Back Issues

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CONTENT OF BACK ISSUES: List of Articles and Features

Volume 1

Issue #1: Transportation

  • After the Accident
  • Developing Sport Club Travel Policies
  • 15 Passenger Van Use in Campus Recreation
  • Travel Tips
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Case Summaries
  • Letters to the Editor

Issue #2: AED’s

  • Planning Framework for Developing a Departmental AED Plan
  • New Changes in First Aid, CPR and AED Protocols
  • The ABC’s of AED’s
  • AED’s are not a Panacea!
  • Our Story – the Impact of AED’s
  • Getting to the Heart of AED Law
  • Training Tip: Training CD on Risk Management & Emergency Preparedness
  • Risk Management Best Practices
  • New Transportation Resource: The CarChip Program
  • Online Risk Management Course
  • Letters to the Editor

Issue #3: Emergency Response Planning

  • Disaster Planning for Katrina at Tulane University
  • The Campus Recreation Facility as a Disaster Relief Shelter
  • Continuance of Operations Planning
  • Emergency Response Plans for Colleges & Universities: A Template Approach
  • Emergency Training, Communications & Drills
  • Emergencies in the Outdoor Recreation Setting
  • Emergency Contact Lists
  • Post Emergency Planning – the Oft Forgotten Aspect of Emergency Planning
  • Travel Emergency Response Planning
  • Case Summaries

Issue #4: Sport Clubs

  • ‘Safety in Student Transportation: A Resource Guide for Colleges and Universities’
  • International Travel: Recognize and Minimize Risk and Liability
  • Sport Club Travel (Without Advisors)
  • Sport Club Travel (With Advisors)
  • Lightning Detection or Prediction Systems
  • The Ball is in Your Court ‘Goalpost Safety: Some Lessons Learned’
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Using Technology to Manage Sport Club Travel
  • Risk Management Blog
  • Athletic Trainers in Club Sports
  • Online Course: Spring 2007
  • Sport Clubs Medical Insurance
  • Equipment or Weapon?
  • Hazing

Issue #5: Supervision, Instruction and Training

  • MRSA – The New Threat to the Health of Your Patrons
  • Supervision and Instruction
  • Hyperventilation and Hypoxic Training
  • Developing a ‘Safety Training Grid’
  • Club Sports: Contracted Independent Organizations?
  • Closing Procedures: An Important Part of Daily Operations
  • The Ball is in Your Court: Depositions 101 – What to do if your Depostion is Taken
  • Online Course: Fall ‘07 and Spring ‘08
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool

Volume 2

Issue#1: Waivers

  • Liability Waivers 101
  • Electronic Waiver
  • Electronic Waivers – Electronic Considerations
  • Waivers: Quick Facts
  • Electronic Waivers: What is your Campus Doing?
  • A Risk Manager’s Thoughts on Waivers
  • Dating at the Gym – What’s Appropriate?
  • The Ball is in your Court: One push-up too many – The Risks of Training the Out-of-Shape
  • Online Course: Fall ‘07 and Spring ‘08
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool

Issue#2: Facebook

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of using Facebook in your Campus Recreation Programs
  • Health Screening in Group Fitness Classes
  • The Ball is in Your COURT: Court cases across the nation
  • Online Course: Spring ‘08
  • Recent Changes in CPR, and How they Impact you
  • Why not use Informed Consent Forms instead of Waivers?
  • Topic Areas Readers Would Like To See Covered
  • Online Risk Assessment Tool
  • Sport Clubs Survey Results
  • Letter to the Editor

Issue#3: Missing Child Procedures

  • Implementing a Missing Child Procedure within a Campus Recreation Department
  • Van Driver Training Programs
  • Creating Accountability in Sport Clubs
  • Occupiers’ Liability
  • Reducing Crowd Control Problems
  • Training: Start to Finish
  • Party Planning Primer
  • Creating a ‘Student Risk Manager’ position
  • Working with the Risk Manager
  • Hot Tip: Emergency Cards

Issue #4: Summer Camps

  • Parent Survival Guide
  • Risk Management Planning Resource Manual
  • Collecting Medical Information for Camp Programs
  • Summer Camps: A Risk Manager’s Perspective on 3 Key Points
  • Key Planning Resources for Summer Camps
  • Risk Management in Action
  • A Proactive Approach to Heat Illness
  • Online Risk Assessment Survey
  • The Ball is in Your Court: Hazards in non-activity areas
  • Letter to the Editor

