Program Safety

...Mom Wants Injured Daughter to SUCK IT UP

Submitted by PragmaticMom on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 03:10.

Just received an e-mail from a parent on my daughter's high school lacrosse team whose own daughter was confirmed to have a broken finger. The e-mail let all of the teammates, parents and the coaches know that yes the finger was broken and that her advice to her daughter is "SUCK IT UP" (there are league playoffs tomorrow ) My immediate reaction was what a jerk this mom is and why did she need to share this with everyone? My second reaction was the thought to e-mail the coaches to find out what the school's policy is on playing injured players.

North Carolina Moves To Require Athletic Trainers for Every High School

04/01/2009 - 16:05

Add North Carolina to the growing list of states that is getting serious about high school sports safety.

During the past school year, five North Carolina student-athletes died, including football players Matt Gfeller, Atlas Fraley, and Jaquan Waller (the last from second impact syndrome), and two basketball players.

In the wake of the deaths, the state is taking four important steps to improve the safety of high school sports.

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High School Sports Safety: California Poised To Jump on the Bandwagon

03/27/2009 - 12:48

A new day, a new state high school sports safety bill.

Or so it seems.

Last week, it was the state of Washington passing bills to improve concussion safety by requiring pre-season concussion education of athletes and parents, and adoption of the strictest return-to-play concussion guidelines in the country. The bill awaits the governor's signature.

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Athletic Health Care Teams: Many Component Parts

An athletic health care team (AHCT) allows a comprehensive approach to sports injuries by middle schools, high schools and community-based sports programs by including medical professionals from many disciplines.
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Sports Safety: Team Approach Best, NATA Says

To help middle and high schools and private- and community-based youth sports organizations (YSOs) provide appropriate medical care to secondary-school-aged adolescents in sports, the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) recently issued a Summary Statement calling for schools and YSOs to establish, in consulation with administrators, coaches, parents and athletes, athletic health care teams (AHCTs) to approach the issue of athletic injuries in a comprehensive way.
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More High School Athletic Trainers Needed, NATA Says

The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) says first-aid training for coaches not substitute for on-site athletic trainers in all high schools.
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...Help with health and safety guidelines

Submitted by Andrea Holka on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 04:38.

I'm the member of a community youth sports organization and we do not currently have any health or safety guidelines in place. Would anyone be willing to contribute so that I can make suggestions to the board for instituting these, ie. coaches need to bring a first aid kit to all practices and games, coaches need to be trained in --- and/or ---, children with asthma need to inform the program/coach and provide asthma action plan, children with diabetes need to inform the program/coach and provide action plan, etc. Thank you so much!

Time Off From Sports Important to Long-Term Success

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Long-time U.S. Women's National Hockey Team member Angela Ruggerio discusses the importance of taking time off from a sport to rest and maintain motivation.

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Youth Sports Liability Waivers: Protecting Towns At The Expense of Our Children’s Safety?

06/30/2008 - 15:55

Before every sports season, parents all across the countries are asked to sign forms holding the sports program in which their child will be participating harmless and releasing the program from liability should he be injured. No ifs ands or buts.  The parent or guardian of a child using a program or town’s facilities must sign a waiver.  Such forms are typical for all camp programs; sports clinics and

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Legal Duties Owed Participants In Youth Sports Programs

James C. Koslowski of the National Recreation and Parks Association believes that participants in youth programs are owed the following legal duties...

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