- American Academy of Pediatrics
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www.aap.org
Dedicated to the health of all children. The American Academy of
Pediatrics is committed to the attainment of optimal, physical, mental, and
social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young
adults.
- American College of Sports Medicine
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www.acsm.org
ACSM advances and integrates
scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of
exercise science and sports medicine.
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
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www.amssm.org
The mission of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine is to
offer a forum that fosters a collegial relationship among dedicated, competent
primary care sports medicine physicians as they seek to improve their individual
expertise and raise, with integrity, the general level of sports medicine
practice.
- Children and Clinical Studies
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/childrenandclinicalstudies/index.php
Developed by the National Institutes of Health, the website provides a better understanding of clinical research and its role in improving children’s health.
- Gatorade
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www.gatorade.com
This is an excellent resource for coaches, parents, athletes, athletic
trainers and anyone else interested in learning more nutrition, how dehydration
affects the body and what Gatorade is doing to help prevent dehydration in
physically activity individuals.
- Gatorade Sports Science Institute
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www.gssiweb.com
Information on this website is intended for professional audiences, including scientists, coaches, medical professionals, athletic trainers, nutritionists and other sports health professionals who have a fundamental understanding of human physiology.
- Great Lakes Adaptive Sport Association
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www.glasa.org
To promote and support the optimal development and well being of youth and adults who have a primary physical or visual impairment through the provision of inclusive recreational, fitness and competitive sports activities and to offer opportunities for empowerment through education, leadership and training in collaboration with community-based organizations.
- Illinois High School Association
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www.ihsa.org
The IHSA serves member schools by providing
leadership for equitable participation in interscholastic athletics and
activities that enrich the educational experience.
- International Youth Conditioning Association
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www.iyca.org
The International Youth Conditioning
Association is the premier international authority with respect to athletic
development and young athlete-based conditioning.
- National Athletic Trainers Association
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www.nata.org
The mission of the the National Athletic Trainers' Association is to
enhance the quality of health care for athletes and those engaged in physical
activity, and to advance the profession of athletic training through education
and research in the prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of
injuries.
- Positive Coaching Alliance
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www.positivecoach.org
Positive Coaching Alliance, a national non-profit based
at Stanford University, is creating a movement to transform the culture of youth
sports so that every youth athlete can have a positive, character-building
experience.
- Study authored by Dr. LaBella: Mouthguards work in protecting athletes from expensive injuries to teeth
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www.unc.edu/news/archives/jan02/label29012202.htm
- Taylor Hooton Foundation
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www.taylorhooton.org
The primary objective of this foundation is to raise
awareness among the general population of the United States about the dangers of
steroid abuse