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Many adults seem to think that they can send children to play areas and the equipment will somehow supervise the kids. But children need guidance to determine whether or not the play area or a specific piece of equipment is safe. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 states that children with disabilities must have the opportunity to play with children without disabilities in the same play areas.
The S.A.F.E. model provides a framework that helps us visualize the play environment and possible risk factors in that environment. For every risk factor, there are unsafe conditions, unsafe actions, or a combination of the two that, unless prevented, will lead to injury. Injury PreventionIf no preventative measures are taken, unsafe conditions and actions can lead to injuries.
And while we are proud that more than 1.5 million coaches have met those standards through the years, so many other coaches have not been formally educated or have received an educational experience that falls short of providing adequate instruction based on a quality curriculum required to optimally prepare the coach. Donna King is an athletic director who co-chairs the Virginia High School League (VHSL) coaching education committee and is an instructor of ASEP’s Coaching Principles and ...
