Sentences with phrase «on youth sports safety»

President Barack Obama, who has said he would «have to think long and hard» before letting a son play football because of the risk of head injuries, is planning a summit this month on youth sports safety and concussions.

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Coaching our kids to fewer injuries: a report on youth sports safety.

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MomsTeam's General Safety Center will continue to provide the latest information on general youth sports injury topics and a forum where everyone with a stake in injury prevention and treatment, including parents, athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, clinicians, and sports safety equipment manufacturers - can meet to exchange ideas and information and share conSafety Center will continue to provide the latest information on general youth sports injury topics and a forum where everyone with a stake in injury prevention and treatment, including parents, athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, clinicians, and sports safety equipment manufacturers - can meet to exchange ideas and information and share consafety equipment manufacturers - can meet to exchange ideas and information and share concerns.

On December 21, 2015, MomsTeam Institute of Youth Sports Safety held a special advance screening of Sony Pictures's new movie, Concussion, starring Will Smith, at the Loews - Boston Common theatre.

On May 13, 2010, the PPE Campaign and Coalition for Youth Sports Health and Safety was launched to promote the widespread adoption and consistent use of an updated preparticipation physical evaluation form (PPE) for pre-competition medical screening of U.S. student - athletes.

For more on the Power of the Permit, including a video of a presentation by Professor Doug Abrams of the University of Missouri School of Law at a youth sports safety summit MomsTEAM Institute convened at Harvard Medical School in September 2014, click here.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed the «Safety in Youth Sports Act» into law on November 9, 2011.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parYouth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paSports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and paryouth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and pasports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.»

This truly was no place for a youth sport health and safety advocate like me to be standing (although not for long; after standing on the sidelines for 15 minutes, I retreated to the safety and comfort of an air conditioned car and hotel lobby).

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.

«For far too long, the national media has focused on reporting on how youth sports programs fall short in protecting the health and safety of youth athletes.

Concord, MA, August 25, 2014: Harvard Medical School's Joseph B. Martin Conference Center will be the site for a groundbreaking youth sports health and safety summit on Monday, September 15, 2014.

If you are involved in a private youth sports program which plays on publicly - owned fields, diamonds, rinks, or courts, or are in local government, you have probably been hearing a lot lately about what is being dubbed the «power of the permit»: the authority municipalities and towns around the country are using to condition use of their athletic facilities by private programs on compliance with state concussion safety laws from which they would otherwise be exempt, or, in an increasing number of instances, to fill gaps in their state's law.

I am convinced that the way to change the culture of youth sports from one focused on winning to one that puts safety of our children ahead of, or at least on a par, with team and individual success, is what the sports parents of this country want.

On July 15, 2015, the NCAA and Department of Defense (DOD) announced the selection of MomsTeam Youth Sports Safety Instituteas a recipient of a Mind Matters Challenge Educational grant for our application, Creating a Safe Concussion Reporting Environment: A Multi-Media Approach.

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.

For the most comprehensive concussion information for sports parents on the Web, visit the MomsTEAM youth sports concussion safety center.

The Press Box is a weekly e-newsletter bringing you the latest news stories in youth sports, research on youth athlete safety and wellness, and more.

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I am attending in a unique and dual capacity, both as a member of the Youth Sports Safety Alliance (www.youthsportssafetyalliance.org)- an alliance of 60 organizations, like MomsTeam, committed to education, research and legislation to make youth sports safer, which is partnering with the NATA to put on the summit - and as a member of the media reporting on the eYouth Sports Safety Alliance (www.youthsportssafetyalliance.org)- an alliance of 60 organizations, like MomsTeam, committed to education, research and legislation to make youth sports safer, which is partnering with the NATA to put on the summit - and as a member of the media reporting on the Sports Safety Alliance (www.youthsportssafetyalliance.org)- an alliance of 60 organizations, like MomsTeam, committed to education, research and legislation to make youth sports safer, which is partnering with the NATA to put on the summit - and as a member of the media reporting on the eyouth sports safer, which is partnering with the NATA to put on the summit - and as a member of the media reporting on the sports safer, which is partnering with the NATA to put on the summit - and as a member of the media reporting on the event.