Volume 3

Issue #1: Risk Management Planning

  • Risk Management – What’s it all about?
  • Shootings on Campus
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • Developing a Campus Recreation Risk Management Committee
  • Creating a ‘Student Risk Manager’ Position
  • 360-Degree Risk Management Part I
  • Risk Management in Intramural Sports
  • Online Risk Assessment
  • The Myth around closing Indoor Pools when there’s Lightning
  • The Case in support of a Lightning Policy
  • The Ball is in Your Court: Good Swimmers Don’t Drown
  • Accident Insurance Program

Issue #2: Sport Clubs

  • The Need for a ‘Framework’ to Manage Sport Clubs
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • Six Steps to Sport Clubs Risk Assessment
  • Sport Club Member Training
  • Providing Athletic Training Services for Sport Clubs
  • Alcohol Awareness and Education within Sport Clubs
  • Online Risk Assessment Survey
  • Trip Leader Meetings
  • Current Legal Practices in Collegiate Club Sport Programs
  • Learning Outcomes and Risk Management
  • 360-Degree Risk Management Part II
  • The Ball is in your Court: Risky Business – Abandoning Risk Management Practices in a Poor Economy

Issue #3: Learning Outcomes

  • Learning Outcomes and Risk Management
  • Learning Outcomes: Part I – Accountability in Campus Recreation
  • Audit 911: Establishing an All-Inclusive Staff Training for a Multi-Purpose Facility
  • Campus Recreation and Emergency Communications
  • SOP – Suspicion of Unhealthy Eating or Exercise Behaviors
  • Webinars and Online Courses
  • Toxic Artificial Turf – fact or fiction?
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • The Ball is in Your COURT – Is Cheerleading a Physical Contact Recreational Activity?
  • The Muskoka Tragedy - (Another) wake-up call for servers of alcohol
  • Online Risk Assessment Survey
  • Directors Corner: 360-Degree Risk Management, Part III

Issue #4:  Webinars

  • Webinar Negligence Awareness Training
  • Managing the Risks of Special Events
  • It Can Happen to YOU!  Emergency Response Training
  • NEW ONLINE COURSE! Sport Clubs
  • Learning Outcomes: Part II – Accountability in Campus Recreation
  • Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire: Ready or Not?
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • Sport Club Travel What do other schools do? What should we do?
  • The Ball is in Your COURT: Getting Ahead of Head Injuries in Sports and Recreation

Volume 4

Issue #1:  Outdoor Recreation

  • H1N1 (Swine) Flu: Are you Ready?
  • Introducing a new Webinar on ‘Negligence Awareness’
  • Adoption of Industry Standards in Outdoor Programs
  • Epi-Pens: A Case for Improved Risk Protocols
  • New Online Course on Sport Clubs!
  • Outdoor Recreation Programs Contract Out or Keep in House?
  • Pandemic Planning – An H1N1 Update
  • Minimizing MRSA: A Three-Pronged Approach
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • Risk – The Scariest Four Letter Word in Campus Recreation
  • The Ball is in Your COURT:  One Strike and You’re Out: Lightning on the Playing Field
  • Online Risk Assessment Survey
  • Online Learning Opportunities
  • Summit America Recreational Sports Accident Insurance

Issue #2:  Risk Management Issues facing Campus Recreation Directors

  • Risk Management Issues facing Campus Recreation Directors
  • Sport Clubs Travel – Keep it Simple
  • Webinar on ‘ Negligence Awareness’
  • Selecting the Best Belay System for your Program
  • New Online Course on ‘Summer Camps’
  • Risk Management in Running Race Events
  • The Scariest Four Letter Word in Recreation: Part 2
  • The Ball is in Your Court
  • Online Learning Opportunities
  • Online Risk Assessment Surveys
  • Risk Management Planning Manual
  • Accident Insurance

Issue #3:  Youth Camps

  • Not a Minor Detail: An Outline of the Legal Aspects of Youth Programming
  • NEW! Online Course on ‘Youth Camps’
  • Back to Basics: Redefining Your Camp Program to Survive in a Down Economy
  • Insurance Considerations for Youth Camps
  • Spring 2010 Online Courses
  • Parent Survival Guide
  • Missing Persons Plan
  • Risk Management Planning Resource
  • Youth Camps: Planning Resources
  • Online Risk Assessment Surveys
  • Sport Club Athletic Trainers: We Can No Longer Afford Not to Afford Them! Part I
  • How to Avoid Making a Racket: Using Equipment only for their Intended Use
  • New 7th Edition: Waivers and Releases of Liability
  • Summit America Accident Insurance