Get prepared for the new season in less than 30 minutes Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is a free, online course available to coaches, parents, and others helping to keep athletes safe from concussion. It features interviews with leading experts, dynamic graphics and interactive exercises, and compelling storytelling to help you recognize a concussion ...
More than 900 youth football leagues across the United States representing more than 200,000 players have committed to the health and safety of their young players by adopting Heads Up Football, a new USA Football pilot program for the 2013 season dedicated to making the game better and safer. The Heads Up Football program promotes ...
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of neurologists who treat brain injuries such as concussion, has launched a new app called “Concussion QuickCheck“, to help coaches, athletic trainers, parents and athletes quickly evaluate if someone may have a concussion and needs to see a licensed health care provider, such as a ...
Unequal Technologies unveiled a new suite of supplemental head padding (SHP) available for athletes in multiple sports. Responding to demand from professional athletes in the National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and X Games, Unequal’s supplemental head protection now includes the DOME, BAND, HALO and MAXX. Each new product ...
Cramer Products is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year. The company started when Chuck and Frank Cramer started the Cramer Chemical Company in Gardner, Kan., in the year 1918. So what would Chuck and Frank think about Cramer and the profession of athletic training today? “The Cramer brothers were very forward thinking and open-minded businessmen, ...
Helmet HALO Technologies has announced its new HITRight sensor technology, an on-field, in-helmet teaching aid that helps train young football players to use proper “heads up” placement, resulting in greater player awareness of form when tackling and blocking. The HITRight sensor is the first and only technology that directly interacts with the athlete, providing an ...
By Dr. Brian Oddi, Faculty Member, Sports And Health Sciences At American Public University Originally post on FootballCoach360.com; re-posted with permission. The topic of heart health often finds its way to the forefront of a discussion on healthy living. Everyone, from athletes to sedentary people, needs to be proactive in order to lead a heart-healthy ...
Every week, approximately 100 young people across the U.S. take their own lives, and The Jason Foundation has rolled out new resources and programs for coaches to help identify and assist youth who may be at-risk for suicide. The Jason Foundation has unveiled an app for young people, or for people who work with youth, ...
Using a special magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to image patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), researchers have identified a biomarker that may predict which patients will do well over the long term, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The results of the ...
McDavid Inc., a top manufacturer of sports-medicine and protective-apparel products for football players and athletes of all sports, continued an aggressive push forward as a company poised for action in 2013 and beyond, by announcing the appointment of Richard Avis and Kathryn Millett, experienced product directors, to its marketing team. Both Avis and Millett will ...
Get prepared for the new season in less than 30 minutes Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is a...
by Terry Shea, Quarterbacks Coach First and foremost, quarterback is a leadership position. Until that base is covered, all...
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of neurologists who treat brain injuries such as concussion,...
Unequal Technologies unveiled a new suite of supplemental head padding (SHP) available for athletes in multiple sports. Responding to...
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees conducted its summer meeting April 29-30 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mack...
More than 900 youth football leagues across the United States representing more than 200,000 players have committed to the...
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