injuries
Maine high school cancels football team’s season
Last month, three high school football players from different states died after sustaining injuries on the field. One school has now decided enough is enough. [caption id="attachment_14356" align="alignright" width="308"] Camden Hills cancelled ...
N.J. athletic association vows to review policies on safety
The death of a high school football player in New Jersey has prompted the state's athletic association to review its policies on student-athlete safety. Prep football players in Oklahoma, New Jersey and Louisiana died this month after suffering ...
Breakthrough may help treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
After evaluating more than 20,000 brain scans, researchers say they can now distinguish Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a breakthrough that would significantly improve the way both conditions are treated. T...
Study: Girls more prone to overuse injuries than boys
Girls are at a greater risk of overuse injuries in high school sports, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. [caption id="attachment_13160" align="alignright" width="202"] Track and field and field hockey caused the most...
Survey: Prep coaches uninterested in injury prevention programs
A new survey of high school coaches found that less than 10 percent of them implement injury prevention programs as designed. The study looked at 66 basketball and soccer coaches at 15 Oregon high schools who completed online surveys questioning t...
North Carolina requiring athletic trainers at schools
North Carolina's Board of Education took a big step this week toward improving safety for high school student-athletes. [caption id="attachment_11603" align="alignright" width="257"] North Carolina's Board of Education is mandating that schools...
NFL linebacker retires after one season over head trauma concerns
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland announced Monday he is retiring from the league over concerns about the long-term effects of head trauma. Borland was one of the NFL's top rookies last season, starting eight games and recording 107 tac...
New Jersey limits contact in football practices
Beginning this fall New Jersey's high school football teams will be limited to 90 minutes of contact per week during practices. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association formally adopted the measure last week in an effort to reduc...