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NWSL Hands-Only CPR Initiative: Everything You Need to Know
TL;DR
The NWSL gains a competitive advantage as the first US pro sports league with all players and staff CPR-trained, enhancing safety protocols and league leadership reputation.
The NWSL initiative trains all 16 teams in Hands-Only CPR using the two-step method: call 911 and perform chest compressions at 100-120 beats per minute.
This NWSL and American Heart Association partnership creates a safer world by training thousands in lifesaving skills that can double cardiac arrest survival rates.
Learning Hands-Only CPR takes just 90 seconds and can triple survival chances, making anyone a potential hero during cardiac emergencies.
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The initiative aims to equip all NWSL players, staff, and coaches with lifesaving Hands-Only CPR and AED education skills, empowering them to act confidently during cardiac emergencies and building a Nation of Lifesavers.
This makes the NWSL the first American professional sports league to have all players, coaches, and staff from all 16 teams trained in Hands-Only CPR, setting a new standard for health education in professional sports.
The initiative involves the National Women's Soccer League, the American Heart Association, and is led by Angel City FC defender Savy King, who also founded the Savy King of Hearts foundation to promote heart health awareness.
The Hands-Only CPR trainings will be conducted during the 2026 preseason, with certified instructors guiding participants through the recommended techniques.
Hands-Only CPR is a two-step technique recommended by the American Heart Association that involves calling 911 and pushing hard and fast in the center of the chest, which can be learned in just 90 seconds and can double or triple survival chances.
The new player ambassador program features one representative from each NWSL team who will serve as CPR awareness advocates, led by Savy King, and includes social media campaigns and public service announcements throughout the 2026 season.
Over half of individuals who experience sudden cardiac arrest outside hospitals don't receive immediate CPR, leading to a 90% fatality rate, making immediate bystander CPR critical for survival.
The initiative was announced at the NWSL Awards ceremonies in San Jose, California, and broadcast on ESPN2 on November 19, 2025.
This effort supports the American Heart Association's goal to double survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by 2030 through its Nation of Lifesavers campaign.
The American Heart Association and NWSL have been teaming up in other ways since 2023 as part of their ongoing collaboration to promote health education.
Curated from NewMediaWire
