Coinciding with the 2011 Youth Sports Safety Summit, the NATA has authored a position sstatement addressing prevention of sudden death in youth sports.

See the complete position statement here.

October 6, 2011

NY Times

Report Indicates an Increase in Concussion Awareness

Hey sports fans!  MLB’s opening day is tomorrow. 

With the dawn of a new season, Major League Baseball is instituting new guidelines in how concussions are managed among players AND umpires.  

As the understanding and management of this injury continues to evolve, it is reassuring that professional sports organizations are taking steps to protect their own.

The New York Times had a recent article about rates of head injury among high school football players.  Here is the link:   http://www.nytimes.com/info/concussions-in-football/

The Novemeber 2, 2010  News and Observer had a great article about concussions and the greater need for Certified Athletic Trainers in schools. Here is the link:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/11/02/775061/brain-doctors-issue-warning.html

A recent article in Time Magazine outlines details of a study that says kids are returning to sports too soon after suffering from concussions. 

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2014449,00.html

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/08/31/concussions-sending-more-young-athletes-to-er/

Victoria Azarenka collapses in match. 

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen10/news/story?id=5519516

Check out this article and clip from the Today Show (8/30/10) that discusses the importance of recognizing these injuries.