Our Risk Management category offers valuable insights and guidance on ensuring safety, injury prevention, and effective risk management strategies for the sports and recreation niche.
We understand the importance of maintaining a safe environment for athletes and enthusiasts to engage in physical activities while minimizing the risk of injuries.
This category is designed to provide you with the latest information, practical tips, and expert advice on various topics, including proper equipment usage, injury prevention techniques, risk assessment, and developing a comprehensive safety plan for sports and recreation activities. Whether you’re a coach, athlete, fitness professional, or a sports enthusiast, our Risk Management category equips you with the knowledge and tools necessary to create a safer and more enjoyable sports experience for everyone involved.
Youth sports event security comes down to two decisions a league makes before the season: who has the authority to stop a game, and how players and families get out. Both decisions fit on one page. On September 4, 2026, a police officer at a high school football game in Jacksonville, Florida, overheard someone threaten to “shoot up the place”. The officer and game officials ended the...
No single national rule we could find requires an athletic trainer at youth games, or an ambulance. The rules that exist come from three places: the state, the state high school association, and the league’s own governing body. Those rules vary, and many community leagues fall under none of them. Four football cases in the news this season opened the question for many boards. In none of the...
Should coaches text players? Yes, under one condition: a second adult is on every message. A coach has no program reason to hold a private, one-on-one conversation with a player on any app. Three criminal cases made public in August 2026 show why boards are asking. All three coaches are charged, and none has been convicted. In Iowa, police arrested a 56-year-old Cedar Rapids bowling coach on...
AED requirements for youth sports depend on two things: the state, and whether the program is a school team or a community league. The 2026 laws described in this article apply to schools. A community league that practices on a park field may fall outside them. In late August 2026, a 13-year-old in Greensboro, North Carolina, went into cardiac arrest after running a lap at the start of middle...
Youth sports treasurer theft is rarely a clever crime. In five cases that led to arrests between late July and mid-September 2026, the alleged amounts ran from about $6,300 to about $411,761. The reports describe a similar pattern: one treasurer with access to the money, and alleged activity that ran for months or years. Every person in these cases has been arrested or charged. None has been...
Are coaches mandated reporters? The answer depends on the state, and sometimes on the league. Mandated reporting law is state law, and each state writes its own list of who must report suspected child abuse. One federal law adds a reporting duty for adults in certain sports organizations, and that federal law doesn’t reach every youth league. This article isn’t legal advice, and the...
The SafeSport banned list is a free public database. Many youth sports programs that search the database check a coach’s name once, at signup. One check is the gap. In February 2026, the U.S. Center for SafeSport ruled a Texas club volleyball coach permanently ineligible. ProPublica and The Washington Post reported that he was training his club’s players again the next day. The...
Wet bulb globe temperature, or WBGT, is one number that combines air temperature, humidity, wind, and sunlight, and published heat policies use that number to tell a coach when to add breaks, remove equipment, shorten practice, or stop. The thresholds differ by region, so a coach needs the table for the right part of the country. Four news stories from July and August 2026 show why the reading...
Heat acclimatization is the two-week ramp that lowers a young athlete’s risk of exertional heat stroke, and the first practice of the season is where it matters most. Two football players died in August 2026 after collapsing at or after that first practice. A 17-year-old senior lineman at Lake Travis High School in Texas collapsed at about 8 a.m. during the team’s first practice on...
Imagine this: A young athlete collapses during practice. A client suffers a sudden medical emergency on the gym floor. Seconds matter. Panic causes delays. But what if everyone knew exactly what to do? That is the purpose of a comprehensive Emergency Action Plan (EAP). It is a documented playbook for managing medical, environmental, and security emergencies and ensuring a calm, coordinated, and...