Resources

General information

Use of qualified athletic trainers in secondary schools (Feb. 2004)

Appropriate medical care for secondary school-age athletes (Feb. 2003)

NATA’s Recommendations and Guidelines for Appropriate Medical Coverage of Intercollegiate Athletics

http://www.injuredathletes.org

Asthma

Management of asthma in athletes (Sept. 2005)

Commotio cordis

NATA Official Statement - Commotio cordis (Oct. 2007)

Communicable and infectious diseases

NATA Official Statement - Communicable and Infectious Diseases in Secondary School Sports (March 2007)

Concussion/brain injury

Management of sport-related concussion (Sept. 2004)

Diabetes

Management of the Athlete with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (Dec. 2007)

Disordered eating

Preventing, Detecting, and Managing Disordered Eating in Athletes (Feb. 2008)

Emergency planning

Emergency planning in athletics (March 2002)

Environmental cold injuries

Environmental Cold Injuries

Fluid replacement

Fluid replacement for athletes (June 2000)

Head down contact in tackle football

Head down contact and spearing in tackle football (March 2004)
NATA Heads Up Video

Heat illnesses

Preseason Heat Acclimatization
Preseason heat-acclimatization guidelines for secondary school athletics (2009)
Sports Safety Checklist for parents and coaches
Exertional heat illnesses (Sept. 2002)
Youth football and heat related illness (July 2005)

Lightning safety

Lightning safety for athletics and recreation (Dec. 2000)

MRSA

Community-acquired MRSA infections (March 2005)

Sickle cell trait

Sickle Cell Trait and the Athlete

Steroids and performance enhancing substances

Steroids and performance enhancing substances (March 2005)

Spine injuries

Acute management of the cervical spine-injured athlete

Sudden cardiac arrest

Inter-Association Recommendations on Emergency Preparedness and Management of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in High School and College Athletic Programs (March 2007)
Executive Summary