title: Guidelines for youth sports safety.
abstract: With the beginning of each school year athletes of all ages are gearing up to play. The National Athletic Trainers' Association offers several important tips for consideration before a player begins formal participation, including information regarding pre-participation physicals; beating the heat; locker room cleanliness; emergency action plans; and exercising caution with head injuries, including new information concerning the difference between concussions in girls and boys.
authors.affiliation: Glenbrook South High School, Glenbrook, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000592:standards*; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000592:standards*