Indianapolis Colts & UnitedHealthcare Host 18 Indiana High-School Football Programs for Student-Athlete Health & Safety Clinic
June 30 2016 - 8:11PM
Business Wire
HELMETs program from the Colts and UnitedHealthcare encourages
youth and high-school football coaches to increase awareness of
athlete health and safety
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 SchoolCarmel High SchoolChesterton High SchoolDecatur
Central High SchoolDelphi Community High SchoolEast Noble High
SchoolEvansville F.J. Reitz High SchoolFishers High SchoolLapel
High SchoolMonrovia High SchoolNew Castle Chrysler High SchoolNew
Prairie High SchoolPlymouth High SchoolRoncalli High
SchoolSouthport High SchoolTri High SchoolTri-West Hendricks High
SchoolWest 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
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