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A Story Of Why Teams Need To Embrace Sports Science

Walter Thurmond was out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle. Photo from: www.giants.com

In 2013 the University of Maryland hired Dr. David Klossner, Ph.D as the associate athletic director of sports performance. He spent the last 10 years as the Director of the NCAA Sports Science institute. Dr. Klossner now oversees sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and nutrition for the Division I Terrapins. Dr. Klossner was the first ever director of sports performance at the University of Maryland. The athletics department believed his experience in the field will “optimize sports performance services for [their] student-athletes.