Lacrosse Health and Safety
Injury Prevention and Sports Health Resources
| Food and Fluids for Team Sports Most athletes know that being part of a team requires them to think and set goals as a group. Competitors in stop-and-go team sports like basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball, and hockey understand the importance of speed, agility, and power. These athletes also need to know that nutrition and hydration will fuel their team to victory. - Gatorade Sports Science Institute |
Food and Fluids (pdf) |
| Heat Illness What is Heat Illness? - Gatorade Sports Science Institute |
Heat Illness (pdf) |
| Heads Up. Concussion in High School Sports A Fact Sheet for Parents What is a concussion? What are the signs and symptoms? - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION |
Concussion Fact Sheet for Parents (pdf) |
| Heads Up. Concussion in High School Sports A Fact Sheet for Athletes What is a concussion? What are the signs and symptoms? - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION |
Concussion Fact Sheet for Athletes (pdf) |
| Concussion in Sports - Journal of the American Medical Association |
Concussion in Sports (pdf) |
| What are Sprains and Strains? What Is a Sprain? A sprain is an injury to a ligament (tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint). In a sprain, one or more ligaments is stretched or torn. What Is a Strain? A strain is an injury to a muscle or a tendon (tissue that connects muscle to bone). In a strain, a muscle or tendon is stretched or torn. - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) |
Sprains and Strains (pdf) |
| Shoulder Injuries and Rehabilitation in lacrosse | ACC Sports Sciences |