FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

North Brunswick Township School District Earns National Recognition for Athlete Safety

North Brunswick, NJ– 11/09/26 – The North Brunswick Township School District is proud to announce it has been awarded the prestigious National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Safe Sports School Award. This award recognizes secondary schools that take exemplary action to protect student-athletes and demonstrates a commitment to providing a safe athletic environment.

The NATA Safe Sports School Award recognizes schools that have met specific criteria, including:

-Creating a positive athletic health care administrative system
-Providing or coordinating pre-participation physical examinations
-Promoting safe practice and competition facilities
-Properly selecting, fitting, and maintaining athletic equipment
-Providing a permanent, equipped area to evaluate and treat injured athletes.
-Developing injury and illness prevention strategies, including protocols for environmental conditions
-Providing or facilitating injury intervention
-Creating and rehearsing venue-specific emergency action plans
-Providing or facilitating psychosocial consultation and nutritional counseling/education
-Educating athletes and parents about the potential benefits and risks of sports

The district will receive a banner from NATA to display at North Brunswick High School outside of the Athletic Training Room, signifying their achievement and commitment to athlete safety.

About the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA):

The National Athletic Trainers' Association is the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession. Founded in 1950, the NATA has grown to more than 45,000 members worldwide. The mission of the NATA is to represent, engage and foster the continued growth and development of the athletic training profession and to advance, broaden and strengthen the quality of health care provided by athletic trainers.