Bill Text: HI SCR221 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting the Department of Education establish a task force for the development of a program for the education and training of high school coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and athletic department personnel for the prevention, avoidance, and minimization of injuries to high school athletes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-07 - (H) Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 60 [SCR221 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SCR221-Amended.html
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES AND TRAINERS TO AVOID AND MINIMIZE INJURIES TO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES.
WHEREAS, athletic competition and sporting events have long been a favored extracurricular activity for many of the youth of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, there have been many more opportunities for girls and young women to participate in these various athletic and sporting activities recently, when compared to the past; and
WHEREAS, in addition to practicing the older more traditional sports at a higher level of expertise and competence, there has been a plethora of offerings of new and different types of sports; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the continued popularity of longtime favorites like football, basketball, baseball, and track, other sports such as soccer, volleyball, boys' and girls' wrestling, girl's softball and basketball, swimming, water polo, and diving have increased in popularity, and many schools have added surfing, golf, paddling, cheerleading, and other offerings to their sports programs; and
WHEREAS, many of these newer sports and disciplines require a higher level of expertise and knowledge on the coaching and training levels; and
WHEREAS, unfortunately, but inevitably, the higher participation in sporting activities by high school youth has also raised the incidence of injuries, which are sometimes serious and permanent; and
WHEREAS, to the extent practicable, these sports injuries should be avoided, limited, and minimized; and
WHEREAS, with proper training, knowledge, and vigilance on the part of coaches, trainers, and athletic department personnel, many sports injuries can be kept to a minimum or avoided altogether; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to establish a task force with the objective of creating a program to educate, train, and assist high school coaches, trainers, and athletic departments to avoid and minimize injuries to high school athletes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature requests that the task force include but not be limited to:
(1) The Superintendent of Education or the Superintendent's designated representative;
(2) The Executive Director of the Charter School Administrative Office or the Executive Director's designated representative, who may be a member of the Charter School Review Panel or an athletic director of a charter school;
(3) One athletic director to represent:
(A) The Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Kauai Interscholastic Federation, and Maui Interscholastic League;
(B) The Oahu Interscholastic Association; and
(C) The Interscholastic League of Honolulu;
(4) One high school coach to represent:
(A) The Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Kauai Interscholastic Federation, and Maui Interscholastic League;
(B) The Oahu Interscholastic Association; and
(C) The Interscholastic League of Honolulu;
provided that to the extent possible, the coaches selected to represent each league or group of leagues should be coaches of different sports;
(5) The Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association or the Executive Director's designated representative; and
(6) One representative from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletic Department who is a sports medicine professional practitioner with a degree equivalent to:
(A) A Bachelor of Science or Master's degree in Physical Training, Exercise Science, or Kinesiology; or
(B) A medical degree from an accredited university in the United States; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to select a chairperson from its members; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to create a mandatory program for the education and training of high school coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and members of high school athletic departments in the prevention, avoidance, and minimization of injuries to high school athletes, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Identifying certain exercises or routine warm up drills that may be outdated or detrimental to young athletes;
(2) Identifying deficiencies or traits in certain individual athletes that may evidence the presence or onset of any early injury or the likelihood of early injury; and
(3) Educating coaches, assistant coaches, and trainers on ways to identify and treat these early signs of potential injuries; and making coaches, assistant coaches, and trainers aware of the availability of programs and treatments offered by physical therapists and trainers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to submit a report, including recommendations and proposed legislation, to the Legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Executive Director of the Charter School Administrative Office, Athletic Director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, and Executive Directors of the Oahu Interscholastic Association, Interscholastic League of Honolulu, Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Kauai Interscholastic Federation, and Maui Interscholastic League.
Requesting the Department of Education establish a task force for the development of a program for the education and training of high school coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and athletic department personnel for the prevention, avoidance, and minimization of injuries to high school athletes.
