John Doherty

Doherty: Count on athletic trainers association to steer concussion awareness nwitimes.com/article_3e4d41… ⁦@MyPowersHealth⁩ ⁦@HeartlandSN⁩ ⁦@go4ellis⁩ ⁦@NATA1950⁩ ⁦@JAT_NATA⁩ ⁦@GLATAupdates⁩ ⁦@INAthletic⁩ @robwax

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Doherty: National Athletic Trainers' Association leader urges schools to count on voices of reason nwitimes.com/sports/article… Thanks to @NATA1950 President AJ Duffy for proving his expertise. ⁦@MyPowersHealth⁩ @HeartlandSN @go4ellis ⁦@GLATA_updates⁩ ⁦⁦@robwax⁩

Coach Holtz generously headlined a fundraiser at the Holiday Star for the ND Club of NW IN in 1990. It was our most successful ever. I am grateful to appear — however briefly — in this 2022 pre-Gator Bowl hype video narrated by Coach share.google/rQbaQkoxpLdDpv…

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Doherty: Athletic trainers aren't optional for high school, college sports programs nwitimes.com/sports/article… #NATM2026 ⁦@NATA1950⁩ ⁦@GLATA_updates⁩ ⁦@INAthletic⁩ ⁦@ConcussionCTEfn⁩ ⁦@CDCgov⁩ ⁦⁦@robwax⁩ ⁦@okatc_scott⁩

Happy National Athletic Training Month! Every March, we celebrate the essential work athletic trainers do to keep people safe, healthy and performing their best. This year’s theme, Care You Can Count On, highlights the trusted, evidence‑based health care athletic trainers deliver in every setting. From the sidelines to clinics to industrial workplaces, ATs show up with expertise, compassion and unwavering commitment to the communities they serve. Thank you to every athletic trainer who makes a difference every day. We see you. We appreciate you. We count on you. #NATM2026 #CareYouCanCountOn #AthleticTraining

Maddux Laurincik, who 'embodies what Bishop Noll stands for,' earns Leadership and Scholarship Award nwitimes.com/sports/high-sc… Also honored: Stan Dubis Award — Joe Gawor; John Friend Patron Humanitarian Award — James R. Dye; Dick Blythe Lifetime Achievement Award— Dave Knish

72nd Calumet Region Sportsmanship Dinner ushers in postseason in NWI boys basketball nwitimes.com/sports/high-sc… Thanks to ND men’s & women’s basketball GM Pat Garrity for being our keynote speaker during our 72nd annual dinner on Monday Night. ⁦@IHSAA1⁩ ⁦@HeartlandSN⁩

Doherty: NFL and the NFLPA not on the same page when it comes to player safety nwitimes.com/sports/profess… ⁦@NFLPA⁩ ⁦@NFL⁩ ⁦@UCSFOrthosurg⁩ ⁦@OJSM_SportsMed⁩ ⁦@NATA1950⁩ ⁦@GLATA_updates⁩ ⁦@INAthletic⁩ ⁦@aaspt_apta⁩ ⁦@okatc_scott⁩

@commodityjoker @CathVSConf Wadsworth, who had played for Ara, just didn’t like Lou and wanted him out.

@JDohertyATCPT @CathVSConf So

This would be Lou Holtz's last game at Notre Dame vs Rutgers where the Irish demolished them 62-0. Lou had a passionate exit speech. And the crowd didn't like when he said: "Once I leave you'll find better coaches." What is the REAL reason Lou left Notre Dame?

@commodityjoker @CathVSConf That is not so.

@CathVSConf They didn’t want him to break Rockne’s record at the time

@CathVSConf @jfalletta1977 There was no age policy. Mike Wadsworth pushed Lou out, pure and simple. Mike had his reasons, some legitimate. Four years later, Monk Malloy declined to renew Wadsworth’s contract.

@jfalletta1977 I did some research primarily through A.I on Google. It tells me that Notre Dame had a age policy of 60. Does that ring a bell?

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Doherty: Lindsey Vonn's health issues were complex, even before Olympic crash nwitimes.com/sports/article… Thanks to Drs. Jon Edgington & Michael Knesek of ⁦@MyPowersHealth⁩ for their expertise. ⁦@NATA1950⁩ ⁦@GLATA_updates⁩ ⁦@INAthletic⁩ ⁦@aaspt_apta⁩

@kcrehabguy @BJSM_BMJ Doherty: Give your back a break. Start therapy early nwitimes.com/sports/article…

Open access RCT in @BJSM_BMJ shows what we all probably know intuitively. Better outcomes starting early PT rather than waiting on adolescents w/ spondylolysis. Never understood the "shut it down and wait" approach.

@aossmjournals This study is obsolete. The NFL further modified the Dynamic Kickoff rule in 2025 to encourage returns. The number of returns more than doubled but the number of concussions more than quadrupled. Doherty: Nothing super about head games NFL still playing nwitimes.com/sports/profess…

The NFL Dynamic Kickoff saw a rise in injuries during its first year of implementation, however, its effect upon concussions remains unclear. ow.ly/VFg350Y6Ap9 #OJSM #NFLInjuries

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Doherty: Helmet maker's safety formula forgoes Guardian Caps nwitimes.com/sports/high-sc… ⁦@MyPowersHealth⁩ ⁦@HeartlandSN⁩ ⁦@go4ellis⁩ ⁦⁦@Emory_SPARC⁩ ⁦@RiddellSports⁩ ⁦@NOCSAE⁩ ⁦@wiscorthopedics⁩ ⁦⁦@BSUecon⁩ ⁦@SyracuseU⁩

@okatc_scott @BrianSuttererMD @ChrisNowinski1 Thank you, Scott.

Good to read the NYT echoing the insights and expertise of @JDohertyATCPT even if saved for Super Bowl sensationalism...in 2026! John is the best writer, researcher, and investigator of all things medical in sport. @BrianSuttererMD @ChrisNowinski1