Eating Disorders and Over-Exercise in Collegiate Recreation (Part II)
A Reflection on the Last 15 Years Adrian A. Shepard, MS, RCRSP Recreation Management Program Faculty, Madison College Editor’s Note: this is part 2 in the series It’s essential for recreation...
View ArticleEmergency Preparation – good practices vs. overkill (Part 2)
Alison Epperson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Health Ed. Murray State University Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. Staff training and expectations How trained is your staff to...
View ArticleResidual Risk
How much is too much? Ian McGregor, Ph.D. President, SportRisk In Part I of this two-part series on Risk Profile the concepts of ‘Risk Matrix’ and ‘Risk Profile’ were introduced. Using the Risk Matrix...
View ArticleCamp Programming and Risk Management
Having Fun is Being Safe Zach Wood School of Kinesiology Louisiana State University Matthew Boyer Assistant Director, Sport & Camp Programs LSU University Recreation (UREC) Louisiana State...
View ArticleOperating multi-site Camps
The need for consistency Jeff C. Heiser Senior Assistant Director, Recreation UC Davis Introduction Operating youth camps on campus comes with a number of risk management concerns. There are numerous...
View ArticleCommunication with Parents before Camps Start
Getting Off on the Right Foot Shannon Vaccaro Assistant Director of Sport Clubs & Youth Activities University of Nebraska-Lincoln Creating a solid foundation for parent communication is a priority...
View ArticleActive Shooter
Kate Dorrity Assistant Director – Risk and Facilities Management Purdue University, Division of Recreational Sports Active Shooter: two of the most terrifying words to appear on a campus alert...
View ArticleBalancing the Liability of Club Sport Coaches
Lexi Chaput Assistant Director – Club Sports University of Michigan As a Club Sports program shapes policies and procedures, the role of coaches in the program is often one that comes with a great deal...
View ArticleBest Practices Risk Assessment Tool
What’s it all about? Ian McGregor, Ph.D. President, SportRisk The following provides a brief description and overview of the Campus Recreation ‘Best Practices Risk Assessment Tool’. For more...
View ArticleNEW – Best Practices Risk Assessment Tool
Ian McGregor, Ph.D. President, SportRisk Interested in finding out how your risk management practices measure up relative to industry-wide ‘Best Practices’ across North America? What’s the problem?...
View ArticleAccident Training and Response
Why my facility EAP should differ from yours Maggie Cattell Recreation and Aquatics Supervisor City of Pinellas Park It is an eventuality for every facility. An accident; someone doesn’t eat before...
View ArticleThe Wild World of Wibit
Adventures in Programming Rebecca Mabile Aquatics and Safety Coordinator Weber State University With the popularity of shows such as Wipeout and American Ninja Warrior, inflatable obstacles have become...
View ArticleBehavior Management in Camps
An oxymoron? Shannon Vaccaro Assistant Director for Sport Clubs & Youth Activities University of Nebraska-Lincoln Behavior management is the hardest yet one of the most important components of...
View ArticleIs your Emergency Response Plan up to snuff?
And how do you find out if it is? Ian McGregor, Ph.D. President, SportRisk The dreaded words ‘Code Red in the Weight Room’ spat out from the Front Desk’s walkie-talkie (Code Red signifies a serious...
View ArticleYouth Camps Checklist
Ian McGregor, Ph.D. President, SportRisk Since Youth Camps participants are minors, these unique programs should automatically be classified as ‘high-risk’. Since the standard of care for minors is...
View ArticleConcussion Resources
What is a reasonable approach to concussion management in Campus Recreation – particularly in Sport Clubs and Intramurals? As a minimum, your department needs to develop concussion protocols which...
View ArticleThe Importance of Concussion Awareness and Education in the Campus Recreation...
Lexi Chaput Assistant Director – Club Sports University of Michigan Concussions continue to be in the forefront of sports news. In January 2016, a federal judge approved a settlement in a class-action...
View ArticleA Strategy for Educating Students about the Active Shooter
Teaching with Stories and Content Cara W. McFadden, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Sport and Event Management School of Communications Elon University In the wake of over 200 mass shootings in 2016, it is...
View ArticleIs this the end of Sport Clubs as we know them?
Or an opportunity for significant improvements in safety? Ian McGregor, Ph.D. President, SportRisk Is the writing on the wall for Sport Club programs as we know them? The issue that has the potential...
View ArticleBeyond the Ordinary: Adventure Recreation in the Third Age
Michelle LeBlanc Simon Fraser University Editors note: This is the first in a series of articles on the ageing population and the opportunities they represent to recreation programmers. Gone are the...
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