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Source: National Athletic Trainers’ Association 

DALLAS, August 14, 2014 – As young athletes step onto the playing field for preseason practice and to prepare for fall competition on school teams or youth leagues, sports safety and injury prevention are paramount. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) is asking parents to ensure their children’s schools have the best sports medicine practices in place.

“It’s important for young athletes to acclimatize to any new sports regimen,” says Larry Cooper, MS, LAT, ATC, chair of the association’s secondary school committee. “With fall comes a renewed energy and commitment to the game or individual competition, and our bodies need time to adjust to temperature, increased activity, range of motion and sport-specific conditioning.”

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