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2022 Convention Las Vegas, Nevada June 5-8

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The purpose of the The Athletic Equipment Managers Association (AEMA) is to promote, advance, and improve the Equipment Managers Profession in all of its many phases. One goal is to work as a group to bring about equipment improvements for the greater safety of all participants in sports and recreation. Members of the AEMA enjoy the opportunity to meet fellow equipment managers at convention, share ideas, and learn more efficient techniques to help improve their work place.

Convention Information

  • If you would like to become a part of our growing profession by exhibiting at our National Convention in June in Oklahoma City, OK please click “Become A Vendor“, and fill out the required form. Contact names and emails are also listed if you have specific questions or concerns. Thank you

Equipment Standards News Roundup

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  • Study Finds Wearable Neck Sensor Could Predict Concussion Risk in Contact Sports
     June 30, 2022

    Sport TechieJune 24, 2022 Sensor-laden neck wearables may be more efficient at measuring and predicting concussions in contact sports, according to a new study published Thursday in Scientific Reports. Without naming a specific brand of wearable, the research conducted by Michigan State professor Sepúlveda Alancastro and a doctoral student Henry Dsouza determined that neck devices […]

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  • A Diagnosis Brings C.T.E. Into American Pro Soccer
     June 30, 2022

    The New York Times June 28, 2022 Scott Vermillion’s family members still struggle to articulate the jumble of emotions they felt last November when they received the phone call from the doctors. Vermillion, a former M.L.S. player, had died almost a year earlier, on Christmas Day in 2020, at age 44. The direct cause was […]

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  • Association of APOE Genotypes and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
     June 30, 2022

    JAMA Network June 27, 2022 Key Points Question: Are APOEε4 and ε2 associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) neuropathology and related endophenotypes? Findings: In this genetic association study of 364 brain donors with repetitive head impact exposure from contact sports or military service (294 with and 70 without neuropathologically confirmed CTE), APOEε4 was significantly associated with CTE stage and […]

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