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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Before every sports season, you should thoroughly analyze your protective equipment — or lack thereof. In addition to creating a safe environment for your athletes and fans, the proper equipment can also create an electric atmosphere. This atmosphere will give you the home-field advantage and establish pride in your organization.

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In a sports-oriented city, not much can compare to attending a football game under the lights. Though that atmosphere is almost always bound to be great, it can be enhanced. If you were to add something as simple as wall graphics or custom designs to your wall pads or other unique features, you could create a new level of excitement in your facilities.

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When the new sports seasons start, it is so exciting that you may forget to take the time to make sure that your gymnasiums and fields are safe. Do a quick gym and field check to ensure you have covered all the safety pitfalls that can go unnoticed. Your athletes and fans will thank you, and your sports season can be all about winning and having fun as it should be.

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Making great catches in baseball and softball often includes taking one for the team. Being a hero, however, doesn’t have to be so painful when a player slams up against the back wall or fence. Concussions occur when someone suffers from head trauma due to a collision with the wall.

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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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In the wake of the Coronavirus, everyone is beginning to refocus and double down on safety. If you lead an educational facility, it’s not only germs you have to worry about but injuries too, especially when it comes to students in sports. As character-building and fun as these opportunities can be, it’s undeniable that all sports create the possibility for physical injury.

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As winter rages on, so does the indoor sports season—hopefully in a good way for your district! At SportsGraphics, we sincerely hope that your athletes have had a productive season full of growth, fun, and most importantly, safety.

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Columns—though they can be an important decorative and functional architectural aspect, they also can create major safety hazards in a school space. Crashing into a solid stone or concrete pillar with sharp edges can indeed result in something a little more serious than a trip to the nurse’s office. But how can your school keep its students safe, though, if it can do nothing to move these structures out of potentially active spaces?

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Sunny days and slush mean one thing, as far as athletics are concerned: spring sports season is just beginning. With a great school branding setup and the prerequisite helping-and-a-half of school spirit, your students are sure to play at their best this year.

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