Injury Management from InjureFree
by Lauren Spirov on Apr 22, 2024 4:36:42 PM
Managing crucial components of injury management can be a complicated process. These elements include Return-to-Play clearance, practice or game day injuries, and more. Coaches and Athletic Trainers typically complete a paper injury report form and then, best practice is to file and s …
Investigation Management from InjureFree
by Lauren Spirov on Apr 18, 2024 9:26:22 AM
In the sports world, ensuring the safety and well-being of athletes is paramount. From recreation to professional leagues, sports organizations often face the challenge of managing investigations effectively. To this end, proactive and timely response to misconduct is vital to prevent …
Introducing InjureFree’s Athletic Training Services
by Lauren Spirov on Apr 10, 2024 9:15:00 AM
Athletic Trainers (ATs) are integral to athletes' safety and with InjureFree’s Athletic Training services, we provide seamless solutions when ATs are needed for sports events. InjureFree’s Athletic Trainer Placement and Virtual Athletic Trainers services provide you with ATs when you …
Insights with Experts - One on One with an Athletic Trainer and InjureFree Partner
by Lauren Spirov on Apr 9, 2024 9:15:00 AM
Did you know that Athletic Training (AT) is one of the fastest-growing professions in health care in the United States? In 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a 17% increase in AT jobs over the next 10 years, which is significantly higher than average growth projection …
Introducing InjureFree’s New Website, Products and Services!
by Lauren Spirov on Apr 3, 2024 10:00:00 AM
The wait is over! InjureFree is thrilled to announce our newly revamped website! Learn how InjureFree’s sports safety platform can help support you and your athletes, and learn more about our risk management solutions, which are designed to empower athlete safety initiatives for organ …
The Impact of Athletic Trainers on Reducing Medical Claims and Costs
by Lauren Spirov on Mar 27, 2024 8:45:00 AM
The benefits of Athletic Trainers (ATs) extend beyond injury prevention and actually provide significant cost savings. AT services can help support the reduction of medical payments and utilizations, but what does this mean exactly for athletes? By simply employing ATs in schools, the …
The Importance of Data Collection
by Lauren Spirov on Mar 20, 2024 8:00:00 AM
In 2014, Pennsylvania athletic trainer Alex Zettlemoyer sought to better understand the relationship between coaches and athletic trainers. He conducted interviews with coaches and parents of youth athletes and identified three main characteristics that comprise successful relationshi …
Benefits of neuromuscular training programs for athlete injury prevention
by Lauren Spirov on Mar 6, 2024 8:57:00 AM
Did you know that each year, 4 million school-aged children will suffer a sports related injury? Of these, upwards of 400,000 are knee injuries. For a parent, practitioner, coach, and especially athlete, these statistics are alarming. We know that sports injuries can affect just about …
InjureFree White Paper: "Coaches Are Part of the Sports Safety Ecosystem"
by Lauren Spirov on Feb 28, 2024 8:15:00 AM
With youth sports injuries at a record-breaking high, it's time to spotlight the coach's role in sports safety. Coaches must work alongside Athletic Trainers (ATs) to support athletes' well-being through essential practices like documentation and documentation data collection. ATs can …
Parent’s Role in Youth Athlete Development
by Lauren Spirov on Feb 21, 2024 8:45:00 AM
While coaches may seem like the experts when it comes to youth sports development, parents play a significant role, too! As their primary and most influential mentors, parents play a substantial part in the development of their child’s athletic abilities, health, life skill developmen …