IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee Special Topics

Special Sports Medicine Topics

Asthma
Eating Disorders
Heat, Hydration and Performance
Gatorade Performance Playbook
Steroid Education Units
Other Steroid Education Topics
Severe Weather
Wrestling Weight Control Program

USADA Resources
The IHSA is excited to be partnering with the U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency
on some resources for schools and
students in Illinois. The IHSA is appreciative of
USADA's willingness to have the links below listed on
the IHSA's Sports Medicine Special Topics Page.
USADA shares the same commitment to clean athletic
competition that the IHSA does.
   

Sports Medicine

Recent Announcements

Gatorade Hydration


Thunderbolt

The Illinois High School Association is happy to announce a new partnership with Spectrum Electronics to promote the ThunderBolt® Storm Detector to IHSA member schools.

"We are excited to be entering into this partnership with Spectrum Electronics. The state-of-the-art technology provided by the ThunderBolt® will be extremely valuable to our member schools conducting various sporting events and outdoor activities with REAL TIME ALERT. ThunderBolt® will enhance and further support our efforts to provide safety and protection consistent with the IHSA severe weather safety guidelines. We encourage our member schools to take advantage of the great ThunderBolt technology and the special pricing that is being offered to IHSA member schools."

-- Kurt Gibson, Asst. Executive Director

Purpose

In keeping with the intent of the IHSA mission statement, the IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee is committed to offering information and guidance to member schools, their coaching staffs, and their student-athletes on those topics which most immediately impact the welfare of all those involved in interscholastic competition in Illinois.

In order to ensure that, ". . . interscholastic athletics and activities . . .enrich the educational experience," it is paramount that student-athletes train and condition themselves within safe guidelines that will allow them to perform at their highest levels.  Providing coaches and administrators with the practical knowledge necessary to see that athletes realize this level of success shall guide the SMAC in its endeavors.

In the up-coming months, more links and information on a variety of topics will be able to be found via this web site.  We hope it assists you in working with your student-athletes.


This page was last updated on October 2, 2007.