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Injury Management from InjureFree

Injury Management from InjureFree

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 …

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Investigation Management from InjureFree

Investigation Management from InjureFree

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 …

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The Impact of Athletic Trainers on Reducing Medical Claims and Costs

The Impact of Athletic Trainers on Reducing Medical Claims and Costs

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 …

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Parent’s Role in Youth Athlete Development

Parent’s Role in Youth Athlete Development

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 …

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The Advantages of Multi-Sport Participation in Youth Athletics

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While it may seem advantageous to a youth athlete’s skill development to specialize in one sport, research tells us that multi-sport participation offers many benefits! Sports specialization is defined as “intense, year-round training in a single sport with the exclusion of other spor …

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Incident Analysis and Review - What to Do Following an Injury

Incident Analysis and Review - What to Do Following an Injury

Last month, we explored injury reporting, what it is, and how and why to report it. Injury reporting is reporting sports-related incidents that harm an athlete during a practice or game. Completing an injury report is important to ensure proper communication and implementation of emer …

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The Benefits of Sport Specific Strength Training in Youth Sports

The Benefits of Sport Specific Strength Training in Youth Sports

While strength training may appear to be more of an advanced form of training suited for adults, it is widely accepted and beneficial for youth athlete’s health and fitness! It has become increasingly popular during youth sports off-season to maintain sport-specific strength. Research …

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10 Tips for Effectively Structuring Youth Sports Practice Sessions

youth sports practice

Creating practice plans for youth sports is key to the positive development of young athletes. Not only does effectively structuring youth sports practice sessions support injury prevention, but it also promotes athlete's interest and skill development! Here are some tips to help coac …

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Supporting Parents of Youth Athletes - How Risk Management Solutions Can Help!

Supporting Parents of Youth Athletes - How Risk Management Solutions Can Help!

The support and involvement of parents/guardians in their children’s sports participation can positively impact the overall safety of youth athletes. Proactive training, communication and education are crucial in engaging parents/guardians and keeping them informed on sports safety. B …

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The Injury Reporting Process - Why to Report

The Injury Reporting Process - Why to Report

As we wrap up our 3 part blog series on injury reporting, let’s review what we’ve learned thus far! First, we covered what injury reporting actually is and last week, we learned how to report injuries effectively. Finally, let’s look at the “WHY” behind injury reporting. There are man …

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