Youth athletes have a right to: quality, regular pre-participation examinations and comprehensive concussion management plans, participate safely in all environmental conditions where play follows approved guidelines and medical policies and procedures with a hydration plan in place, a safe playing environment with venue- specific emergency action plans that are coordinated by the athletic health care team and regularly rehearsed with local emergency personnel, privacy of health information and proper referral for medical, psychosocial and nutritional counseling, and immediate on-site injury assessments conducted by a qualified sports medicine professional.
ATs are educated and credentialed to ensure/protect these rights for our youth. Unfortunately not every school has access to an AT.