Below are some useful links from outside sources about Sports Science and Safety issues with lacrosse and sports in general matters.

Acompora Foundation: Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation. Special focus on AED's placement in schools nationwide.

National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research: Collects death and permanent disability sports injury data that involve brain and/or spinal cord injuries.

NCAA Injury Surveillance System (ISS): Developed in 1982 to supply current and reliable data on injury trend in intercollegiate athletics.

• Women's Lacrosse Injury Surveillance System 2006-07 (PDF)
• Men's Lacrosse Injury Surveillance System 2005-06 (PDF)
• Men's Lacrosse Injury Summary 1983-2003 (PDF)
• Women's Lacrosse Injury Summary 1986-2003 (PDF)
• 2003-04 Men's Lacrosse All School Report (PDF)
• 2003-04 Women's Lacrosse All School Report (PDF)

Journal of Athletic Training:
The following four articles from the June, 2007 issue are provided here in PDF format with permission. 

         • NCAA ISS Commentaries: Introduction and Methods 
         • Epidemiology of Collegiate Injuries for 15 Sports 
         • Descriptive Epidemiology of Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Injuries
         • Descriptive Epidemiology of Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Injuries 


National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE): Helps to commission research on athletic equipment and, where feasible, helps to establish standards for protective athletic equipment.

Protective Eyewear Certification Council: Tests and certifies eyewear with the purpose to reduce eye injuries.

Sportsmanship Card Program: Created by the US Lacrosse Youth Council to help insure a positive culture for the sport at the youth lacrosse level.