HIGH SCHOOL RIO
Who gets injured, in what sports, and how often? Click here for the High School RIO, the nation's most comprehensive injury surveillance study. This link has annual RIO reports going back to 2005-06. Click here for a detailed description of exactly what the High School RIO is and how it works.
EATING DISORDERS IN ATHLETES
Helpful Organizations: National Eating Disorders Association Eating Disorders Excerpt from NCAA's Mind, Body and Sport Handbook
FOOTBALL DEATHS AND HEAT ISSUES
August 23, 2024 - Selma, AL - Alabama High School Football Player Dies After Being Injured During Game, reported by Ben Thomas, Al.com, August 24, 2024
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July 21, 2024 - Augusta, GA - Sports In Extreme Heat: How High School Athletes Can Safely Prepare For The Start of Practice, And The Warning Signs of Heat Illness, reported by Samantha Scarneo-Miller, WJBF - TV6.
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July 18, 2024 - Arizona - How Do Arizona Football Players Practice Safely In The Heat?, reported by Kristian Dyer, yahoo sports.
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August 8, 2023 - Bradenton, FL - High School Football Teams Trying to Beat The Heat in Florida, reported by Katherine Smith, Bay News 9 (Tampa). Excellent information on how Florida schools use the Wet Bulb Globe Test Thermometer to enhance heat safety.
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August 17, 2022 - Georgia - How Georgia Reduced Heat-Related High School Football Deaths, reported by Molly Samuel, All Things Considered Show on NPR News.
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October 3, 2018 - Zebulon, GA - Pike County HS Linebacker Seriously Injured In Football Game Dies, reported by Michael King, Adrianne Haney, 11 Alive News, Atlanta.
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July 22, 2018 - “This Was Preventable” : Football Heat Deaths and The Rising Temperature, reported by James Bruggard, InsideClimateNews.org
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July 14, 2016 - 12-Year-Old's Heatstroke Death Prompts Football Changes, reported by Raisa Habeersham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 29, 2016.
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August 11, 2016 - Lexington, SC - South Carolina High School Football Player Dies At Practice, Associated Press report in Fox News, August 12, 2016. Lewis N. Simpkins was a 14 year old sophomore defensive tackle at River Bluff High School in Lexington.
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May 17, 2016 - Alameda, CA - Alameda Student Dies At High School Football Practice, reported by Bob Redell, Shawn Murphy and Elyce Kirchner, NBC Channel 5.
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April 21, 2016 - MEDICAL - FOOTBALL DEATHS - Las Vegas, NV - Vegas Youth Football Player Dead After Collapsing On Field, CBS News.
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January 20, 2016 - Can we do better? Alexander Robertson, a California lawyer and EMT, asks Should EMS Be Required At Football Games?, Alexander "Trey" Robertson, IV, Journal of Emergency Medical Services, January 20, 2016.
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1909 - Football was once far more dangerous than it is now, the early part of the 21st Century. Today's concussion crisis pales with football in the 1900s. For just a taste of what football used to be, see "Slaughter of The Innocents": When D.C. Considered Banning High School Football, reported by Matt Chaney, Vice.com, November 29, 2016.
GENERAL MEDICAL
June 12, 2023 - An unintended consequence of NILs: rising medical insurance costs. See The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Letter, Protecting Athletes and Team Physicians Who Care For Them Amid Rising Complexity and Liability Risk; and see Medical Groups: Liability May Limit Care For Top Athletes, reported by Stephania Bell, ESPN.
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December 11, 2020 - The price we pay to play. See College Sports Has Reported At Least 6,629 Virus Cases, There Are Many More, reported by Alan Blinder, Lauryn Higgins, and Benjamin Guggenheim, New York Times, republished in South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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2019 - Mouthguard Information. Click here for a comprehensive guide to Mouthguards.
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July 11, 2019 - Overuse Injuries Impact Basketball. See ESPN's Special Report. Part I: These Kids Are Ticking Time Bombs: The Threat of Youth Basketball, reported by Baxter Holmes, ESPN.com; and Part II: Under The Knife: Exposing America's Youth Basketball Crisis, reported by Baxter Holmes, ESPN.com, July 12, 2019.
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August 26, 2017 - Westminster, CA - Boy, 13, Dies During Soccer Game in Westminster, reported by Timoya Shimura, Orange County Register, August 27, 2017. 13-year old Felipe Andres De La Cruz asked to be subbed out of a youth soccer game, and then collapsed on the bench and died. The cause of death was not determined at press time.
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July 13-14, 2017 - Nashville, TN - The 2017 Youth Sports Safety Conference and Celebration Gala at Vanderbilt University. Click here for the conference overview.
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June 22, 2017 - Nashville, TN - Tennessee First State To Set Up Safety Ratings For Youth Sports Leagues, reported by Tom Wilemon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter. Tennessee parents can use the Tennessee Department of Health's Safe Stars Safety Rating System to see if youth sports leagues in Tennessee follow recommended sports safety protocols. Youth programs that comply with recommended safety standards can petition the State Department of Health for Gold, Silver or Bronze classifications.
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June 14, 2017 - Knee Surgery Rates Soaring Among Teen Girls, reported by Lisa Rapaport, Reuters News Service.
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February 14, 2017 - Iowa - This one is hard to believe. I am sure that there's a lot of data that won't support it, but still we report on that which comes before us. So, click here to see the University of Iowa Study: Youth Flag Football Not Safer Than Tackle, reported by Aaron Young, Des Moines Register.
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HEAT
August 14, 2019 - Clayton County, GA - High School Basketball Player Dies After Practice In Extreme Heat, Sources Say, reported by Tom Jones, Channel 2, Atlanta, GA.
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July 22, 2018 - “This Was Preventable” : Football Heat Deaths and The Rising Temperature, reported by James Bruggard, InsideClimateNews.org
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July 11, 2017 - Ft. Myers, FL - Riverdale Player Dies After Suffering Heat Stroke At Football Practice, reported by Adam Regan, News-Press.com (Naples, FL).
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July 15, 2016 - Is Excessive Heat and Youth Football A Dangerous Mix? by Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com.
