The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has released an updated position statement aimed at reducing the incidence of intentional head-first contact in American football players, according to a press release.
The position statement, published in the Journal of Athletic Training, is an update to a 2004 position statement from National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) on “head-down” contact and “spearing” among American football players.
The association proposed 14 recommendations for certified athletic trainers, allied health care providers, coaches,