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While TBI prevention and risk-reduction science was still in its infancy, Guardian Caps realized that finding innovative ways of reducing the impact the head receives when hit would be one of the most critical components to preserving player health, and with it – this great game we all love.
As student- athletes begin returning for summer practice and as the impact of COVID-19 begins to relent with vaccines becoming more available, it will be important to keep a close eye on their mental health.
During these highly unusual times, as coaches face challenges and obstacles different from anything they’ve faced before, we must keep our eyes on a specific goal: the social‐emotional and mental health of our student‐athletes.
In the ongoing war against the microscopic enemies at the gate, football coaches and equipment managers can deploy a deadly weapon: the ZONO Disinfecting and Sanitizing Cabinet.
Coaches must not push too hard too fast to prevent mentally tough, yet deconditioned athletes, from putting themselves into dangerous situations.
This interassociation document provides a roadmap for all participating institutions to put best practices in place and ensure the safety of our student-athletes.
At this point in the ongoing player-health conversation, no coach needs to be sold on the importance of blazing fast care in the case of head trauma. However, many coaches don’t realize that knee, ankle and shoulder injuries can and should benefit from the same level of expedient, efficient evaluation, diagnosis and initial treatment.
Eating, drinking and recovering like a champion has proven to be a critical component of any successful athletic performance nutrition program.
The weight room is where athletes break down their bodies. The recovery inherent in sleep is what builds their bodies and minds back up again.
Assess prospective talent, identify injury risks and project future performance using the same scan technology used by the NFL Scouting Combine, Pro NFL and Collegiate Division I teams, with Sparta Science.
Getting ready for summer practice means re-familiarizing yourself with proper heat acclimatization practices and dusting off the Emergency Action Plan in case the worst does come to pass.
Spring football can be a good time to introduce new preventative measures. The novelty of new programming can be a relative distraction in the fall, but that is less of a concern during spring practice.
