(1)Under and by virtue of the authority vested in it by the

Legislature of Alabama, the Alabama State Committee of Public Health does hereby adopt and promulgate the following rules governing injury mitigation training for high risk youth athletic activities.

1. (2) Definitions.
2. (a) “Association” – Any organization that administers or conducts high risk youth athletic activities on property owned, leased, managed, or maintained by the state, an agent of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.

3. (b) “Athletics Personnel” – Athletic directors and other individuals actively involved in organizing, training, or coaching sports activities for individuals age 14 or under and who have not yet been admitted to seventh grade.

   (c ) “Coach” – Any individual, whether paid, unpaid, volunteer, or interim, who has been approved by the association to organize, train, or supervise a youth athlete or team of youth athletes. If an individual approved by the association is unavailable, the term may include an individual selected by a youth athlete or a team of youth athletes who have not been approved by the association.

4. (d)  “Department” – The Alabama Department of Public Health.
5. (e)  “High Risk Youth Athletic Activities” – Any organized sport in which there is a significant possibility for a youth athlete to sustain a serious physical injury, including, but not limited to, the sports of football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer, ice or field hockey, cheerleading, and lacrosse.
6. (f)  “Youth Athlete” – An individual who is 14 years of age or under and who has not yet been admitted to seventh grade.

Author: Jamey Durham

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Act 2018-496.

History: New Rule: Filed September 20, 2018; effective November 4, 2018. Amended: Published November 26, 2025; effective January 10, 2026.