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Technology, Education Keys to Keeping Athletes Safe from Lightning
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Michael Popke,
May 2013
Within a four-week span last fall, a 71-year-old soccer spectator in Demarest, N.J., and an 11-year-old middle school football player in Fort Myers, Fla., were struck and killed by lightning.
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High Schools Get Aggressive About Concussion Education
By
Michael Popke,
October 2011
Arizona is leading the next phase of concussion education and management.
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California Lags in Regulating Athletic Trainers
By
Michael Popke,
September 2011
In May 2009, Tommy Mallon was playing in his final high school lacrosse game for Santa Fe Christian in Solana Beach, Calif., when he collided with an opposing player as both were scrambling for a bouncing ball.
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New NATA Guidelines Address Safe Weight Loss Practices for Student-Athletes
By
Michael Popke ,
August 2011
Ashleigh Clare-Kearney was not a typical high school gymnast. At 5 feet, 4 inches, and 155 pounds, her physique stood out in a sport often unkind to girls taller than 5-foot-2 and heavier than 115 pounds — a fact not lost on her coaches.
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Orange County Bans Sex Offenders from Parks
By
Nicholas Brown,
June 2011
It's not the first, nor is it the last, but Orange County, Calif., is the latest high-profile governing agency to adopt a law banning registered sex offenders from being in or near its parks.
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New Life for the Concept of Computer-Assisted Drowning Detection
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Paul Steinbach,
December 2010
The launch of one company and the re-emergence of another have breathed new life into the concept of computer-assisted drowning detection.
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Notre Dame's Fatal Scissor Lift Accident Shakes Collegiate Sports Video Community
By
Paul Steinbach,
December 2010
Notre Dame's fatal scissor lift accident has shaken the collegiate sports video community.
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Catastrophic Football Injury Leads to $8M Settlement
By
John T. Wolohan,
December 2010
Fearing liability for improper supervision, a city hands an injured football player $8 million.
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Sports Medicine Gains Unprecedented Strength in Minimizing High School Risk
By
Nicholas Brown,
December 2010
As high school injury data mounts, sports medicine gains unprecedented focus in minimizing risk.
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Trainer Shouldn't Have Told Client to 'Push Through' Pain
By
John T. Wolohan,
November 2010
After an apparent workout injury, telling a client to "push through it" is not a trainer's wisest course of action.
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