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US Lacrosse and NCSI Announce Strategic Alliance for Criminal Background Checks (PDF)
BALTIMORE - March 24, 2008 - US Lacrosse strongly recommends that youth lacrosse programs establish a criminal history background check program for all coaches and volunteers who interact with youth players.While there are a number of organizations that provide this service, US Lacrosse has established a strategic alliance with the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) to provide assistance to the national lacrosse community in this regard.
US Lacrosse and MedStar Research Institute Awarded Grant to Study Concussions
BALTIMORE - February 20, 2008 - The grant will support a joint research initiative between US Lacrosse and MedStar Research Institute to study the mechanisms of concussion and the game situations that may result in a concussion within boys’ and girls’ high school lacrosse games.
Helmet Buying and Fitting Tips
BALTIMORE - February 14, 2008 - Is your child considering playing the sport of lacrosse this spring? Safety is always the number one goal when outfitting a lacrosse player. US Lacrosse and its Sports Science & Safety Committee offer some tips to parents and players when shopping for a new lacrosse helmet.
Safe Facemask Removal Tips for Athletic Trainers
BALTIMORE - February 14, 2008 - While many athletic trainers are well versed in the removal of a football facemask, the emergence of lacrosse helmets into the sports world presents a "horse of a different color."
US Lacrosse and Cardiac Science Announce Strategic Alliance
BOTHELL, WA and BALTIMORE – August 2, 2007 – Cardiac Science Corporation, a global leader in advanced cardiac monitoring and defibrillation products, and US Lacrosse, the national governing body for men’s and women’s lacrosse, announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance to increase the likelihood of surviving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) during a lacrosse game.
US Lacrosse and ImPACT Announce Strategic Alliance for Concussion Management
BALTIMORE – May 25, 2007 - US Lacrosse today announced a strategic partnership with ImPACT Applications, Inc. to launch a formal Concussion Management Program that will promote testing, education, awareness, and state-of-the-art standards of care to the national lacrosse community.
US Lacrosse-Funded Lacrosse Injury Study Published in American Journal of Sports Medicine
BALTIMORE — A study co-authored by Richard Hinton, an executive committee member of the US Lacrosse Sports Science and Safety Committee, concerning lacrosse injuries in high school-aged boys and girls has been published in the September 2005 issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine. MORE
NCAA, Athletic Trainers Seek Ways to Stop Fatal Chest Blows (Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS — The death of a Cornell lacrosse player brought together a group of doctors, athletic trainers, manufacturers and others Monday to discuss ways to decrease the risk of chest injuries and how to treat them. MORE
NCAA, NATA Host Productive Summit on Rare Sudden Death Condition (NCAA News)
Athletes step onto the field with an assumption of risk that they may be injured as part of play. What athletes do not commonly think about is their risk for cardiac arrest. Even though cardiac arrest is not common, it does occur in otherwise healthy athletes. MORE
Newsletters
• May 2005 (Vol. 1, Issue 1)
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