scholarly journals High School Athletic Director Expectations' of Athletic Trainers Show Inconsistency Within Prevention and Evaluation Practice Domains

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Rinehart ◽  
Jennifer Walker ◽  
Erika Smith-Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Athletic Director ◽  
Evaluation Practice ◽  
High School Athletic

scholarly journals Return to Play Recommendations After COVID-19 Diagnosis in High School Athletes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Calpino ◽  
Jaclyn Morrissette
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
High School Athletic

Abstract COVID-19 has drastically changed everyday life across the world and has dramatically impacted how athletics operate. Since the return of high school sports, high school athletic trainers are now responsible for ensuring the safe return of athletes previously diagnosed with COVID-19 to sports. Due to the relatively recent identification of this novel virus, very little is understood about the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection on the cardiac and respiratory systems. Due to the rapid return of athletics, there is unfortunately limited research available regarding how athletes respond to COVID-19 and how it may affect their ability to return to play. Therefore, it is recommended that high school athletes previously diagnosed with COVID-19 undergo a comprehensive medical evaluation with their physician and complete a graduated medically supervised return to play protocol.

At the Highest Level

Integrated ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. Miller
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
African American ◽  
High Schools ◽  
School Boards ◽  
Athletic Director ◽  
Local School ◽  
American Schools ◽  
Basketball Team ◽  
High School Athletic ◽  
Integrated Schools

Principals and coaches from African American high schools in Kentucky began peppering the formerly all-white Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) with questions regarding membership. Young acted quickly, and in 1956 Lincoln Institute became one of the first KHSAL members to be accepted into the KHSAA. The KHSAA state tournament had its first African American participants in March 1957, and the KHSAL ceased operations. A dozen African American schools closed after their local school boards submitted plans for integration, and their former students strengthened the teams at some of the newly integrated schools. The Lincoln basketball team faced a rebuilding year in 1955–1956 after John Cunningham and members of the 1955 state championship team graduated. Young hired Walter Gilliard as athletic director, and he succeeded Herbert Garner as head basketball coach the following year.

scholarly journals Implementing Health and Safety Policy Changes at the High School Level From a Leadership Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly D. Pagnotta ◽  
Stephanie M. Mazerolle ◽  
William A. Pitney ◽  
Laura J. Burton ◽  
Douglas J. Casa
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Shared Leadership ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
School Level ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Heat Acclimatization ◽  
High School Level ◽  
High School Athletic

Although consensus statements and recommendations from professional organizations aim to reduce the incidence of injury or sudden death in sport, nothing is mandated at the high school level. This allows states the freedom to create and implement individual policies. An example of a recommended policy is heat acclimatization. Despite its efficacy in reducing sudden death related to heat stroke, very few states follow the recommended guidelines.Context: To retroactively examine why and how 3 states were able to facilitate the successful creation and adoption of heat-acclimatization guidelines.Objective: Qualitative study.Design: High school athletic associations in Arkansas, Georgia, and New Jersey.Setting: Eight men and 3 women (n = 11; 6 athletic trainers; 2 members of high school athletic associations; 2 parents; 1 physician) participated. Participant recruitment ceased when data saturation was reached.Patients or Other Participants: All phone interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim. A grounded-theory approach guided analysis and multiple analysts and peer review were used to establish credibility.Data Collection and Analysis: Each state had a different catalyst to change (student-athlete death, empirical data, proactivity). Recommendations from national governing bodies guided the policy creation. Once the decision to implement change was made, the states displayed 2 similarities: shared leadership and open communication between medical professionals and members of the high school athletic association helped overcome barriers.Results: The initiating factor that spurred the change varied, yet shared leadership and communication fundamentally allowed for successful adoption of the policy. Our participants were influenced by the recommendations from national governing bodies, which align with the institutional change theory. As more states begin to examine and improve their health and safety policies, this information could serve as a valuable resource for athletic trainers in other states and for future health and safety initiatives.Conclusions:

“Detrimental to the Team Dynamic”: Exploring College Student-Athlete Dissent

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952110019
Author(s):  
Rikishi T. Rey ◽  
Zac D. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
College Student ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
School Level ◽  
Student Athlete ◽  
College Level ◽  
High School Level ◽  
College Student Athletes

To properly manage college student-athlete dissent, stakeholders (e.g., coaches, teammates, administration, athletic trainers, etc.) must first recognize the situations that cause athletes to dissent. Although athletic dissent is not a new concept, to date, it has only been examined at the high school level. To fill this gap, this study begins to explore this issue at the college level by examining the triggering agents that cause college student-athletes to communicate dissent. Participants ( N = 72) from 11 different sports were asked to complete multiple narratives in response to open ended questions after reflecting on a time where they communicated dissent. Results of a thematic analysis indicate that there are eight triggering agents of dissent, demonstrating distinct differences between high school and college student-athlete dissent due to various contextual factors. These findings highlight the needs and desires of college student-athletes which can help coaches, administration, and other stakeholders to promote positive college student-athlete experiences.

Epidemiology of 10,000 High School Football Injuries: Patterns of Injury by Position Played

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus A. Badgeley ◽  
Natalie M. McIlvain ◽  
Ellen E. Yard ◽  
Sarah K. Fields ◽  
R. Dawn Comstock
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Certified Athletic Trainers ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Patterns Of Injury

Background:With more than 1.1 million high school athletes playing annually during the 2005−06 to 2009−10 academic years, football is the most popular boys’ sport in the United States.Methods:Using an internet-based data collection tool, RIO, certified athletic trainers (ATs) from 100 nationally representative US high schools reported athletic exposure and football injury data during the 2005−06 to 2009−10 academic years.Results:Participating ATs reported 10,100 football injuries corresponding to an estimated 2,739,187 football-related injuries nationally. The injury rate was 4.08 per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs) overall. Offensive lineman collectively (center, offensive guard, offensive tackle) sustained 18.3% of all injuries. Running backs (16.3%) sustained more injuries than any other position followed by linebackers (14.9%) and wide receivers (11.9%). The leading mechanism of injury was player-player contact (64.0%) followed by player-surface contact (13.4%). More specifically, injury occurred most commonly when players were being tackled (24.4%) and tackling (21.8%).Conclusions:Patterns of football injuries vary by position. Identifying such differences is important to drive development of evidence-based, targeted injury prevention efforts.

scholarly journals Spinal Cord Injury Policy: Perceived Factors Influencing Adoption From High School Athletic Directors

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (8S) ◽  
pp. 378-378
Author(s):  
Katelyn Amanda Reifsnyder ◽  
Erik E. Swartz ◽  
Kelly A. Coleman ◽  
Lindsay J. DiStefano ◽  
Johna K. Register-Mihalik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Athletic Directors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
High School Athletic
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