Heat Acclimatization Press Conference 1- Marjorie J. Albohm

National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Releases Preseason Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Aathletics Consensus Statement

Key strategies offered to reduce the number of heat-related athletic injuries among secondary school student athletes

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, June 18, 2009 As part of an ongoing effort to reduce the number of heat-related athletic injuries in secondary schools, today at its 60th annual meeting and clinical symposia at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) released an inter-association task force consensus statement which includes comprehensive recommendations on heat-acclimatization guidelines for secondary school athletics programs. The statement appears in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, NATAs scientific publication.

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• Heat Acclimatization
• NATA
• Athletic Training
• Athletic Trainers
• High School Sports