National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Reducing Intentional Head-First Contact Behavior in American Football Players
Swartz EE, Register-Mihalik JK, Broglio SP, Mihalik JP, Myers JL, Guskiewicz KM, Bailes J, Hoge M. J Athl Train. 2022 Feb 1;57(2):113-124. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0062.21. PMID: 35201304; PMCID: PMC8876879.
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association released a position statement “to provide evidence-based recommendations for reducing the prevalence of head-first contact behavior in American football players with the aim of reducing the risk of head and neck injuries”. The authors offer 14 recommendations regarding education and administration, skill development and behavior modification, rules and regulations, and technology and scientific research.