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Medical Advisory Committee

Medical Advisory Committee Contact Info

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512-471-5883

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512-471-6589

Medical Advisory Committee

   

Purpose

The purpose of the Medical Advisory Committee is to examine the health and safety of students involved in interscholastic activity participation. It is the goal of the committee to work cooperatively with the UIL Standing Committees and the UIL Legislative Council to address sports medicine issues as they impact rules and the health and safety of participants. The committee also works with other medical and paramedical organizations that can assist with our efforts. Finally, the committee develops position statements and guidelines to assist the UIL membership in making informed decisions concerning sports medicine issues. Any recommendations from this committee are presented to the UIL Legislative Council Committee.

Impacts

  • 2001 –  Committee formed.
  • 2003 –  Recommend Concussion Management Protocol.
  • 2005 –  Required Concussion Management Protocol.
  • 2005 –  Implemented pre-season practice regulations. 
  • 2006 –  Required all schools to have at least one AED on site.
  • 2007 –  Random steroid testing implemented.
  • 2009 –  Added safety training courses to online Rules Compliance Program.
  • 2010 –  Considered modification to Concussion Management Protocols based on emerging information.
  • 2011 –  Restricted practice length during two-a-days in pre-season.
  • 2012 –  Implementation of HB 2038 in regard to Prevention, Treatment, and Oversight of Concussions.
  • 2013 –  Sudden Cardiac Awareness form required by all participants.
  • 2013 –  Added UIL safety requirements for cheerleading.
  • 2013 –  Placed limits on full-contact practice in football. 
  • 2018 – Required Tackling certification for all football coaches grades 7-12
  • 2018 – Altered preseason practice limits, spring training and acclimatization schedule for football practice
  • 2019 – Required reports to UIL office anytime an AED is utilized in conjunction with any UIL event, practice and competition
  • 2019 - Required reports to UIL office anytime catastrophic injuries, as defined by the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR), occur during UIL practices and/or competitions
  • 2019 - Required member schools to develop and implement a venue specific emergency action plan (EAP) for each venue utilized for UIL athletic practices and/ or competitions.
  • 2020 – Required 6A schools to participate in mandatory concussion reporting with ConTex
  • 2023 – Replaced references to Heat Index in any UIL Heat Related Information with reference to Web Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT)
  • 2024 – Required Rapid Cooling Zones be present at any UIL contest or practice where the WBGT reading is 80 or above
  • 2024 – Recommended schools utilize WBGT and follow recommended length and type of practices for all UIL practices (band an athletics) conducted outdoors.