Simple warmup exercises might be enough to prevent one of the most common serious knee injuries suffered
by youth athletes, especially females.
Not exact matches
As a
youth growing up in Canoga Park, Calif., the son of an Italian - American father and an Irish - French mother, Tim Foli was such a talented
athlete that
by the time he graduated from high school he was offered both football and baseball scholarships to the University of Southern California and Notre Dame and a $ 75,000 baseball bonus
by the Mets, who had made him their first choice in the 1968 free - agent draft.
As a
Youth Conditioning, Speed / Agility and Nutrition Specialist with the International
Youth Conditioning Association, Fit -2-The-Core Training Systems offers an innovative approach to getting your young
athletes back on the field of play post-rehabilitation (which get your
athletes to normal functioning), continuing the process
by progressing their bodies to handle what they must endure on the field or court.
As a mental toughness trainer who has worked with thousands of
athletes,
youth and adult,
by far the biggest problem is fear of failure.
As a
Youth Conditioning, Speed / Agility and Nutrition Specialist with the IYCA, Fit 2 The Core Training Systems Boot Camps offer an innovative approach to getting young
athletes back on the field post-rehabilitation, and continuing the process
by progressing their bodies to handle what they must endure on the field or court.
Rowlands» medal follows up her success in the halfpipe event earlier in the Games when her gold medal was the first ever won
by a Team GB
athlete on snow in the history of the Olympic and
Youth Olympic Games.
And so are London
Youth Games
athletes, team managers, parents and volunteers
by the looks of things!
«Positive Coaching Alliance is a national non-profit developing «Better
Athletes, Better People» by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character - building youth sports experience
Athletes, Better People»
by working to provide all
youth and high school
athletes a positive, character - building youth sports experience
athletes a positive, character - building
youth sports experience.»
Traveling
by air presents some unique nutritional challenges for the
youth athlete trying to maintain a diet high in carbohydrates and fluids, moderate in protein and low in fat.
A former NCAA
athlete and high school social studies teacher, Jim currently advises the Positive Coaching Alliance, working to transform
youth sports
by helping to create a more positive and character - building experience for young
athletes.
Youth sports are creating serious social problems: rape
by athletes, violence toward other players and non-
athletes, coaches bending eligibility rules, adults setting terrible examples
by physically and verbally abusing kids, coaches, officials and other adults.
One of the most active athletic trainers» association at the state level is in New Jersey, which was the first state to require
by law that coaches receive safety training, is among the 40 states that have enacted strong
youth concussion safety laws, and has been a leader in advocating for academic accommodations for concussed student -
athletes.
The well - publicized lawsuits
by former players against the N.F.L., the suicide of Junior Seau, a «Chicken Little - sky is falling» mentality
by some prominent concussion experts and former
athletes, some of whom suggest that the sport is simply too dangerous to be played at all at the
youth level, and continuing research on the short - and long - term effects of concussion on cognitive function and brain health, have created a pretty toxic environment for the sport.
Modeled on the community - centric approach to improving
youth sports safety highlighted in MomsTEAM's PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», the program will award SmartTeam status to
youth sports organizations which have demonstrated a commitment to minimizing the risk of physical, psychological and sexual injury to young
athletes by implementing a comprehensive set of health and safety best practices, providing safety - conscious sports parents a level of assurance that they have made health and safety an important priority, not to be sacrificed at the altar of team or individual success.
While not mandated
by law, best
youth sports health and safety practices require that school, independent and community - based
youth sports organizations develop, implement, and practice an emergency action plan (EAP) to protect the safety of
athletes, spectators, coaches, and officials in case of a medical emergency.
Many sports injuries are preventable, but continue to occur because of misconceptions about sports safety, uninformed behaviors
by parents, coaches, and
youth athletes, and a lack of training, says a new survey from Safe Kids Worldwide.1
The bill is based on a bill of rights created
by the
Youth Sports Safety Alliance, an organization committed to keeping young
athletes safe founded
by the National Athletic Trainers» Association which now counts more than 100 organizations (including MomsTEAM) as members.
Equally important, celebrity
athletes are distant figures for children and
youth, whereas a parent, teacher, coach, or family friend, in the role of mentor, can influence young
athletes» everyday lives in positive ways
by developing ongoing relationships with them.
