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Mission Statement
Advise on Sports Medicine issues as they relate to rules writing, programs, and services
Monitor and disseminate information relating to Sports Medicine
Work with the MIAA to educate our constituency on Sports Medicine issues
Proactively address health and safety issues of concern to the MIAA membership
Concussion education and prevention
Hot Topics
National High School Sports-Related Injury Study
Please consider participating in the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study, where you can help move toward the goal of reducing the rate and severity of sports-related injuries among high school athletes. CLICK HERE to learn more.
Position Papers
National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
NFHS
Pre-Event Medical Meeting
The Sports Medicine Committee has recorded 11 video examples of Pre-Event Medical Meetings for different sports/scenarios. Additional resources have also been developed and linked bellow:
- Dr. Lee Mancini Introduction Video for Medical Time Out
- Pre-Event Medical Time Out PowerPoint
- Video - Neutral Site with Site Director
- Video - Baseball
- Video - Basketball
- Video - Cross Country
- Video - Field Hockey with Athletic Director
- Video - Field Hockey with Athletic Trainer
- Video - Football
- Video - Lacrosse
- Video - Soccer with Athletic Director
- Video - Soccer with Athletic Trainer
- Video - Softball
- Medical Time Out with Athletic Director
- Medical Time Out with Site Director
- Medical Time Out with Athletic Trainer
- Medical Time Out with Coach
- Medical Time Out without Medical Professional
Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation Forms
CLICK HERE for information and printable PDF forms required before student-athletes participate in high school athletics.
Heat Acclimatization
- NFHS Heat Acclimatization and Heat Illness Prevention Paper
- NATA: Exertional Heat Illness-Recommendations and Prevention
- MIAA Heat Modification Policy
- WBGT Measurement Template
- Kestrel Heat Stress Trackers
- NATA Guidelines Preventing Sudden Death in Conditioning Sessions
- Korey Stringer Institute website
- Korey Stringer Institute Heat Acclimatization
- Heat Stress and Athletic Participation
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE Virus)
Emergency Action Planning/AED Info
- NFHS High School Today Article (December 2021) “Emergency Action Plans: Practice Makes Perfect”
- Anyone Can Save a Life- Emergency Action Planning Program
- NFHS “The Collapsed Athlete” Online Course from NFHSLearn.com
- NATA Position Statement: “Emergency Planning in Athletics”
- KSI: “Emergency Action Plans”
- American Heart Association
- MGL: An Act Related to Medical Emergency Response Plans for Schools
- DESE Guidance on Emergency Plans for Schools
- NATA Official Statement
Lightning Safety
- NFHS Lightning Memo – April 2024
- NFHS SMAC Guidelines on Handling Practices and Contests During Lightning or Thunder Disturbances
- NFHS High School Today Article (May 2021) – “Schools Should Establish Proactive Lightning Policy”
- NFHS High School Today Article (April 2018) – “Guidelines for Developing Lightning Safety Policies”
Hydration / Food / Dietary Supplements
Concussion Center
NFHS Concussion Course
The NFHS has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to educate coaches, officials, parents and students on the importance of proper concussion recognition and management in high school sports via the NFHS Concussion Course.
Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Medical Society
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Center for Disease Control