Higgins is grateful, thankful for Navy football career
Ask Ford Higgins to reflect on his Navy football career and he’ll use the words grateful and thankful about a dozen times.
Playing through the pain: Navy basketball players deal with nagging injuries
George Kiernan had to get his ankle taped at halftime of Wednesday night’s game against American. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward had leaped to grab a rebound and landed awkwardly.
Medical professionals and discipline are helping Navy athletics build a ‘bubble’ for fall sports
Jim Berry begins by clarifying he is a certified athletic trainer, not an epidemiologist. Berry is qualified to discuss the safety protocols the Naval Academy Athletic Association has implemented for the return of sports during a coronavirus pandemic. Navy’s associate athletic director for sports medicine is not an expert on COVID-19, although he learns more and more about the highly contagious disease every day.
Navy Sports Return to Play
When the spread of COVID-19 finally began to slow, colleges around the country had to make decisions on how and if they would play competitive sports. At the five service academies, the decision was further complicated by the requirement of their students to complete the physical aspect of their mission.
Here’s how the American Athletic Conference handles coronavirus cases within football programs like Navy
Many questioned the decision by Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo to not engage in contact practices throughout August training camp.
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