The present discussion reviews the current literature on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on college student-athlete mental health and advocates for the inclusion of trauma informed mental health social work practice in addressing the needs of this uniquely at-risk, and vulnerable population. The sport ethic model is presented as a cognitive lens through which social workers may better understand the athletic context. Sports social work practitioners, skilled in trauma informed mental health practice, focus on the personal and contextual influences that potentially affect athlete mental health and well-being. In this way, sports social workers are uniquely qualified to address challenges of the athletic experience and provide athletes with the resources and support needed to successfully thrive in the athletic context.

The current discussion reviews the extant literature on student-athlete mental and advocates for a social work perspective in addressing the needs of this uniquely at-risk, and vulnerable population. Sports social work practitioners focus on the personal and contextual influences that potentially affect athlete mental health and well-being. In this way, social work is uniquely qualified to address challenges of the athletic experience and provide athletes with the resources and support needed both on and off the field to thrive in all areas of life.

There are many instances where inertial properties of the human body or its segments are needed for analysis of human motion. Some of the most critical of these are the design of safety devices to protect a seated person during a vehicular collision, such as an automotive seat belt system or a pilot ejection system. [1] Since many studies have dealt with military combat situations, they have primarily dealt with young adult males. [2] However, a few studies have included adult females and individuals of other ages. [3]-[6] Automotive restraints, for instance, have been designed using this data under the assumption that a system able to restrain a 50% male could restrain the 95% female and all children. However, as automotive safety systems have become more complex than passive restraints, this assumption may no longer be adequate. Therefore, it is more critical than ever before to determine the inertial properties of children.