watch the full conversation: https://t.co/8JT6Q2QdT0
📋 Mental Health Best Practices: https://t.co/0Isl2dxZdL

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Last call 🚨 PROMISE26 Early Bird ends Sunday (May 31, 11:59 PM MDT)!

Join the Protecting Mental Health in Sport + Exercise Conference (Aug 17–18, Colorado Springs).

Hear IOC experts & gain tools to support your athletes.
Register: https://t.co/3PLEg8MDYQ

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💚 Turning awareness into action. 💚
This #MentalHealthActionDay, the Indianapolis @Colts, @KickingTheStigma, & the City of Indy are turning the canal green to raise awareness & support mental health. Our team was able to stop by and support the cause.

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⏳ Only 14 days left to save with the Early Bird rate for #PROMISE26—the Protecting Mental Health in Sport & Exercise Conference—before May 31.

Join global experts in Colorado Springs this Aug. for research, tools & 14 CE credits.
🔗https://t.co/3PLEg8MDYQ

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Join us May 20 (12–1 PM ET) for the free SSI Spotlight on Body Image & Disordered Eating in Sport.

Drs. @DeenaCasiero & Stacey Schley will cover recognition, risk factors (incl. REDs) & prevention strategies to support student-athlete well-being.
💻https://t.co/0GjZGRCKWO

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🫀 ORCCA Study🫀
CSMAS encourages schools to explore the ORCCA Study, focused on athletes (14–<35) with cardiovascular conditions.

Supported by @TheAMSSM & @American_Heart, this research aims to better understand long-term outcomes & well-being. 🔗 https://t.co/hqya9MR7KR

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New Performance Technologies Recommendations are available to guide responsible use in collegiate athletics.

Focused on student‑athlete health, safety & performance, this resource supports schools in developing thoughtful policies.
📄 https://t.co/sqC5beZ7gw

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🧑‍💻 Reminder for all schools to report on all student-athlete fatalities, near fatalities & catastrophic injuries regardless of whether such fatality/injury is sport-related. DI schools must complete a post-incident review. 🔗https://t.co/R7pBy9tbgg