Health, Wellness & Safety Information
IHSAA Concussion Care with Headstrong
The program’s premium expenses are paid for by the IHSAA’s title sponsor, the Iowa Farm Bureau.
Football Safety
- Football Contact Limitation Policy
- Football Heat Acclimation Rule
- Football Helmet Checklist for Coaches & Players
- Football Helmet Fitting Instructions
- Football Helmet Information (NOCSAE)
- 2023 Helmet Reconditioning Letter
- Spine Injury Care
- Hazardous Weather Guidelines
- Head Down Contact in Football
- Reducing Head & Neck Injuries
Communicable Conditions
- Bacterial Skin Infections
- Blood Borne Pathogens Procedures
- MRSA General Information from the CDC
- Cleaning Athletic Facilities (MRSA)
- MRSA CDC Coaches & Athletes
- MRSA CDC School Administrators
- Wrestling Skin Condition Report Form
- Athlete’s Guide to Prevent Skin Infections
- Communicable Skin Conditions Prevention Guidelines
- Skin Conditions Web Cast
- Communicable Skin Infection Power Point
- General Sports Hygiene
- Meningitis Information
- Sport Blood Rules
Concussion Care
- NFHS Free Concussion Course
- State of Iowa Return to Play Protocol
- IDPH Concussion Awareness & Management
- Concussion Management Protocol & Return to Play Guidelines
- Medical Release to Return to Participation
- Heads Up High School Concussion Fact Sheet
- Aviso Conmoción Cerebral en Los Deportes de la Escuela Secundaria
- Concussion Symptom Checklist
- Concussion Recognition Tool
- Concussion Recovery Teacher Feedback Form
- Concussion Symptoms Observed by Coaches or Officials
- Concussion Symptoms Observed by Injured Student
- CDC Information
- REAP Concussion Management
- SCAT5 Concussion Assessment Tool
General Sports Nutrition
- Eating Disorders Fact Sheet
- Eating Disorders Toolkit
- Eating Disorders Prevention, Detection & Management
- Carbs & Exercise Performance
- Fad Diets
- Five Steps to Sports Nutrition
- Fueling Athletes’ Performance
- Healthy Snacks for Athletes
- Knowing When & What to Eat
- Muscle Cramp Prevention
- Nutrition for Building Muscle Mass
- Nutrition Myths
- Pre & Post Exercise Nutrition
- Post-Workout Recovery
- Protein and Endurance Exercise
- Optimizing Weight Loss
- Replenishing Energy After Exercise
Nutrition Information by Sport
Sports
- Baseball Nutrition
- Basketball Nutrition
- Football Nutrition
- Eating for Wrestling Performance Booklet
- Maximizing Wrestling Performance Handout
- Taking it to the Mat Wrestling Nutrition Booklet
- Wrestling Nutrition Ideas
- Wrestling Nutrition & Weight Control
- Wrestling Weight Loss Myths Handout
Supplements
- Carbohydrate Supplementation During Exercise
- Energy Drinks
- Fat Burners, Do They Work?
- Nutritional Supplements Handout
- Nutritional Supplements Labels
- IHSAA Nutritional Supplement Position Statement
- NFHS Supplements Position Statement
- Student Safety & Performance Enhancing Supplements
- Risky Dietary Supplements
Injury Prevention & Treatment
- Pre-Participation Physical Form (New 2022)
- Spine Injury Care
- Consent for Medical Treatment Form
- Consent for Medical Treatment (Spanish)
- Medical Conditions Affecting Sports Participation
- Medical Release to Return to Participation
- Return to Participation Guidelines
- Overuse Injuries
- Preparticipation Physical Form (Spanish)
- Psychology of Sports Injuries
- Safe & Effective Baseball Pitching
- Special Equipment & Braces Rules
- Sprains, Strains, & Contusions Information
- Stretching Major Muscle Groups
- Cardiac Arrest: Anyone Can Save a Life
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest Info Sheet
- Hard & Fast Hands-Only CPR Video
WRESTLING BODY COMPOSITION
- Emergency Weigh-In Form
- Approved Body Composition Assessment Personnel
- Composition Assessment Packet for Assessors
- Composition Assessment Packet for Schools
- Body Composition Data Collection Form
- Body Composition Appeal Request Form
- Release Form for Wrestlers Below 7% Body Fat
- Wrestling Scale Certification
- Hydration Assessment Instructions
- Tips for Hydration Assessment