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NCSS to Attend the Youth Sports Safety Summit

Author: Jenna Beach

BIRMINGHAM, AL – December 6, 2011 - The National Center for Sports Safety (NCSS) announced today that it is attending the Youth Sports Safety Summit in Washington, DC, presented by the National Athletic Trainers Association. In an effort to address the national concerns in America, NCSS will join over 30 prominent organizations as advocates of youth sports safety.

The Summit focuses on raising awareness, advancing legislation and improving medical care for youth athletes across the country. The information disseminated at the Summit is exceedingly beneficial to NCSS when updating content for its sports safety course, PREPARE, and maintaining its position as the leading source for sports safety awareness. This year’s agenda includes the following topics:

  • Position Statement on Preventing Sudden Death in Sports
  • Sudden Cardiac Arres
  • Exertional Sickling
  • Exercise-Induced Asthma
  • Exertional Heat Stroke
  • Brain Injury/Concussion
  • Emergency Action Plans

NCSS shares a similar mission with all Summit attendees – to promote the importance of injury prevention and sports safety on all levels of youth sports. Attending the Summit not only allows NCSS to form relationships among Youth Sports Safety Alliance members who share the same goals, but also produces useful resources to work together to create awareness about sports safety across the country.

For more information about NCSS please visit www.SportsSafety.org or call 866.508.NCSS (6277). To register or obtain additional information regarding the Youth Sports Safety Summit please visit www.youthsportssafetyalliance.org.

 
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