MomsTEAM Institute of Youth Sports Safety, Inc. is a registered 501 (c)(3) tax - exempt organization which relies on donations from readers like you.

In the fall of 2012, the N.F.L. invited me to its New York City headquarters to present a proposal to the league on ways that I thought MomsTEAM could help them preserve and strengthen the sport of youth football, in part by educating parents, and especially safety - conscious moms, about the dangers of concussions and ways in which the risk of concussion could be reduced.

As I write about at length in my book and elsewhere on this website, our youth sports culture has become so obsessed with winning that not only has fun taken a back seat, but, more dangerously, safety as well.

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.

Staff members regularly attend safety classes on issues such as heat and safe playing surfaces, all coaches must take training courses provided by the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, and all parents are required to attend educational sessions provided by the Parents Association for Youth Sports.

NAYS believes that by educating adults on proper communication and safety, the youth sports experience becomes more enriching for everyone involved.

Dr. Bergeron has also participated in a number of Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC and testimonies for several State Legislatures on physical activity, health and safety in youth sports, and sport concussion.

The senators, all members of the committee, introduced the Youth Sports Concussion Act earlier this year to help ensure that safety standards for sports equipment, including football helmets, are based on the latest science and curb false advertising claims made by manufacturers to increase protective sports gear Sports Concussion Act earlier this year to help ensure that safety standards for sports equipment, including football helmets, are based on the latest science and curb false advertising claims made by manufacturers to increase protective sports gear sports equipment, including football helmets, are based on the latest science and curb false advertising claims made by manufacturers to increase protective sports gear sports gear sales.

On July 15, the NCAA and Department of Defense (DOD) announced the selection of MomsTeam Youth Sports Safety Institute as a recipient of a Mind Matters Challenge grant for our application, Creating a Safe Concussion Reporting Environment: A Multi-Media Approach.

This issue is primarily focused on athletic training education but also includes recaps from Capitol Hill Day, the Athletic Training Educators» Conference and the Youth Sports Safety Summit.

Inter-Association Task Force Document on Emergency Health and Safety: Best Practice Recommendations for Youth Sports

Join us on March 7th, 2017 for the eighth annual Youth Sports Safety Summit hosted by the Youth Sports Safety Alliance (YSSA) in partnership with the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA).

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)

Attendees should anticipate a full day of education provided by health care experts and youth sports safety advocates focused on the hidden risks of youth sports and what you can do to mitigate them within your sphere of influence.

For more on the Power of the Permit, including a video of a presentation by Professor Doug Abrams of the University of Missouri School of Law at a youth sports safety summit I convened at Harvard Medical School in September 2014, click here.

Each year's summit focuses on current issues and activities in youth sports safety, as well as the latest scientific information.

Representative Briggs and Senator Browne, who were the primary sponsors of the Safety in Youth Sports Act will be involved in a media presentation about concussion management and care to be aired on PCN in the near future.»

On November 14th, 2011, Governor Corbett held a ceremonial signing for the «Safety in Youth Sports Act,» at Lower Dauphin High School.

At 11 a.m., during a joint hearing, members of the NYC Council's Committee on Education and Committee on Health receive testimony about a legislative proposal intended to improve detection of concussions during scholastic football games and practices, and a legislative proposal that would establish a Youth Sports Health and Safety Task Force; Council Chambers, City Hall, Manhattan.

Youth sports coaches and managers in Erie County may soon be required to take a brief course on concussion awareness and safety.

He is strength training consultant for numerous national organizations, such as the American Council on Exercise, the American Senior Fitness Association, and the National Youth Sports Safety Foundation, and editorial advisor for many publications, including Prevention, Shape, and Club Industry magazines.

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