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Creating a Safe Playing Environment for Your Athletes

Author: NCSS Information Team


Crisis Management Plan for Youth Sporting Events

Author: Jeff Konin, PhD, PT, ATC
University of South Florida


Developing an Emergency Action Plan

Author: NCSS Information Team


Lightning Safety: Make It Part of Your Game Plan!

Author: Andy Kula, Senior Meteorologist
National Weather Service


Lightning: the Uncontrollable in Sports Medicine

Author: Barbara J. Morris, MS, ATC, CSCS
USF HEALTH, SMART INSTITUTE


Safety Checklist: For the Coach

Author: NCSS Information Team


The Coach's First Aid Kit

Author: NCSS Information Team

 
National Coaches Registry

Three Seasons of Safety

Developing offensive and defensive game plans is old hat for coaches. This article, however, is about a new type of game plan: a defensive strategy to lower the chance of injuries and the likelihood of a coach being blamed for it...
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Sports Injuries and Arthritis

Minor sprains and bruises or overuse injuries treated properly may be nuisances but do not necessarily cause any permanent problems. Some injuries, however, may lead to arthritis later in life
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The Risk Factor

Coaches must know and appreciate their risk management duties. The implementation of solid safety rules will not guarantee your athletes freedom from injury, but it will lower the chances of both common and serious, catastrophic injuries. Lowering the chance of injury lowers the chance of expensive, time-consuming, program-shattering lawsuits...
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