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We team up to build a culture of sports safety, champion appropriate safety measures, and train your team.

The National Center for Sports Safety, a nonprofit, is celebrating 18 years of educating coaches. The widely-used PREPARE Sports Safety course educates coaches on need-to-know sports safety skills. The center also offers other sports safety resources and partners with cities and sports organizations to provide youth coach training. The PREPARE Course, which can be completed online in the eLearning platform is offered for as little as $35. It provides coaches at any level the skills they need to know to prevent and recognize sports injuries and illnesses as well as how to stabilize these until professional medical help arrives. Organization that use the PREPARE Course include Pop Warner Football, Alabama High School Athletic Association, Mississippi High School Activities Association, Georgia High School Athletic Associations, as well and many others across the nation. Contact the center at [email protected] to get your sports league or organization’s coaches trained using the PREPARE Course.

10/26/2026

We can help your sports venue become Safe Sport designated too--contact us today!

10/19/2026

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Advocacy in Sports Cardiology: From Sidelines to Statehouses Aug 27, 2026 | Alfred Danielian, MD, FACC; Katie Morganti Stewart, NP, ACNP-BC, MS, BSN, FACC Expert Analysis Print Font Size A A A Quick Takes Sports cardiologists have a unique opportunity to translate clinical evidence into publi...

10/05/2026

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Weeks after completing CPR training, a youth basketball coach used ...

09/21/2026

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DALLAS, August 26, 2026 — Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for student-athletes nationwide, with nearly 75% of cases among young athletes occurring in basketball, football and soccer players.[1] To help youth sports coaches and league...

09/07/2026

08/20/2026

NCSS's Sports Responder Course can get them ready!

This course equips EMS providers with the specialized knowledge and hands-on training to safely remove athletic equipment from injured players. You’ll learn to collaborate effectively with athletic trainers and also work independently within your team of EMS professionals to treat, package and transport injured athletes safely and quickly. Additional topics covered are heat illness, concussion evaluation and other common sports illnesses and injuries.

Contact the Alabama Fire College to get your class scheduled!

08/10/2026

https://www.forbes.com/sites/we-dont-have-time/2026/07/28/extreme-heat-is-rewriting-the-rules-of-youth-sports/

Extreme heat is making youth sports more dangerous. Here's how experts say kids can stay safe and prevent heat illness.

07/27/2026

We had a couple of great classes the last few weeks for our Sports Responder Course hosted by the Alabama Fire College. Thanks to Madison Fire and Rescue and Prattville Fire Department for hosting the training.

Training included heat illness, concussion evaluation, common sports illnesses/injuries, and hands-on practice to safely remove athletic equipment from injured players.

EMS personnel from 15 different departments across the state took part in the class and are ready to assist athletes in their communities when an injury occurs.

Contact the Alabama Fire College to get a class scheduled for your department!

07/13/2026

🏈 ⚾🏒 Calling all EMS educators, athletic trainers, and first responders!

The National Center for Sports Safety's Sports Responder: Train-the-Trainer course is coming to TWO locations:

📌Madison: June 30
📌Prattville: July 22

This program equips instructors with the knowledge and tools to teach sports emergency response principles, helping ensure athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators receive rapid, effective care when emergencies occur. Whether you're involved in emergency services, sports medicine, school athletics, or public safety training, this course provides valuable instructor-level preparation to expand sports responder education in your community.

📌Must be an EMT or higher level EMS professional.

Register today and help strengthen emergency preparedness at sporting events across Alabama. https://www.alabamafirecollege.org/series/sports-responder/

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5508 Stadium Trace Parkway
Hoover, AL
35244

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Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

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+12054104357

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http://www.sportssafety.org/

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