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Athletic Trainers and Ambulances at Youth and JV Games: What’s Required and What to Plan For

By Gemma-Leigh Garner
In Risk Management, Safety and Injury Prevention
15 Min read
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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...

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The Impact of Heatstroke and Dehydration in Youth Sports: Prevention and Legal Liability

By Gemma-Leigh Garner
In Risk Management, Safety and Injury Prevention
6 Min read
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Why this topic matters Hotter summers and longer preseason sessions have raised emergency-room visits and lawsuits tied to exertional heat illness (EHI) in athletes under 18. CDC surveillance shows that football alone accounts for more than 70 percent of high-school heat-related illnesses. (See the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines on heat illness in youth athletes for additional...

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