- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Effect of mouthguards on dental injuries and concussions in college basketball
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