Making smart food choices can be challenging for any of us, but student-athletes face a particularly unique set of challenges. They’re balancing the demands of classes, study time, after-school (and sometimes before-school) practice, as well as friends and family, all the while trying to maximize their energy, performance, and recovery. Here’s a rundown of five […]

Mets pitcher Dillon Gee was announced as one of twenty one charter “Advisory Board” members of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, a prominent organization devoted to discouraging performance-enhancing drugs in young athletes. Gee is joined by Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce, Tampa Bay’s David DeJesus, Los Angeles’ Clayton Kershaw, Detroit’s Max Scherzer, L.A. of Anaheim’s C.J. Wilson and Arizona’s Brad […]

Press Release | September 9, 2014 McKinney, TX (September 9, 2014) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today that Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals has joined its new “Advisory Board” made up exclusively of active players from throughout Major League Baseball. The Hooton Foundation is widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against appearance and performance enhancing […]

Healthy choices promoted in PLAY Campaign Dodger Stadium hosts event with Hooton discussing dangers of PEDs LOS ANGELES — There’s a certain look that Don Hooton gets from parents, a look that Hooton saw among the many faces in the Dodger Stadium stands Saturday morning. It’s a look that tells him what he’s saying is […]

Back to school means back to practice forstudent athletes across the metro. But health experts are warning a lot of those teens are relying on the wrong drink to get a boost of energy. Doctors say more and more children and teenagers are winding up in emergency rooms because they’re ingesting much caffeine. It is an […]

SAN DIEGO — Nearly 100 children gathered at Petco Park on Wednesday morning to participate in the national PLAY (Promoting a Lifestyle of Activity for Youth) campaign, which spreads awareness about youth health issues by actively engaging young baseball fans in events that encourage exercise and nutrition. The PLAY program, in its 11th year of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ALL ME™ LEAGUE   Site Will Showcase the Support of Professional MLB Athletes and Teams; Allow Young People to Take the Pledge to Play Clean Along With Big-League Stars   McKinney, TX (July 30, 2014) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation, widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against appearance […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ALL ME™ LEAGUE   Site Will Showcase the Support of Professional MLB Athletes and Teams; Allow Young People to Take the Pledge to Play Clean Along With Big-League Stars   McKinney, TX (July 30, 2014) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation, widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy […]

MILWAUKEE — The scene at Miller Park on Thursday morning was a beautiful one to Brewers head athletic trainer Dan Wright, who stood near the home dugout and watched a group of 75 kids scattered across the outfield grass, playing baseball. The kids, who were members of Menomonee Falls Little League, were partaking in the […]

    New, nationally projectable survey results released today by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids confirmed a significant increase – a doubling – in the reported lifetime use of synthetic human growth hormone (hGH) among teens. According to the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), sponsored byMetLife Foundation,11 percent of teens in grades 9-12 reported […]