Sports-related injuries, especially to the head, are hot-button topics in the media, galvanizing doctors, coaches and trainers — and worrying families with young athletes at home. The Ravenscroft Athletics Department has taken a proactive approach, hiring certified
trainers, developing protocols and procedures, and focusing on prevention and education to keep athletes as safe as possible.
“We try to get out in front of injuries,” said Athletic Director Ned Gonet, who is also head football coach. “You wish you could go through a season without injuries, but we are prepared to help athletes with rehabilitation and recovery when it happens. We are doing all we can to make sure we have the right procedures and people in place.”
“We are talking about protecting kids long-term, not just during the current sports season,” head athletic trainer Tim Savage added.
“We want to create healthy, productive young people.”