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The Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention is a non-profit 501(c)3 that specializes in the collection and analysis of injury, health outcomes and other data related to sports and physical activity. The Datalys Center was formed by the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and BioCrossroads to further the efforts of researchers, public health officials, policy makers, and the public in the understanding and prevention of injuries. The Datalys Center currently has programs that extend across nearly all levels of sport.



"Data Analysis is a body of methods that help to describe facts, detect patterns, develop explanations, and test hypotheses. It is used in all of the sciences. It is used in business, in administration, and in policy".

Levine JH. Introduction: What is Data Analysis? In: Levine JH, Roos TB, eds. Introduction to Data Analysis: The Rules of Evidence. 1996

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Year One of Youth Football Safety Complete USA Football with Datalys Center May 21, 2013

"USA Football suvey shows few youth concusssions" AP News 5/20/2013

"Major Youth Football Study Highlights Injuries" Inside Indiana Business

"Athletic Trainers Work to Protect Young Athletes from Injury" Perspectives Ohio University 

"IOM Panel: School Needs After Head Injury" February 26, 2013 MedPage Today

"NCAA to Start Sport Science Center." January 29, 2012 Associated Press

"Viewpoint: Concussion is a Society Awareness Issue." December 28, 2012 The Herald Bulletin