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2012 NIAAA Video: Requiring Photo ID At Events
Racine Horlick High School (Wisconsin) athletic director Jay Hammes believes in more safety measures for creating safe, controlled events.Coach And Athletic Director’s editor-in-chief Michael Austin interviewed Horlick at the 2012 NIAAA confere...
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Makes 1st Statement On Concussions
Medscape Today, Megan Brookshttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/777800An athlete with concussion should not return to practice or competitive play until all symptoms have resolved, in order to avoid the risk for further injury during the vulnerable p...
Teens May Need More Time To Heal From Concussions
Boston Globe, Karen Weintraubhttp://bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/01/14/kids-may-take-longer-heal-from-concussions-than-previously-thought/B2eA8Ut4KsmQEVkY0mJDIN/story.htmlWhen high school junior Madeline Uretsky sits down to do her ...
Instituting an emergency action plan
The most important responsibility of individuals who have administrative duties with athletic departments and sport organizations is not to win games. Most assuredly, it's critical to establish and maintain a safe environment for training and com...
Minnesota Dept. Of Health Tracking Concussions In H.S. Athletes
CBS Minnesotahttp://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/10/17/health-department-tracking-concussions-in-high-school-athletes/MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For the first time, solid numbers are being collected in Minnesota on how concussions really affect high s...
How to refuel during competition
The pros and cons of sports drinks, energy gels, liquid food supplements and energy bars The myriad sport-specific fueling options available to athletes today means it's much easier to refuel while on the move. You, and your athletes, are not alone,...
Youth Leagues Adapt To Combat Concussions
Poughkeepsie Journalhttp://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120927/SPORTS06/309270032Playing football for Poughkeepsie High School 20 years ago, and playing for the Poughkeepsie Pioneers Pop Warner program even before that, Karega Wood remembers...
Follow heat-acclimatization guidelines
Pushing athletes too hard in preseason practices is a recipe for disaster By Brendon P. McDermott, PhD, ATC, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga If there was a pill that offered your athletes protection against heat illness, and increased thei...
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