Pssst! Hey, Parents...What goes through your
mind when you see your fith - 8th grade child
smiling for no apparent reason?

A. He/She knows you're going out tonight.
B. He/She has just raided the refrigerator.
C. He/She just got tickets to the Twisted Metal concert.
D. He/She is looking forward to religious school this fall.

If you did not answer "D" then you need to find out about

Congregation B'nai Moshe's

LIFE middle school program beginning this fall.

School

Play It Safe

BARBARA PASH SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

T

he fall sports season is
almost here and with
it, the risk of injury for
student athletes. Now-
adays, though, that risk is
reduced.
Exact figures are difficult
to come by because of vary-
ing definitions of injury. But
experts like Ron Cunning-
ham, director of communica-
tions for the Dallas-based
National Athletic Trainers'
Association, cite three rea-
sons for the decrease in
school sports-related in-
juries.
"Better coaching and bet-
ter equipment standards,"
Mr. Cunningham said. "And
more schools are subcon-
tracting out to sports medi-
cine facilities, so you have a
health care provider like an
athletic trainer or a physi-
cian at the game."
In Michigan about
450,000 boys and girls par-
ticipate in interscholastic
athletics in the public and
private high schools, says
Nate Hampton, assistant
director of the Michigan
High School Athletic
Association. Almost half of
the 450,000 participants are
female.
"There has been a
tremendous increase in the

Congregation B'nai Moshe has expanded its
very successful LIFE Program through the 8th
grade for 1993/94. LIFE offers your child
enlightenment, enjoyment and a brand new
approach to supplemental Jewish education.
LIFE'S middle school program for 6th - 8th
grade not only prepares your child for Bar/Bat
Mitzvah but for future Jewish involvement in
the home and community.

Rabbi Elliot Pachter
Nancy Vardy, Director

This religious school experience is not like
you might remember as a child. This is a
program that your middle school age child
will enjoy coming to.

To Find Out What LIFE is All About IFF AM
Call the Synagogue Office at
ift
788-0600,

B'nai Congregation

Applications Are Currently Being Accepted

Congregation B'nai Moshe 6800 Drake Road West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322

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Soccer is a popular high school sport.

number of athletes, espe-
cially girls. We look forward
to a greater increase," he
said.
School districts have spe-
cific requirements for certi-
fication of coaches. Coaches
and trainers have instruc-
tion in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR).
Changes in the equip-
ment over the years and

In Michigan, the
most popular fall
sports for high
school age boys
are football and
soccer. For girls,
they are
basketball and
field hockey.

rules also have had an
impact on lowering the
number of injuries. In
Michigan, the most popular
fall sports for high school
age boys are football and
soccer. For girls, they are
basketball and field hockey.
In the early 1970s, for

example, high school foot-
ball may have resulted in 32
deaths nationally. Then, for
safety reasons, head block-
ing and face tackling, two
moves with the most poten-
tial for head injuries, were
prohibited. Now, the num-
ber of deaths is down to
almost zero. Another rule
change, to prohibit blocking
from the waist down, has
led to a decrease in knee
injuries.
Other sports also changed
rules for safety sake. In vol-
leyball, the poles that hold
up the net must now be
padded. In field hockey, reg-
ulations now govern how
high the ball can get from
the playing field, the use of
sticks, and the use of protec-
tive equipment.
Needless to say, despite
precautions injuries do
occur. What are the most
common injuries associated
with these popular school
sports? What can coaches,
players and parents do to
prevent and treat them?
Here are the experts' rec-
ommendations.

Football

At the start of every
sports season, athletes of
all ages face two health