Safety First: Deadly Opponent

MRSA can be your team’s most dangerous adversary unless you take steps to prevent it.

In the last decade, a new and threatening disease has emerged in football programs everywhere – MRSA. What is MRSA, why are football settings especially vulnerable, and what can you do to minimize the threat to your athletes?

MRSA stands for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a strain of staph bacteria that does not respond to conventional antibiotics. The infection usually firs...Login to Read More