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Football Governing Bodies Adopt Rule Changes Due To Concussion Risk

Football governing and sanctioning bodies have adopted rule changes to protect players against concussions and repeated sub concussive impacts (CTE) as a result of recent concerns. National Federation...

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American Academy of Pediatrics: Cheerleading Should Be Classified As Sport

The American Academy of Pediatrics announced that cheerleading should be classified as a sport in all 50 states so that it would receive the same safety attention as other sports. Currently, only 29...

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Football Helmet Manufacturer Claims Helmet Protects Twice As Much As Competition

A new start up football helmet manufacturer, SGH, claims that recent laboratory impact testing indicates that its youth football helmet outperforms the leading industry competitor by a margin greater...

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Sports Concussion? Check A Mobile App On Your Phone for A Diagnosis

Pick up your phone and use an app to ask a series of questions and the app will decide the chances that a player has actually suffered a concussion.  The questions used come directly from the Centers...

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New Concussion Guidelines: When In Doubt Sit Them Out

With so much focus on concussions in sports, guidelines are continuously being released to help sports organizations maintain safety.   The American Academy of Neurology released new guidelines...

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Should Sports Disability Carrier Mandate Use Of Ice Hockey Face Visor?

  Sports insurance carriers are often pressured by advocates to require certain safety rules or safety equipment as a prerequisite of coverage.  The latest incident of this has occurred in the sports...

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Sadler Interviewed In National Insurance Publication Rough Notes

  John Sadler was interviewed and widely quoted in a national insurance trade industry publication, Rough Notes, for their April 2013 issue. In an article entitled “Knowledge To Win In Amateur...

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NFL Strikes Back In Media Wars About Concussion Issue

Dr. Mitchell Berger of the NFL’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee was interviewed by ESPN’s Between The Lines and spoke out against Boston University researchers Dr. Robert Cantu and Chris Nowinski...

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American Youth Football And American Youth Cheer Insurance: The Gold Standard

Risky World Of Youth Tackle And Cheer In the high risk world of youth tackle football, flag, & cheer, risk is everywhere in the form of concussions, spinal injuries, cheer stunts, sex abuse &...

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Study Reveals Few Concussions Occur During Practice In Youth Tackle Football

In a prior blog on concussion rule changes, we stated that the new Pop Warner Football concussion rule to limit contact in practice would have a limited effect as only 28% of all youth football...

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Concussion Facts From HeadZone

HeadZone, a company that specializes in concussion baseline testing, published a list of concussion facts as regards children. Here is a list of the more interesting facts: Long term decreases in GPA...

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Review Lease Of Premises Agreements For Sports / Recreation Associations

Most sports / recreation associations lease office space for the purpose of conducting their operations. These lease agreements contain numerous insurance and risk management considerations that must...

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Recreation Departments: Facility User Insurance Requirements

Video Explains How Recreation Departments Can Reduce Liability Exposure And Administrative Hassles By Properly Collecting Certificates Of Insurance Every Time! Why facility user groups such as teams,...

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Soft Cover Football Helmet Add Ons Banned By CHSAA Over Liability

The Colorado High School Activities Association, CHSAA, ruled that the helmet shell called The Guardian Cap can’t be worn in games and that schools may void protection from helmet manufacturers’...

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How Much Can A Single Sex Abuse / Molestation Incident Cost?

Youth sports organizations should consider carrying a sufficient sex abuse / molestation limit (SAM) to cover these types of claims which can evidently reach $1.9M per claimant and higher as in the...

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Concussion Rates Rising For MLB Catchers This Season

“At any given time there are somewhere between 60 and 75 catchers on MLB rosters and within the past 30 days around 15 percent of them have been on the disabled list specifically designed for...

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How Schools And School Districts Can Better Manage Facility User Insurance...

Sadler Sports & Recreation Insurance Partners With Schools / School Districts To Assist In Better Protection Against Liability And Reduction of Administration Hassles With Facility Users Video...

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Use Of Add On Products Trigger Legal Defenses For Helmet Manufacturers

In the event of a serious head or neck injury, the plaintiff’s attorney will likely sue the helmet manufacturer/ distributor; add on product manufacturer / distributor; team / league; individual...

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Should Youth Football Leagues Allow Add On Helmet Products?

Do Add On Devices Actually Work? Many youth football teams / leagues are currently using or are considering some new products on the market that will modify their existing football helmets with add on...

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Nat Parks Service Backs Down Again On Whitewater Insurance Requirements

   As was reported in a prior blog posting, new National Parks Outfitters & Guides Insurance Requirements , the National Parks Service increased the General Liability insurance limit requirements...

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