DOCUMENT RESUME ED 079 293 SP 006 711 AUTHOR Yost, Charles Peter, Ed. TITLE Sports Safety.. Accident Prevention and Injury Control in Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation. INSTITUTION American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, D.C. Div. of Safety Education. SPONE AGENCY Health Services and Mental Health Administration (DHEW), Rockville, Md. Bureau of Community Environmental Management.. NOTE 328p. AVAILABLE FROM American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1201 Sixteenth St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 20036 ($6.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Accident Prevention; Health Activities; Health. Education; Injuries; Physical Activities; *Physical Education; *Safety; *Safety Education; Safety Equipment ABSTRACT This anthology of articles concerned with injury in sports and safety procedures is divided into three parts. Part One is devoted to general discussions of safety and a guiding philosophy for accident prevention. Part Two develops articles on administration and supervision, including discussions of health examination, legal liability, facilities, equipment, and supplies. Part Three is broken down into nine sections in which individual sports and their safety problems are considered. The nine section headings are safety in team sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, others); safety in individual sports (archery, bowling, others); safety in dual sports (Fencing, judo, wrestling); safety in aquatic activities; safety in open water aquatic sports; safety in winter sports; safety in outing activities (fishing, camping, hunting and shooting); safety in dance and in children's movement (developmental and play activities). Included as appendixes are a suggested outline for a college course in sports safety and copies of questionnaires on sports safety sent out to athletic personnel. 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FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY Prepared Under Contract PH 86-67-260 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Public Health Service Bureau of Community Environmental Management (Injury Control) Division of Safety Education of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation A National Affiliate of the National Education Association 1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Preface Sports have a major role in life's struggle and ists entering the sports field should be knowl- are real and valued experiences. Sports injuries, edgeable about the extent and causes of injuries however, reflect an inefficient way of life, signi- in various sports and general prevention con- fying human or environmental stress. Today the trols. They also should know about injuries public is showing increased interest in sports unique to various sports and control techniques. injuries and accidents and isasking "why?" As an essential beginning, this text examines Significantly, taking needless risks in sports is the basis for leadership preparation in injury questioned seriously by today's youth. prevention. Traditionally, accidents in sports were ac- The injury prevention and hazards control cepted as part of the game. Newer and more knowledge of sports leaders can have a great sophisticated sports thinking no longer accepts influence on the safety of participants. AAHPER that accidents are inevitable. They are caused by and the USPHS recognize that .a comprehensive conditions or persons that are not right! It fol- guide on this subject is necessary for college, lows that correction and control of conditions school, anu community sports departments for and persons can reduce significantly sports ac- their use in preprofessional and in-service train- cidents and injuries. ing programs. Chapters dealing with specific Desirable policies to be followed by school sports and activities are valuable as a reference and college administrators of physical educa- for volunteer leaders associated with youth and tion, athletics, and sports programs were speci- adult sports programs as well as for partici- fied in School Safety Policies with Emphasis pants. This publication includes principles and on Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation, practicesinsports injury prevention which published bythe American Association for school administrators, physical education teach- Health,PhysicalEducation, andRecreation ers, athletic coaches, and those responsible for (AAHPER) in1968.Translating these policies community sports programs may use in improv- for a sound injury prevention and accident ing sports programs. control program is the primary purpose of this Part I of this publication (chapters 1 and 2) publication, Sports Safety. deals with the accident problem and the phi- AAHPER and the United States Public Health losophy of accident prevention and injury con- Service (USPHS) strongly urge that all special- trol in sports. Part II (chapters 3-11) deals with iii iv general administrative policies and procedures to conserve space. Collaborators and reviewers in terms of external controls and internal con- who contributed valuable assistance are ac- trols: external controls refers to rules and regu- knowledged at the end of various chapters. lations imposed by a group other than the Particular thanks is expressed to Bernard I. sports participants' sponsoring institution or or- Loft for his leadership as textbook project di- ganization; internal controls refers to those ad- rector and to Kenneth S. Clarke, J. Duke Elkow, ministrative and supervisory practices which A. E. Florio, and Daniel P. Webster for their are within the sponsoring institution or organi- teamwork in assembling information and their zation. PartIII(chapters 12-55) deals with contributions as members of the editorial com- safety in specific sports or activities. College mittee; to Edward Mileff who served as liaison and university personnel desiring to incorporate between AAHPER and USPHS; to John H. a sports safety course in their curricula will find Cooper who succeeded Edward Mileff; and to helpful a "Suggested Course Outline for A Col- John L. Morgan, the project officer for USPHS lege Course in Sports Safety" in Appendix A. for his wise counsel. Contributions of time and Many people have assisted in the preparation energy devoted to secretarial excellence were of this text. Experts in the field of sports have made by Mrs. Lilley Gee len Cale, Miss Joyce explored significant factors and principles of Arthur, and Mrs. Helen Waters. Special ac- injury control. A decade ago, the leaders in the knowledgment is given to Mrs. Charles Peter field recognized the need for this type of publi- Yost for her assistance in cataloging materials cation. Many of these leaders were instrumental and in preparing the final manuscript. in establishing the Safety Education Division of To have served as editor of this publication, AAHPER and were joined by related agencies a role assigned to this writer by the editorial including the USPHS, represented by Daniel P. committee, has proved to be a rich and reward- Webster, whose effortsin concert with the ing experience. Sincere appreciation is expressed Safety Education Division and USPHS resulted to the committee for its confidence. On behalf in a contract negotiation for the development of the committee, this writer states that Sports of Sports Safety. Safety will meet a long felt need for a text to Indebtedness is expressed to the authors and be used by the profession to achieve further re- co-authors who are identified in the Table of ductions in accidents and injuries in sports. Contents. Certain editorial adjustments were made in the manuscripts to avoid duplication of Charles Peter Yost material, to assure continuity of content, and Editor Editorial Committee COORDINATOR PART II PROJECT CHAIRMAN KENNETH S. CLARKE, PH.D. BERNARD I. Lon., H.S.D. Associate Professor Professor of Health and Safety Education Department of Health Education Director, Center for Safety and Traffic Education Mankato State College School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Indiana University Mankato, Minnesota Bloomington, Indiana EX OFFICIO EX OFFICIO EDWARD MILEFF, £D.D. JOHN H. COOPER, ED.D. Professor of Health Education Consulter t in Health and Safety Education Indiana University of Pennsylvania American Association for Health, Indiana, Pennsylvania Physical Education, and Recreation (Formerly Consultant of AAHPER) Washington, D.C. PROJECT OFFICER JOHN L. MORGAN, B.A. COORDINATOR PART I School and Recreational Consultant J. DUKE ELKOW, PH.D. Bureau of Community Environmental Management Professor of Health and Physical Education (Injury Control) Brooklyn College of the City University of New York United States Public Health Service Adjunct Professor of Safety Cincinnati, Ohio The Center for Safety COORDINATOR PART III New York University DANIEL