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Indianapolis Colts and UnitedHealthcare Host 18 Indiana High-School Football Programs for Student-Athlete Health and Safety Clinic
Today 18 Indiana high-school football programs were hosted at the
Indianapolis Colts' headquarters at an exclusive event focused on
student-athlete health and safety.
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UnitedHealthcare's Mike Merk moderates a mini panel discussion with Colts' former offensive lineman Ryan Diem and UnitedHealthcare's John Lurker at an exclusive event focused on student-athlete health and safety. The event was the culmination of the inaugural HELMETs sweepstakes, a collaboration between the Indianapolis Colts and UnitedHealthcare to enhance health and safety of young athletes through proper equipment, education and training (Photo: Ana Kavanaugh).
The event was the culmination of the inaugural HELMETs sweepstakes, a
collaboration between the Indianapolis Colts and UnitedHealthcare to
enhance health and safety of young athletes through proper equipment,
education and training.
Select players, coaches and school administrators from each school
attended the event, which featured remarks from guest speaker and former
Colts offensive lineman Ryan Diem and a Heads Up Football™ clinic
conducted by USA Football; and concluded with an awards ceremony at
which Tri-West Hendricks High School was selected at random to win the
HELMETs grand prize of new 5-star helmets for the school's varsity
football program (valued at $25,000). The 17 remaining finalists each
received a $1,000 donation to the school's athletic department.
HELMETs encourages and motivates Indiana high-school football programs
to strengthen their commitment to player health and safety by enrolling
in USA Football's Heads Up Football program - endorsed by leading
medical associations and the NFL - to advance coaching education and
student-athlete safety. Eighteen schools were nominated by fans as part
of the 2015 sweepstakes:
Avon High School Carmel High School Cheterton High School
Decatur
Central High School Delphi (News - Alert) Community High School East Noble
High School Evansville F.J. Reitz High School Fishers High
School Lapel High School Monrovia High School New Castle
Chrysler High School New Prairie High School Plymouth High
School Roncalli High School Southport High School Tri
High School Tri-West Hendricks High School West Washington
High School
"We are excited to host the culmination of the inaugural HELMETs
initiative," said Matt Godbout, Colts senior vice president of business
development. "Our partnership with UnitedHealthcare is off to a great
start, and we look forward to growing the game of football together
through education and safe equipment."
"UnitedHealthcare is grateful for the opportunity to join the
Indianapolis Colts and USA Football in advancing young athletes' health
and safety," said Dan Krajnovich, president and CEO, UnitedHealthcare of
Indiana and Kentucky. "HELMETs connects coaches, parents and athletes
with tools and resources to address the issues that affect athletes.
These finalists are outstanding examples of high schools and coaching
staffs committed to providing students with the knowledge and skills
they need to protect themselves on the field."
"HELMETs is an important and exciting partnership for the good of
student-athletes across our home state, and we're pleased to contribute
to it," said USA Football CEO Scott Hallenbeck. "Coaches are teachers.
Supporting their programs with education and quality equipment are
powerful catalysts for exceptional and fun football experiences that
fuel lasting fitness, academic and social benefits."
USA Football is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and trains more
high school and youth football coaches combined than any organization in
the country.
The 2016 HELMETs sweepstakes officially launched today. To be eligible,
high-school football programs in Indiana must commit to enhancing player
health and safety through Heads Up Football certification. Heads Up
Football offers certification clinics, combined with an online
curriculum, to educate coaches about Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention-approved concussion recognition and response protocols,
proper equipment fitting, Heads Up tackling, Heads Up blocking, heat
emergency preparedness and hydration, and sudden cardiac arrest. More
details about USA Football's Heads Up Football program can be found at www.usafootball.com/headsup.
UnitedHealthcare serves nearly 870,000 people in Indiana with a network
of 170 hospitals and nearly 21,000 physicians and other care providers
statewide.
About UnitedHealthcare:
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live
healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience, meeting
consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships
with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health
benefit programs for individuals, employers, military service members,
retirees and their families, and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries,
and contracts directly with 1 million physicians and care professionals,
and 6,000 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:
UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com
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