Health & Wellness

News & Notes

Letter to health care providers: click here (PDF)
A parent's guide to concussions: click here (PDF)
Return to play tutorial: click here (Video)

• Information for Administrators: click here (PPT, 2.6 M)
• Information for Coaches and Officials: click here (PPT, 2.8 M)

NFHS Sports Medicine Committee

• About the committee
• Supplements position statement
• Anabolic steroids position statement
• Invasive media procedures and competition position statement
• Soft headgear position statement

GSSI "Performance Playbook" handouts available

Gatorade Sports Science Institute has provided the following informational items with regard to current issues in sports medicine:

General Information

• Taking it to the Next Level (PDF, 556 K)
• Communicating with Athletes (PDF, 502 K)
• Consequences of Steroid Abuse (PDF, 180 K)
• Fueling First Class Athletes (PDF, 403 K)
• Fueling the Mind for Peak Performances (PDF, 407 K)
• Heat Illness Prevention (PDF, 143 K)
• Hydration-Critical to Athletic Performance (PDF, 397 K)
• Muscle Cramps (PDF, 386 K)
• Nutrition for Muscle Mass (PDF, 378 K)
• Optimizing Hydration (PDF, 388 K)
• Sports Nutrition Myths (PDF, 406 K)

Sport-Specific Information

• Baseball: Grand-Slam Nutrition (PDF, 671 K)
• Basketball: Better Nutrition Equals Better Hoops (PDF, 418 K)
• Football: Fueling for the Football Season (PDF, 405 K)
• Soccer: Energy For Tournaments (PDF, 660 K)
• Swimming: Breakfast and Recovery Strategies (PDF, 384 K)
• Volleyball: The Ultimate Match (PDF, 311 K)