Safety First – Training for Safety

by Mike Carroll
Head Athletic Trainer, Stephenville High School (TX)
American Football Monthly February 2013 Issue Online

Vince Lombardi once said, “Football is not a contact sport. Football is a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.”

This, coupled with  the fact that every year, athletes at all levels are getting bigger, stronger, and faster,  means that there is a very real threat to see a dramatic increase in football injuries. These run the gamut from minor injuries with no time lost to more severe injuries that could be season or career ending.

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