NFHS - RIO PROGRAM: HIGH SCHOOL RIO CAPTURES ATHLETIC EXPOSURES (NUMBER OF ATHLETE PRACTICES AND NUMBER OF ATHLETE COMPETITIONS PER WEEK), INJURY (BODY SITE, DIAGNOSIS, SEVERITY, ETC) AND INJURY EVENT (MECHANISM, ACTIVITY, POSITION/EVENT, FIELD/COURT LOCATION, ETC) DATA WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR USING CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS (ATCS) AS DATA REPORTERS. PARTICIPATING ATHLETIC TRAINERS RECEIVE A SMALL STIPEND AND AN INDIVIDUALIZED SCHOOL REPORT. THE DATA REPORTED IS USED TO PRODUCE NATIONWIDE ESTIMATES ON TIME LOSS INJURIES IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AND SERVES AS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, TARGETED PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND/OR SEVERITY OF INJURIES AMONG HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
DatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022