Athletics Resource Collection
Introduction
Athletics programs enhance the student experience in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, but they also bring additional risk of injury. The following United Educators (UE) resources can help you address athletics risks.
Risk Advice
If you need a sounding board for a policy or procedure you’re revising or want to hear how other schools navigate a particular risk management issue, our team can help. Email your question to risk@ue.org.
Online Courses
Athletics Course Collection
Course Collection
Higher Ed
Youth Athletics Course Collection
Course Collection
Higher Ed
K-12
Tabletop Exercises
Crisis Response: A Library of Tabletop Exercises
Higher Ed
K-12
Hazing
Tabletop Exercise
Higher Ed
K-12
Swimming and Water Sports Safety
Checklist: Swimming Pool Safety
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Develop Attentive and Effective Lifeguards
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Good Signage = Good Risk Management
Insights
K-12
Higher Ed
Pool Practices for Nonaquatic Athletes
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Preventing Drowning From Underwater Breath-Holding
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Concussions
Checklist: Concussion Signs and Symptoms
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Checklist: Creating an Athletics Concussion Management Plan
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Concussion Management Requirements for NCAA Institutions
Insights
Higher Ed
Concussions in Club and Intramural Sports
Insights
Higher Ed
Releases and Assumption of Risk Forms in Concussion Management
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Heat Illness
Reducing Heat Illness in Athletes
Report
Higher Ed
K-12
Reminders: Heat Illness in Sports
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Other Activities
Equestrian Activities: Manage the Risks
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Skateboarding, Rollerblading, and Roller-Skating on Campus
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Skiing and Snowboarding Safety
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Treat Cheerleading as a Sport
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Athletes with Disabilities
OCR Guidance on Accommodating Students With Disabilities in Athletics
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)
Athletics Benefits and Name, Image, Likeness: The Year in Review
Media
Higher Ed
Higher Education Athletics Benefits Update
Media
Higher Ed
Impact of the Recent NLRB College Athletics Memo
Insights
Higher Ed
Name, Image, Likeness; Rule Changes; and Unionization: Higher Ed Athletics in 2024
Insights
Higher Ed
Recent Changes to Higher Education Athletics Benefits
Media
Higher Ed
Operation Varsity Blues
Ensure Integrity in Your Admissions Process to Help Avoid Claims
Insights
Higher Ed
Review College Admissions Counseling Practices
Insights
K-12
Other Athletics Injuries
Athletics Emergency Action Plans
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Athletics Injuries: Understand Rhabdomyolysis
Insights
Higher Ed
K-12
Checklist: AED Programs
Checklist
Higher Ed
K-12
Fitness Center Safety and Supervision
Insights
Higher Ed
Preparticipation Exams for Athletes
Insights
K-12
What's Causing Athletic Injuries? Lessons From Claims
Report
Higher Ed
Title IX
Title IX at 50 | Part 1: Athletics
Media
K-12
Higher Ed
Title IX & Collegiate Athletics Under the Biden Administration
Media
Higher Ed
Violence and Abuse
When “Fight Songs” Turn to Fighting: Managing Violence at Sporting Events
Report
K-12
Higher Ed