A
youth athlete, who has been removed from play, may not return to play until the
athlete is evaluated
by a licensed physician who may consult with an athletic trainer, all of whom shall be trained in the evaluation and management of concussions.
Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 18 -2-25a (2013) requires the governing authority of each public and nonpublic elementary school, middle school, junior high school and high school, working through guidance approved
by the department of health and communicated through the department of education, to do the following: (A) Adopt guidelines and other pertinent information and forms as approved
by the department of health to inform and educate coaches, school administrators,
youth athletes and their parents or guardians of the nature, risk and symptoms of concussion and head injury, including continuing to play after concussion or head injury; (B) Require annual completion
by all coaches, whether the coach is employed or a volunteer, and
by school athletic directors of a concussion recognition and head injury safety education course program approved
by the department.
Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all
youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination
by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those
youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined
by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the
youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.
Concussion and Sports - Related Head Injury: 16 V.S.A. Section 1162 (2011) requires the commissioner of education or designee, assisted
by members of the Vermont Principal's Association, to develop statewide guidelines, forms and other materials designed to educate coaches,
youth athletes and their parents / guardians regarding the nature and risks of concussion and other head injuries, the risks of premature participation in athletic activities after a concussion or head injury and the importance of obtaining a medical evaluation of a suspected concussion or other head injury and receiving treatment when necessary.
An
youth athlete's natural flexibility varies
by age.
I now know what it feels like to be that
youth athlete trying his or her best, only to be yelled at
by the coach or captain, who really doesn't know any more than most of the players.
In that speech (a full copy of which you can view
by clicking here), I offered some suggestions on how each of us — whether we be parent, coach, official, athletic trainer, clinician, current or former professional
athlete, sports safety equipment manufacturer, whether we were there representing a local
youth sports program, the national governing body of a sport, or a professional sports league, could work together as a team to protect our country's most precious human resource — our children — against catastrophic injury or death from sudden impact syndrome or the serious, life - altering consequences of multiple concussions.
It is time that we recognize the harm caused
by the mercy rule, and advocate for change
by teaching
athletes to learn from defeat rather than hide from it, to understand that losing is neither shameful nor embarrassing, to embrace competition of all levels, and to value the positive life lessons gained through all of
youth sports.
One of many ways it does so is
by presenting its Be Kind Award, which is given to those young
athletes, coaches, parents and officials who go above and beyond in showing an act of kindness during the
youth sports season.
The book delves into how competition can be incredibly life enriching for young
athletes when it's handled properly
by volunteer coaches and parents; and how it can be ultra destructive and smother the fun when adults forget who
youth sports are really for.
Delegates attended sessions led
by leading
youth sports experts addressing hot topics across the
youth sports landscape, including sports specialization and its impact on young
athletes.
What better way to receive feedback on your coaches» skills and leadership abilities than
by asking the parents of the
youth athletes.
The finding
by a neuropathologist that brain damage from repeated concussions suffered
by former NFL star Andre Waters likely led to his depression and ultimate death
by suicide in November 2006 highlights once again the critical need for parents and
youth athletes to become educated and proactive about concussions.
All of us involved in
youth sports - from parents, to coaches, from athletic trainers to school athletic directors to the
athletes themselves - have a responsibility to do what we can to make contact and collision sports safer, whether it
by reducing the number of hits to the head a player receives over the course of a season (such as N.F.L. and the Ivy League are doing in limiting full - contact practices, and the Sports Legacy Institute recently proposed be considered at the
youth and high school level in its Hit Count program), teaching football players how to tackle without using their head (as former pro football player Bobby Hosea has long advocated), changing the rules (as the governing body for high school hockey in Minnesota did in the aftermath of the Jack Jablonski injury or USA Hockey did in banning body checks at the Pee Wee level), or giving serious consideration to whether
athletes below a certain age should be playing tackle football at all (as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend).
Patellofemoral syndrome is an overuse injury seen in
youth athletes, caused
by friction on the cartilage under the kneecap.
Too often, minor injuries to the feet, ankles, and knees are ignored
by young
athletes because they believe their
youth protects them from injury or they are worried about letting down their coach or teammates.
