Press Corner


NCSS to Attend the Youth Sports Safety Summit

Author: Jenna Beach — December 06, 2011


Pop Warner: Doctor's OK needed for concussed kids

Author: AP — November 18, 2010


Lemak Produces Safety Video for Student-Athletes

Author: Chris Pollone - NBC13.com — August 20, 2010


Coaches, officials required to get safety training

Author: TBO.com — August 08, 2010


NCSS CREATES THE FREE PARENT & ATHLETE VIDEO
An Educational and Informative Sports Safety Video

Author: NCSS Information Team — August 02, 2010


Dr. Lemak Talks About NCSS on Rick and Bubba

Author: NCSS Information Team — May 27, 2010


Dr. Lemak Talks About The 2010 NCSS Golf Tournament On The Finebaum Show

Author: NCSS Information Team — May 26, 2010


NCSS Golf Tournament - May26 - Fox 6 News Interview

Author: Fox 6 News — May 25, 2010


National Center for Sports Safety & Georgia High School Association team up to train Community Coaches

Author: — May 12, 2010


National Center for Sports Safety teams with Florida to educate state high school coaches

Author: NCSS Information Team — March 17, 2010


Coaches Education Program includes sports-safety course to prevent common injuries

Author: Bob Labbe, for the Madison Spirit bob0873@yahoo.com — March 10, 2010


NCSS' founder, Dr. Larry Lemak, named to USA Football's health committee

Author: The Associated Press — March 04, 2010


NFHS: PREPARE Sports-Safety Course accepted as First Aid Equivalent for Level 1 – Accredited Interscholastic Coach Certification

Author: Zackery Moore — December 03, 2009


UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES DR. LAWRENCE LEMAK AS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER TO UFL

Author: Zackery Moore — October 06, 2009


KY Player Death

Author: Zackery Moore — September 02, 2009


Chelsea Youth Football Practices Safety

Author: Shelby County Reporter — August 19, 2009


Kentucky Fatality Update News Coverage

Author: CBS 42 News — February 10, 2009


Dr. Lemak on The Paul Finebaum Show

Author: NCSS Information Team — January 28, 2009


Dr. Lemak on the Rick and Bubba show

Author: NCSS Information Team — January 27, 2009


National Center for Sports Safety teams with Mississippi to train state's high school coaches

Author: NCSS Information Team — January 27, 2009


Kentucky Fatality

Author: NCSS Information Team — January 26, 2009


A Glance Back at the 2007-2008 NCSS and ASU Partnership

Author: NCSS Information Team — December 01, 2008


NCSS on the Rick and Bubba Show!
Birmingham, AL

Author: NCSS Information Team — October 03, 2008


Renowned Sports Doc Works To Lessen Injuries

Author: Stanley Robinson, Birmingham Park and Recreation — September 01, 2008


New National Coaching Report Stresses Importance Of Qualified Coaches For Every Athlete

Author: National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) — August 14, 2008


The National Center for Sports Safety Updates the PREPARE Course

Author: NCSS Information Team — June 05, 2008


Huntsville Residents Have Opportunity To Take Sports Safety Course

Author: Denise Taylor — May 13, 2008


Bauerstown Baseball and Softball Association requires managers to take the National Center for Sports Safety PREPARE course

Author: NCSS Information Team — February 28, 2008


National Center for Sports Safety and Alabama State University Team Up to PREPARE More Coaches around the State

Author: NCSS Information Team — February 27, 2008


National Center for Sports Safety and CDC Team-Up on Youth Sports Concussion Initiative

Author: NCSS Information Team — October 01, 2007


All-Star Week, Huntsville, AL, July 11, 2007

Author: NCSS Information Team — July 11, 2007


TEXAS LEGISLATURE SENDS INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS SAFETY BILL TO GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE

Author: NCSS Information Team — May 30, 2007


USF Health's Sports Medicine Institute Gets $3-Million Boost

Author: Susanna Martinez, Anne DeLotto Baier — June 03, 2006


National Center for Sports Safety Raises the Standard for Safety in Alabama

Author: NCSS Information Team — May 08, 2006


USA Rugby Incorporates National Center for Sports Safety's PREPARE Course Into New Coaching Curriculum

Author: NCSS Information Team — November 03, 2005


The National Center for Sports Safety Announces the Re-launch of www.SportsSafety.org, The Leading Sports Safety Resource

Author: NCSS Information Team — April 15, 2005


The National Center for Sports Safety Launches Parent Program to Empower Individuals Who Want to Ensure Safe Playing Facilities for Youth Athletes

Author: NCSS Information Team — April 12, 2005


Bruno's Memorial Classic Offers Volunteers National Center for Sports Safety's PREPARE Course

Author: NCSS and BMC — March 08, 2005


NSCAA, NCSS Offer Online Sports Safety Course PREPARE will benefit coaches at the youth and interscholastic levels

Author: NCSS and NSCAA — March 22, 2004


The NCSS & NATA introduce the PREPARE course

Author: NCSS and NATA — March 08, 2004


National Center For Sports Safety Hosts National Safety Summit In Birmingham

Author: NCSS Information Team — July 26, 2002


Alabama High School Athletic Association And National Center For Sports Safety Mandate Cpr For All Coaches

Author: NCSS Information Team — July 25, 2002

 
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Ice Or Heat - "Which Should I Apply?"

Applying cold or heat for conditions involving the muscles or joints has been used for centuries. These temperature applications have been available without a prescription since early man ventured up and over snow-capped mountains and slipped down into soothing natural hot springs. Cold/ice and heat applications are also used today as standard medical treatments throughout the world. However, since they are obviously opposites, when are they best used? And when could they cause problems rather than be helpful?
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Football Injury Analysis: Field Turf vs. Natural Grass

Does artificial turf alter the occurrence of football injuries? An injury analysis presented by Dr. Bill Barnhill, of Panhandle Sports Medicine Institute, in conjunction with Amarillo Independent School District athletic trainers, examines football injuries on field turf and natural grass.
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Sports Participation in Children: When to Begin?

The spontaneous type of exercise and play of the past, which conjures up images of Norman Rockwell paintings of sandlot baseball, just does not occur nearly as much today
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