USA Today published a couple of interesting articles on the costs of obesity in their October 7th edition. In Obesity a key link to soaring health tab as costs double , Nanci Hellmich wrote: Americans who are 30 or more pounds over a healthy weigh... more

Coaching has a long history of on-the- job mentorship. The indoctrination process typically begins back in the coach’s own playing days observing and interacting with influential coaches. Fro... more

Rainer Martens, HK’s founder and president, had a triumphant weekend. First, the Florida Legends, for whom he is the coach and starting shortstop, won the Softball Players Association Nationa... more

Understanding the scope of your responsibility as a coach or administrator and developing a season plan that addresses your legal responsibilities is essential to protecting your athletes and yours... more

This year marks the 35th anniversary of Human Kinetics. We’ve come a long way from the days when our first orders were fulfilled on the ping pong table in our founder Rainer Martens’ ba... more

There was an interesting article in the June 8, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated by George Dohrmann titled, "I Want My Body Back" that got me thinking about the different roles of physical educatio... more

As summer sports wind down and the fall season approaches, it’s a good time to reflect on coaching performance and how one measures success. Coaches should evaluate their efforts in several k... more

What results do you expect when a group of movers and shakers in any field of human endeavor get together to formulate a grand plan? Whether that group includes politicians, academics, government w... more