What is the APPLE Training Institute?
The Athletic Prevention Programming and Leadership Education (APPLE) Training Institutes, developed and coordinated by the University of Virginia's Gordie Center and funded by the NCAA Sports Science Institute from 1991 to 2025, are the leading national substance misuse prevention and health promotion conferences for student-athletes and athletics department administrators. Since 2015, NCAA Division II has funded five Division II-only APPLE Training Institutes. Read More!
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On a Wednesday night in the fall of 2019, two University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC) students were in their residence hall bathroom. One student was very sick after a night of drinking, while the other was trying to help his sick friend— holding him up, talking with him, and staying with him.
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APPLE: Growing Beyond Athletics
Tim Kennedy, Director of Student-Athlete Development and Leadership at the University of Texas at Arlington, first attended the APPLE Training Institute when it was held a short distance away in Dallas.
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Does Drinking Kill Your Gains?
Ultimately, the answer is yes; alcohol can kill your gains. Unfortunately, this means that celebrating your team’s big win with some post-action drinking may not be the best idea–especially if you have practice in the near future, or more significantly, another match.
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The APPLE Training Institute is developed and coordinated by staff at the Gordie Center at the University of Virginia