The risk of sports injuries for a student athlete is something that cannot be denied. Statistics reveal that 90% of student athletes report some sort of sports-related injury. 54% of student athletes report they have played while injured. 37% of high school athletes say they have experienced sprains. 12% report they have sustained concussions and head injuries from their time on the field. In 2012 alone, 163,670 middle school or high school athletes were reported being seen in the emergency room for a concussion. But sports injuries aren’t the only thing that a student athlete needs to be aware of. Between 2008 and 2015, more than 300 sports-related deaths of young athletes occurred in America alone. We share these statistics not to scare you or discourage your passionate participation in sports. We share them so you can be a part of reversing this trend.
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The Derek Sheely Foundation
THE DEREK SHEELY FOUNDATION has created Concussion Awareness Kits as part of our grassroots campai
Parents of dead high school football stars suing
Many high schools across the nation are starting football practie now, and the summer heat can make
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News12 - Preparing for Athletics in the Heat
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Sports experts devise plan to keep teen athletes safe in heat
The brutal heat wave of 2012 has had a profound effect on Illinois residents, from farmers to lifegu
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As the South Bakes, Is it Too Hot for High School Football?
Lightning strikes above the live oaks lining the practice field in this coastal town in southeast Ge
Expert on youth sports concussions points to SJU's Gagliardi for solution
Dr. Robert Cantu, a leading national expert on the issue of sports concussions, makes recommendation
The Woman Who Would Save Football
The door to Ann McKee's office is a shrine to the human brain: artistic, scientific, and comic. An i
Injuries Lower When Athletic Trainer on Hand
Sports teams at high schools with an athletic trainer on staff or available had fewer injuries -- pa
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Information on Hydration and Diet
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"I am an Athletic Trainer" Video
Here is an excellent video produced by the Montclair State ATEP.