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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Social Series Available online or wherever you download podcasts Description: The NCAA Social Series is a weekly show featuring host Andy Katz and a variety of experts in the college sports world who provide an in-depth look at issues and current events impacting college sports. The program's first episode was in March 2020 and the podcast has focused largely on the athletics environment during COVID-19 and how the sports world continues to navigate the pandemic. It is a good resource to stay up to date on current events facing the NCAA, especially regarding the impact of COVID-19. Shows run on official NCAA social, video, and podcast channels each week. Links are available at the web site. http://www.ncaa.org/about/ncaa-social-series Cost: Free Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine Podcast Available wherever you download podcasts Description: The Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine (CJSM) blog serves as a community platform for discussion, sharing, promotion, and dissemination for all things sports medicine. It offers topical and timely blog posts as well as podcasts highlighting current “hot topics, cutting-edge practice, and ideas looking toward the future.” CJSM is a well-respected source for ongoing issues and areas of research in sports medicine, and their podcasts are typically released on a monthly basis. Cost: Free The Sideline Guidelines App Available on the iOS and Android app stores The Sideline Guidelines App is a fantastic tool for any sports medicine provider who treats athletes on the sidelines. It is an easy to use, easy to navigate compendium of sports medicine sideline conditions and treatments. Conditions are categorized broadly (i.e., “Medical,” “Upper Extremity,” “Pediatric,” etc.), and include pertinent history, physical examination, workup, treatment, and return to play guidance. The tool cites its information when possible and is otherwise the summary of a “national faculty's” expert knowledge. The information is highly structured and searchable, and the content is quickly and easily accessed, allowing the provider quick access to critical aspects of management to aid in an informed medical decision. Cost: Free The Peter Attia Drive Podcast Available wherever you download podcasts Peter Attia is a former ultra-endurance athlete and surgical oncology fellow at the NIH, and has spent years seeking mentorship in such fields as lipidology, endocrinology, and sleep physiology. He currently focuses on the applied science of longevity and hosts a weekly podcast dealing with wide-ranging but interconnected topics, such as nutrition, exercise physiology, sleep medicine, and emotional and mental well-being. This podcast is a must for any sports medicine practitioner, or anyone interested in the science of longevity, health, and wellness. It can be found on his web site or anywhere you download podcasts. https://peterattiamd.com/ Cost: Free WeatherFX Available on the iOS and Android app stores WeatherFX is an app that helps estimate the effects of warm weather on human physiology. The data it provides includes current international weather conditions, a map with location and closest weather station, a heat flag condition, and fluid consumption and work rest ratios. The app uses GPS to retrieve temperature, barometric pressure, and relative humidity, and importantly provides the wet bulb and wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT). Any sports medicine provider would be happy to have this helpful sideline tool in their pocket at any time when determining if practices or athletic events are safe to take place. It gets 3.7 out of 5 stars on the App Store. Cost: $0.99