ISSA News
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
March 31, 2014
ISSA President Tim Hogan
As referenced in ISSA’s Basic Guide for Safety Practices which is posted on the ISSA website under Safety Practices, High School Sailing recommends that all competitors to be safety conscious. It’s important that we follow safety practices during all sailing practices and regattas as injuries can happen. The basic guide provides information that will help all competitors and organizers continue with a positive safety environment for our sport.
Head injury awareness and education has become an important topic particularly in High School Sports in recent years. The Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA) strongly encourages all leaders, administrators, coaches, parents, competitors and race officials to avail themselves of a brief 30 minute online educational training program offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at: http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/online_training.html . If a head injury occurs having informed people available and following proper protocols is paramount. At this website there are also links to State requirements for handling head injuries. Please encourage everyone associated with your High School Sailing Programs to review these materials.