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Former Athletes Now in Medicine
National Mentorship Network
Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Research
Regularly Updated Content
Free. For Every Athlete.
Our Mission
Changing the standard of athlete education.
Sports medicine research rarely reaches the athletes it's written for. Studies are locked behind paywalls, buried in clinical jargon, or summarized by sources with no accountability to the science.
Cleats to Coats was built to change that — a national network of former athletes turned medical students, residents, and physicians, united by one belief:
Athletes deserve clear, accessible, evidence-based information.
Peer-reviewed research should be translated into plain language.
Former athletes in medicine are uniquely positioned to bridge that gap.
"We built this because we lived it — the uncertainty of an injury, the absence of clear answers, the gap between what the research says and what athletes are actually told."
— The Cleats to Coats Founding Team
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Translate the Research
Peer-reviewed orthopedic and sport science findings, rendered in plain language any athlete can act on.
II
Build the Network
A national coalition of athlete-physicians mentoring the next generation across medical school, residency, and practice.
III
Elevate the Standard
Raising expectations for what athletes can know, demand, and receive from sports medicine care.
Topics
Core Topics in Sports Medicine
Each section houses evidence-based articles, research breakdowns, and practical guides — all written and reviewed by our network.
Common Sports Injuries
What athletes face most — what they are, how they happen, and what evidence-based recovery looks like.
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Injury Prevention
Evidence-based warm-ups, load management strategies, and habits that reduce injury risk before it happens.
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Return to Play
What the research actually says about timelines, benchmarks, and the decision to get back on the field.
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Sports Nutrition
Cutting through the noise — what's supported by evidence on fueling, recovery, and body composition.
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Exercise Physiology
How the athlete's body responds to training stress, fatigue, and adaptation at a cellular level.
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Biomechanics
How movement quality and joint mechanics connect to performance, injury risk, and long-term joint health.
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Mental Health & Sport Psych
The psychological weight of injury, performance anxiety, and the mental side of competing and recovering.
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Supplementation
Separating evidence from marketing — what the science says when evaluating ergogenic aids and performance claims.
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Get Involved
Become Part of Something National.
We are assembling a coalition of medical students, residents, and attending physicians who share an athletic background.
National Networking
Build meaningful connections within the sports medicine community and connect with established physicians and peers across the country.
Research & Mentorship
Access exclusive mentorship and get involved in translating high-impact, peer-reviewed orthopedic and sport science research.
Digital Exposure
Be featured on our platforms presenting peer-reviewed research — building an educational portfolio visible to athletes, coaches, and the medical community.
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By athletes. For athletes.
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CLEATS TO COATS
A grassroots, evidence-based sports medicine platform run by former athletes — bridging the locker room and the clinic, one peer-reviewed article at a time.
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