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Officiating Football
Sport Specific Course | Official
Officiating Football has been developed for new game officials as well as experienced high school game officials. The course explains principles and practice of good football officiating, through rules knowledge and professionalism. The course discusses risk minimization and its potential impact on injuries. It teaches legal blocking and legal catches, and shows how to identify both.
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Collecting Statistics: Football
Elective Course | Coach, Administrator
Keeping accurate and precise statistics during a high school football game is a very important responsibility, as it helps coaches and officials verify important information during and after the game has concluded. In this course, you will learn important football statistic terminology and will learn what to look for during in-game situations and scenarios to keep and record accurate statistics.
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Concussion in Sports
Elective Course | Coach, Parent, Administrator, Official, Performing Arts
The NFHS has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to educate coaches, officials, parents and students on the importance of proper concussion recognition and management in high school sports. This course highlights the impact of sports-related concussion on athletes, teaches how to recognize a suspected concussion, and provides protocols to manage a suspected concussion with steps to help players return to play safely after a concussion. Each state's requirements for concussion management are included as part of the course. A Spanish track is also available for this course.
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Concussion for Students
Elective Course | Student
The NFHS has teamed up with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to educate students on the importance of identifying and reacting to concussions. This course explains the dangers of concussion, teaches how to recognize a suspected concussion, and provides information on the recovery process. As a student, your long-term health is more important that one game or even a whole season. You have to know when to take yourself out of the game and how to help your teammates do the same.
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Elective Course | Coach, Student, Parent, Administrator, Official, Performing Arts
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the number one cause of death in the United States for student-athletes during exercise. Caused by a structural or electrical problem associated with the heart, Sudden Cardiac Arrest happens when the heart unexpectedly stops beating and pumping blood. This is why the National Federation of State High School Associations, in partnership withSimon’s Heart,has developed the course Sudden Cardiac Arrest. This course will help you learn and recognize the warning signs and symptoms of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Also included are guidelines for what to do in the critical moments after an individual suddenly collapses in order to save their life, such as calling 9-1-1, starting chest compressions and sending for an AED. So take the free course, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, available on the NFHS Learning Center.
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