"Wide-Eye'd Blind": A Must-See Football Video

Georgia Heat Acclimatization Guidelines

In 2012 Georgia became the sixth state to adopt heat-acclimatization guidelines to reduce the risk of exertional heat stroke among high school athletes. In adopting key recommendations from a 2009 statement from the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Georgia High School Association joins Connecticut, New Jersey, Texas and North Carolina. Since then 10 other states have adopted the full set of heat recommendations.

Baseball Diamond: An Overlooked Safety Hazard?

One of the biggest hazards in baseball, yet often the most overlooked, is the diamond itself. Sprinkler heads and gopher holes in the outfield can can cause players to slip, leading to sprained ankles, twisted knees or torn knee ligaments, while balls hitting pebbles on the infield can bounce up and hit a player in the throat, face, eyes, or forehead.

U.S.O.C. Launches Safe Sport Program

The U.S. Olympic Committee has announced the launch of Safe Sport, a welfare training program aimed at improving the safety of athletes. The program is the latest step taken by the USOC to implement the recommendations of its Working Group for Safe Training Environments.

Baseball Safety: Be Prepared For Electrical Storms

Electrical storms during baseball and softball games and practices are a constant concern. Here are some lightning safety tips for administrators, parents, and coaches.

Asthma: Don't Let It Bully Your Child

There is a lot of talk these days about bullying. If your child has asthma which is not well-controlled, they are living with a bully every day. That's right: uncontrolled asthma is like a bully. Here are seven principles to follow to help your child beat the asthma bully.

Lingering Concussion Symptoms May Impair Child's Daily Functioning, Quality of Life: Study

Children who experience mild traumatic brain injury may be more likely to show increases in symptoms over time that could impact quality of life, more so than children who experience an orthopedic injury, says a new study, with injury severity playing a possible role.

Spring Break: Fun Outdoor Adventures For Entire Family

Looking for ideas on how to keep your kids busy over spring break. Ask your kids to put away the hand-held electronics for a day, get some exercise, and have some fun on an outdoor adventure.

Emotional Abuse: Youth Hockey's Dirty Little Secret

The story of the Foglietta family tells a cautionary tale highlighting the problem of emotional abuse. At center ice are 9-year-old identical twins who became the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play in the adult-centered world of youth hockey.

Athletes Saving Athletes Program Gains NATA Support

The National Athletic Trainers' Association is now an official supporter of Advocates for Injured Athletes and its Athletes Saving Athletes^TM program, which provides high school students with training and skills to recognize signs and symptoms of life-threatening injuries, with the aim of reducing the risk and incidence of injury and death among student-athletes.