Discover the key safety protocols necessary for school sports facilities. This article covers regulations, audits, training, and innovations to help schools maintain a secure environment.

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It is hard to talk about certain sports these days without talking about the risks involved. While people associate most injuries with full-contact sports, such as football, hockey, and wrestling, they can occur in any sport. In today’s world, as scientists develop more technology, they are able to understand more of the repercussions that come with certain injuries, such as concussions.

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Concussions: a common injury for players of contact sports everywhere. Though football immediately comes to mind as a sport in which players are liable to face the risk of head injury, everything from soccer to hockey to track and field can theoretically cause significant head trauma if an accident occurs. Even day-to-day gym classes can pose a threat! No athletic activity, regardless of the level at which it is played, is completely risk-free.

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With the right wall mats and the right student training, coaches and parents alike can rest easy knowing their kids are playing safe on the field. However, with any sport involving high speeds, concussive injury remains of slim, but obviously important, possibility. To quote a 2013 paper provided by the American Academy of Neurology, “almost nine percent of all US high school sports injuries involve concussions.”

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When your athletes hit the court, you know they have the skills they need to keep themselves safe while playing hard. However, many schools offer or require a daily gym class—and while these classes are an important outlet for the entire student body, they can be tricky to run.

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A few years ago, the media started reporting what many of us already knew: Concussions lead to all types of physical and mental problems. Although football has been a primary target over the last decade, concussions occur in a wide range of contacts and high-intensity sports on every level from little league to the professional league.

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Iowa’s NCAA wrestling program is always listed in the top five programs throughout the country. Iowa State often makes that list too. Oklahoma is another state that takes wrestling very seriously. Iowa’s colleges – plus others like Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, and Lehigh – take pride in their athletes and accomplishments. They also take pride in the beautiful wrestling facilities they’ve developed.

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A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions, according to the Mayo Clinic. Unfortunately, for athletes who play contact sports, concussions are far too common.

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