Athletics Resource Collection
Introduction
Athletics programs enhance the student experience in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, but they also bring additional risk of injury. The following United Educators (UE) resources can help you address athletics risks.
Risk Advice
If you need a sounding board for a policy or procedure you’re revising or want to hear how other schools navigate a particular risk management issue, our team can help. Email your question to risk@ue.org.
Risk Assessments
Athletics Risk Assessment: Higher Ed
Tool
Higher Ed
Online Courses
Athletics Course Collection
Course Collection
Higher Ed
Youth Athletics Course Collection
Course Collection
Higher Ed
K-12
Tabletop Exercises
Crisis Response Tabletop Exercises
Higher Ed
K-12
Hazing
Tabletop Exercise
Higher Ed
K-12
Swimming and Water Sports Safety
Checklist: Swimming Pool Safety
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Develop Attentive and Effective Lifeguards
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Good Signage = Good Risk Management
Insights
K-12
Higher Ed
Pool Practices for Nonaquatic Athletes
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Preventing Drowning From Underwater Breath Holding
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Concussions
Checklist: Concussion Signs and Symptoms
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Checklist: Creating an Athletics Concussion Management Plan
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Concussion and Return to Learn
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Concussion Management Requirements for NCAA Institutions
Insights
Higher Ed
Concussions in Club and Intramural Sports
Insights
Higher Ed
Releases and Assumption of Risk Forms in Concussion Management
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Heat Illness
Response Guide: Reduce Heat Illness in Athletes
Tool
Higher Ed
K-12
Reduce Heat Illness in Athletes
Report
Higher Ed
K-12
Reminders: Heat Illness in Sports
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Other Activities
Equestrian Activities: Manage the Risks
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Skateboarding, Rollerblading, and Roller-Skating on Campus
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Skiing and Snowboarding Safety
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Treat Cheerleading as a Sport
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Athletes with Disabilities
OCR Guidance on Accommodating Students With Disabilities in Athletics
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)
Athletics Benefits and Name, Image, Likeness: The Year in Review
Media
Higher Ed
Impact of the Recent NLRB College Athletics Memo
Insights
Higher Ed
Name, Image, Likeness; Rule Changes; and Unionization: Higher Ed Athletics
Insights
Higher Ed
Operation Varsity Blues
Ensure Integrity in Your Admissions Process to Help Avoid Claims
Insights
Higher Ed
Review College Admissions Counseling Practices
Insights
K-12
Other Athletics Injuries
Athletics Emergency Action Plans
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Athletics Injuries: Understand Rhabdomyolysis
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Checklist: AED Programs
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Fitness Center Safety and Supervision
Insights
Higher Ed
Keep Student-Athletes Safe at Your School
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Preparticipation Exams for Athletes
Insights
K-12
Severe Weather at Outdoor Athletic Events
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
What's Causing Athletic Injuries? Lessons From Claims
Report
Higher Ed
Violence and Abuse
Coaches Abusing Athletes at Colleges and Universities: A Snapshot
Report
Higher Ed
When “Fight Songs” Turn to Fighting: Managing Violence at Sporting Events
Report
K-12
Higher Ed