This is the audio-only podcast of the 2012 Huffines Discussion Talks.   This week's 2012 Huffines Discussion Scholar is Mr. Michael Hodges from Texas A&M University.  Mr. Hodges was an award-winning linebacker for the Texas A&M football team and was widely respected for his tenacity and his determination to play in spite of multiple, serious injuries.  Mr. Hodges gives us the athlete's perspective of sports medicine in his talk titled "The Real Pain in Rehabilitation" . 

We are pleased to have Mr. Kevin Bastin, Director of Athletic Training Services for the Ironman Sports Medicine Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital with us in the podcast.  We chat about athletic training and rehabilitation of elite athletes and recreational athletes.  It's a fun conversation!

In the podcast today is Mr. Chris Field, Founder and Director of the Bryan/College Station Marathon.  We talk about how to organize and run marathons - which is often the unseen world that is so critical to having these types of events.  ALSO, I'd encourage you to listen just because of the profound reason why Chris organized this race.  It may actually touch you....check it out!

We are pleased today to have the third in a series of interviews with student-athletes today.  We are pleased to have Ms. Adaora Elonu, MVP of the Texas A&M 2012 Women's Basketball Team join us to talk about academics, basketball, being a student-athlete, and competition.  Ms. Elonu, having graduated in three years, currently finishing her Masters degree, and having competed at the highest levels in basketball has a great perspective on the joys and difficulties of being a student-athlete at...

This week we are pleased to be joined by Ms. Roberta Anding, RD/LD who is is the Director of Sports Nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital.  She is also the Sports Dietician for the NFL's Houston Texans, MLB's Houston Astros, and the Houston Ballet.  She has numerous awards and credentials in Sports Nutrition and brings a deep level of experience in the field.  This is a straight-ahead discussion of the nutritional challenges of both elite athletes and normal folks.  It's a fun c...

So often, we only hear from Student/Athletes about the 'winning shot', the last second penalty, or missed field goal.  Very rarely do we hear about their time in College as they try to juggle the two demanding jobs of being a student and being an athlete.   Thus, we are pleased to bring you a podcast today with Mr. Andrew Wolridge, former A&M football player.  This is a fun conversation and gives us a look behind the curtain at the life of a student athlete during their time in a major a...

How are schools working to keep kids active in the face of the elimination of physical education classes? Join Health and PE Specialist Matt Belles from the 17th largest school district in the country as we chat about this issue.

Dr. Walt Thompson from Georgia State University joins us today and talks about the American Fitness Index and why you should know about this index.  Also, we talk about how to keep kids active after school and what Walt is doing to work on that.  Dr. Thompson is a rare scientist that works in the lab and still does quite a bit in the community to put in practice his findings.

Baseball season is almost here!  We've got a great podcast today with MLB's Washington Nationals Asst. GM Bryan Minniti about professional baseball, injuries, and rehab in a large organization with multi-million dollar athletes.  Join us for Mr. Minniti's behind-the-scenes insights about professional baseball.

In the past few months, there have been several football players that have collapsed and died away from the field.  So how much risk do these athletes have for sudden death.  Dr. Stephen Crouse, an expert in athletic medical screen joins us in the podcast today to talk about what we know about athletic sudden death and the real risk to athletes.  This is a great podcast, especially if you are an athlete or have a child participating in sports.