While I will not be able to participate in the roundtable, it is probably just as well because, with MomsTEAM Institute's SmartTeams Play Safe summit in Boston in my rear view mirror, I am devoting all my energies the rest of the fall sports season to working with an incredibly talented and dedicated group of certified athletic trainers at the grass roots level on our SmartTeamTM pilot program, which is helping parents, coaches, administrators, and more than 800
athletes in
youth football programs in six states play safe
by being smart.
Game Changers is a web series developed
by the National Alliance for
Youth Sports in which well - known and respected professional and collegiate coaches and current and former
athletes sit down to share incredible insight on their lives; discuss the influential coaches and parents who impacted them growing up; and reveal how those experiences not only led to their success in sports but enabled them to become respected and productive members of society.
The Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers» Society (PATS) utilized funds they received from a grant provided
by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, to work collaboratively with the PAMed and SSI to provide free concussion education throughout the Commonwealth for physicians, physician assistants, coaches, parents and
athletes participating in
youth sports.
PATS utilized funds they received from a grant provided
by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free concussion education throughout the Commonwealth for physicians, physician assistants, coaches, parents and
athletes participating in
youth sports.
Named for a boy who was permanently disabled after he suffered a concussion playing football and returned to the game, the legislation mandates that
youth athletes displaying symptoms of a concussion must be cleared
by a licensed professional before returning to action.
The guidelines for dealing with a concussion in
youth sports were approved
by the Common Council this week and are designed to close the loophole in the current concussion law that protects only middle school and high school
athletes on school - sponsored teams.
The
Youth Sports Safety Summit (YSSS) is an annual event hosted by the Youth Sports Safety Alliance (YSSA) and the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA) to educate key stakeholders about current issues in youth sports safety and effective measures to keep young athletes
Youth Sports Safety Summit (YSSS) is an annual event hosted
by the
Youth Sports Safety Alliance (YSSA) and the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA) to educate key stakeholders about current issues in youth sports safety and effective measures to keep young athletes
Youth Sports Safety Alliance (YSSA) and the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA) to educate key stakeholders about current issues in
youth sports safety and effective measures to keep young athletes
youth sports safety and effective measures to keep young
athletes safe.
Notably, unlike Virginia's law, the policy expressly empowers game officials to remove
athletes from play if they are suspected of having suffered a concussion (a power that I have been advocating for many years game officials be given, and a power conferred on game officials
by laws at the state level in only Arizona, Iowa, and Ohio), and requires that coaches who disregard the safety and well being of a
youth sports participant as it related to concussions be subject to indefinite suspension (only Pennsylvania and Connecticut have laws which penalize coaches for violating their statutes)
«The local law approved unanimously
by the Legislature addresses many concerns related to head injuries in
youth sports and aiding
athletes who are hurt during play.
Despite «return to play» laws now in place in all 50 states, which typically mandate
youth and high school
athletes must leave the field if they are suspected of having a concussion and return only after a medical examination
by a health professional, the incentive to keep playing — especially if students are trying to impress recruiters — remains strong, and players may not admit their concussion symptoms.
This suggests neurologists may be able to use telemedicine to manage concussions, make removal from play decisions, and close the gaps in medical care
by providing all collegiate and
youth athletes similar concussion care as professional
athletes receive.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center examined differences in the number, location, and magnitude of head impacts sustained
by young
athletes during various
youth football practice drills.
The good news: In 2009 Washington state enacted the first sport - related concussion laws governing student
athletes, and
by 2014 all 50 states and the District of Columbia had some type of
youth concussion law.
In the case of Olympic weightlifting training for adult and
youth athletes not competing in Olympic weightlifting, the risk to assess is whether the injury incidence is greater than that of conventional resistance training, while the reward to assess is whether the enhancements in athletic performance measures are greater than those produced
by conventional resistance training.
Pelham, NY About Blog Heads Up Pediatrics was founded
by Dr.Arlene Silverio to provide individualized concussion care for
youth athletes.
Athletes from the professional to the
youth levels share their personal struggles in dealing with the devastating and long - term effects of concussions, an epidemic fueled
by the «leave everything on the field» culture so prominent in American sport.