Today we speak with Dr. Rob Huggins of the Kory Stringer Institute on issues related to sports performance and heat safety.
JSMP website: www.jaxsmp.com
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Dr. Robert Huggins, PhD, LAT, ATC
robert.huggins@uconn.edu
1 860 486 6711
Biography:
Dr. Huggins is currently the Vice President of Research and Athlete Performance & Safety at the Korey Stringer Institute. His is responsibilities include the supervision, management, and coordination of research initiatives currently conducted by KSI. Furthermore, Rob conducts performance testing on athletes who are looking to enhance their performance through the use of scientific insights. Rob has been a licensed Athletic Trainer since 2007 and has experience at mass medical events such as the Falmouth Road Race, Boston Marathon, and Marine Corps Marathon where he has treated more than 65 cases of exertional heat stroke. Prior to his role at KSI, he started the club sports Athletic Training Programs at both Sacred Heart University and the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Huggins focuses on two major areas of research, athlete health and safety and athlete performance. From a health and safety in sport perspective, his research has focused on improving Athletic Training services at the secondary school level, emergency best practices in youth athletes, and the economic impact of medical services rendered by Athletic Trainers. From an exercise science perspective, his research interests include heat illness and the assessment of physiological biomarkers, exercise stress, and training load on sport performance.
Dr. Huggins is the 2013 EATA Frank George Award winner and the 2013 NEACSM David Camaione Award winner. He has spoken at national conferences including the NATA and ACSM meetings and the 2016 Boston Athletic Association medical meeting. He served as co-chair of the 2016 Youth Sports Safety Governing Bodies Meeting and member of the organizing committee and speaker for the 2016 Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport Meeting. He has been an author on ~20 publications including the 2013 “Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best Practices Recommendations.” He has also co-authored two chapters in “Quick Questions in Heat-Related Illness and Hydration” Recently Dr. Huggins has studied elite soccer athletes, collegiate soccer players, professional football players, cyclists, and ultra-marathoners. Rob has been married to his high school sweet heart Christina for 7 years and they have 2 boys; Landon (3) and Weston (9months).
Selected Publications:
Adams EL, Casa DJ, Huggins RA, DeMartini JK, Stearns RL, Kennedy RM, DiStefano LJ, Armstrong LE, Maresh CM. Heat exposure and hypohydration exacerbate physiological strain during load carrying. J Strength Cond Res. 2017 Feb 1. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001831. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166185
Adams WM, Hosokawa Y, Belval LN, Huggins RA, Stearns RL, Casa DJ. Deviation from goal pace, body temperature and body mass loss as predictors of road race performance. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Mar;20(3):302-306. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.07.009. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/27720128/
Additional research articles and resources are available on KSI.UCONN.EDU
Today we speak with Dr. Rob Huggins of the Kory Stringer Institute on issues related to sports performance and heat safety.
JSMP website: www.jaxsmp.com
FASMED website http://fasmed.fadss.org/
Dr. Robert Huggins, PhD, LAT, ATC
robert.huggins@uconn.edu
1 860 486 6711
Biography:
Dr. Huggins is currently the Vice President of Research and Athlete Performance & Safety at the Korey Stringer Institute. His is responsibilities include the supervision, management, and coordination of research initiatives currently conducted by KSI. Furthermore, Rob conducts performance testing on athletes who are looking to enhance their performance through the use of scientific insights. Rob has been a licensed Athletic Trainer since 2007 and has experience at mass medical events such as the Falmouth Road Race, Boston Marathon, and Marine Corps Marathon where he has treated more than 65 cases of exertional heat stroke. Prior to his role at KSI, he started the club sports Athletic Training Programs at both Sacred Heart University and the University of Connecticut.
Dr. Huggins focuses on two major areas of research, athlete health and safety and athlete performance. From a health and safety in sport perspective, his research has focused on improving Athletic Training services at the secondary school level, emergency best practices in youth athletes, and the economic impact of medical services rendered by Athletic Trainers. From an exercise science perspective, his research interests include heat illness and the assessment of physiological biomarkers, exercise stress, and training load on sport performance.
Dr. Huggins is the 2013 EATA Frank George Award winner and the 2013 NEACSM David Camaione Award winner. He has spoken at national conferences including the NATA and ACSM meetings and the 2016 Boston Athletic Association medical meeting. He served as co-chair of the 2016 Youth Sports Safety Governing Bodies Meeting and member of the organizing committee and speaker for the 2016 Collaborative Solutions for Safety in Sport Meeting. He has been an author on ~20 publications including the 2013 “Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best Practices Recommendations.” He has also co-authored two chapters in “Quick Questions in Heat-Related Illness and Hydration” Recently Dr. Huggins has studied elite soccer athletes, collegiate soccer players, professional football players, cyclists, and ultra-marathoners. Rob has been married to his high school sweet heart Christina for 7 years and they have 2 boys; Landon (3) and Weston (9months).
Selected Publications:
Adams EL, Casa DJ, Huggins RA, DeMartini JK, Stearns RL, Kennedy RM, DiStefano LJ, Armstrong LE, Maresh CM. Heat exposure and hypohydration exacerbate physiological strain during load carrying. J Strength Cond Res. 2017 Feb 1. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001831. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28166185
Adams WM, Hosokawa Y, Belval LN, Huggins RA, Stearns RL, Casa DJ. Deviation from goal pace, body temperature and body mass loss as predictors of road race performance. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Mar;20(3):302-306. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.07.009. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/27720128/
Additional research articles and resources are available on KSI.UCONN.EDU