MIAA Coaches Required to Take Concussion Education Course
After the enactment of a recent Department of Public Health law, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association coaches will now be required to take part in a concussion education course.
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Wellness Program is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary of promoting the health and safety of student-athletes. The program consists of extensive programming and policies focused on helping student-athletes make healthy life choices. To further the efforts of the wellness program, the MIAA Board of Directors voted unanimously this month to make it mandatory for all member-school coaches to take an online concussion course starting with the 2010-11 winter season, which begins on Nov. 29. "This summer the state enacted a Concussion Law directed at MIAA member schools. We now are waiting for the Department of Public Health (DPH) to develop resultant regulations," said Bill …
