National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) The incidence of concussions in high school sports, including soccer, has been of interest and concern to the NFHS SMAC for many years. Increased knowledge, awareness, and public attention have produced major changes in management of concussions, and the NFHS SMAC continues …
“You go out; your hands go up.” I found this video a few months ago and tracked down the researcher, Dr. Hosseini, who had an student who loved youtube collect these clips. Dr. Hosseini wishes to have this information out into the public but he is not a marketer and has other projects which is …
A new research study and a new defense by soccer organizations in the #TheFIFA5 lawsuit seem to confirm a citywide concussion plan maybe a very effective way to make sports safer for kids and lower liability for teams and city alike. Highlights ALL FOR ONE: Norwalk, CT successfully launches new citywide concussion plan for all youth sports CONCUSSION LAWS WORK: Dr. Trojian published …
1. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? Our youngest child athletes by being coached by adult volunteers with little or no concussion education. 2. WHY IS THIS A PROBLEM? Untrained coaches who do not know how to recognize and respond to a possible concussion, increase the risk of more serious injury for child athlete. Ignoring the signs of a concussion …
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**Update: I have now written John Sutter, President of US Youth Soccer, and asked him to remove this document and replace with current, best practices** NOTE: My thoughts in red text below. Disclosure: I am parent and a social worker, not an athletic trainer or a doctor. From the parent’s eye, here are the obvious holes …
I have expressed my displeasure before on this blog of the slow nature of NFHS to respond to the concussion issue. I will let the documents speak for themselves and check out my good friend, Dustin’s blog. For the guidelines themselves, click link below: NFHS announces guidelines on football full contact For Dustin’s thoughts see http://theconcussionblog.com/2014/11/13/nfhs-develops-concussion-guidelines-for-football/ …
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This summary is based on information posted on the Hagens Berman S Shapiro LLP website and is my unofficial review of the lawsuit I have hash tagged as #TheFIFA5. NOTE: I am not a lawyer, and am merely outlining the suit as I read it. I welcome comments and thoughts. On August 27, 2014, a Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against FIFA, U.S. Youth …
The new 2014 CT Concussion Law applies to students K-12 as well as athletes. Is your school ready with updated policies/practices for the 2014-15 year? The Concussion Conference: 2014 Connecticut Concussion Law & Research-Based Best Practices for K-12 Schools Wednesday, Sept 24, 2014 Hosted by Quinnipiac University Medical School, North Haven Campus Produced by Katherine Snedaker, …
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Quinnipiac University School of Medicine | 370 Bassett Road | North Haven, CT Due to the overwhelmingly positive response from 78 School Nurses, 25 MDs, and 25 ATs who attended the Jan 2014 Concussion Conferences and requests for more concussion management training, this new conference includes both: Advanced …
(This post is a letter I sent to the State of Connecticut’s Children’s Committee on March 6, 2014) Why are our most vulnerable children by being coached by adults with the least knowledge of concussion? Based on medical science and longer recovery rates for younger children, trained coaches are needed to coach elementary and middle …
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