An injured athlete is every coach's worst fear. Whether you're
coaching little league, high school students or this country's
elite athletes, you feel responsible for making sure your athletes
are safe both in practice and during competition. But sports-related
injuries do occur. That's why the American Red Cross and the United
States Olympic Committee have teamed up to bring you a newly revised
Sport Safety Training Program specifically designed for coaches,
athletic trainers and others interested in sports.
The goals of Sport Safety Training are simple:
To keep athletes safe;
To enable coaches and trainers to prevent, prepare for and respond
to sports-related injuries;
To raise awareness of safety issues in athletics; and
To provide an atmosphere in which athletes can train and compete
with the confidence that their coach has taken a sport safety
course.
Play it Safe with Sport Safety Training
Sport Safety Training is designed to help coaches, athletic trainers
and other participants identify and eliminate potentially hazardous
conditions in various sports environments, recognize emergencies
and make appropriate decisions for first aid care.
Flexible course options-Including a stand-alone Sports Injury
Prevention and First Aid Course with additional training available
in adult and child CPR and automated external defibrillation-allow
you to design the course that's right for you. The training features
video, hands-on classroom instruction, and interactive group exercises
and activities, plus a handy reference book to use and keep with
you during competitions and practices.
Become an American Red Cross Instructor
Flexible training options make it easier than ever to become a
Sport Safety Training instructor and offer training to your coaches
and trainers at your convenience. Current American Red Cross First
Aid, CPR and AED instructors need only complete a self-study to
become a Sport Safety Training instructor. An abbreviated instructor
training for certified and/or licensed athletic trainers and other
professionals is now available.
Take Time Out to Protect Athletes
Support Learning with Today's Best Training
Resources
The redesigned Sport
Safety Training Handbook features a user-friendly format and
serves as a quick reference tool in an actual emergency. Every
coach, athletic trainer and anyone else who works with athletes
should keep the handbook in an easily-accessible place, such as
a first aid kit or sports bag. The revised course workbook provides
updated injury prevention information, and a new instructor's
manual features a more streamlined and standardized format. The
Sport Safety Training video has also been updated and is now available
in a DVD format.
Meet Regulatory Requirements
Sport Safety Training will help you meet CPR and first aid requirements
mandated for coaches and athletic trainers by many states.
For more information, Contact the
Central Plains Chapter
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