AOSSM Youth to the NFL Sports Medicine Course with CME-NFL Health & Safety Initiatives

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker discusses the issue of safety in football and the efforts being made to prevent injuries. He expresses the belief that the game can be made safer through understanding the drivers of injury and implementing strategies to reduce them. The speaker highlights the importance of the coaches' role in injury prevention and emphasizes the need to change how the game is taught, coached, and practiced. He mentions the use of data sources such as injury reports, game reports, sensor data, and video analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of injuries. The speaker discusses the focus on high-burden injuries, particularly those in the lower extremities, and the formation of task forces to actively reduce and prevent these injuries. He also highlights the importance of equipment, such as helmets and turf surfaces, in injury prevention. The video concludes with updates on the introduction of the Guardian Cap and position-specific helmets. Overall, the speaker presents an overview of the efforts being made to make football safer and emphasizes the importance of collaboration between various sports medicine professionals and coaches.

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Presented by Allen K. Sills MD

Keywords

safety in football

injury prevention

coaches' role

data sources

lower extremity injuries

equipment in injury prevention