Community Corner
Rutgers Safety Program for Coaches
Speaker: James Mendler, MD, Holy Name Family Practice
Physician & Sports Medicine Specialist
Fee: $35 per class. Register by email to mendler@holyname.org
Location: Holy Name Medical Center Marian Hall
The Rutgers SAFETY Program is a 3-hour safety orientation
program for volunteer coaches. It is designed to satisfy the requirements of the NJ “Little League Law” and is utilized by many municipal and recreational athletic programs to meet this requirement. Topics covered include general coaching concepts, legal aspects, psychological aspects, training and conditioning aspects and medical aspects of coaching.