Youth Sports

Youth football & heat related illness NATA official statement News release News release - Ensuring sports safety on and off the playing field Coach Emergency Action Card News release In the news Promotion of healthy weight-control practices in young athletes American Academy of Pediatrics (12-05) Health: Don't Pay to Play - Newsweek article Doctors See a Big Rise in Injuries for Young Athletes - New York Times article (free registration required) Enhancing Safety in Youth Rugby - USA Rugby article Hiring a Certified Athletic Trainer in Secondary Schools Public service announcement - PDF \| JPEG New York Times story NATA health tips Overuse injuries Sprains, strains and contusions Heat illness R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compression, elevation) Safety checklist for a high school athletics program P.R.E.P.A.R.E. online youth sports safety course for parents and coaches News release Course information Appropriate medical care for secondary school-age athletes Consensus statement NATA high school injury surveillance study Journal of Athletic Training News release Head down contact and spearing in tackle football NATA position statement News release Management of sport-related concussion NATA position statement News release Commotio Cordis NATA official statement News release Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) NATA official statement News release Heat illness Inter-association task force on exertional heat illnesses Consensus statement Parents’ and coaches’ guide Parents’ and coaches’ guide in Spanish News releases - 1, 2 NATA position statement on exertional heat illnesses News Release Fluid replacement for athletes NATA position statement Emergency planning in athletics NATA position statement News release Lightning safety for athletics and recreation NATA position statement News release NATA/North American Booster Club Association announce partnership News release Sports Safety Checklist Links of interest American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Sports Medicine Institute National Center for Sports Safety rts youth sports injuries youth sports youth sports injuries youth sports youth sports injuries youth sports youth sports injuries youth sports youth sports injuries youth sports youth sports injuries youth sports youth sports injuries

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