Sentences with phrase «direct blow to the head»

In some instances, the athlete may not even take a direct blow to the head.

Supporters of amateur boxing state that the sport is beneficial to participants by providing exercise, self - discipline, self - confidence, character development, structure, work ethic, and friendships.14 For some disadvantaged youth, boxing is a preferential alternative to gang - related activity, providing supervision, structure, and goals.14 The overall risk of injury in amateur boxing seems to be lower than15 in some other collision sports such as football, ice hockey, wrestling, and soccer.4, 16 However, unlike these other collision sports, boxing encourages and rewards direct blows to the head and face.

However, as opponents of boxing have emphasized, boxing is the only sport where direct blows to the head are rewarded and the ultimate victory may be to render the opponent senseless.

Not exact matches

A concussion should be suspected on the sports sideline, and the athlete immediately removed from play and not permitted to return the same day, if any of the following signs are observed after a direct or indirect blow to the head:

Concussions, a type of mild traumatic brain injury, are the result of a direct or indirect blow to the head that causes the brain to be jostled within the skull.

To get the majority of water out of your strands, use your fingers like a comb and lightly rake your hair up and away from your head as you blow it dry (concentrating the nozzle at the root, directing the air flow toward the ends to help smooth the cuticle down; otherwise you can create frizzTo get the majority of water out of your strands, use your fingers like a comb and lightly rake your hair up and away from your head as you blow it dry (concentrating the nozzle at the root, directing the air flow toward the ends to help smooth the cuticle down; otherwise you can create frizzto help smooth the cuticle down; otherwise you can create frizz).

Written and directed by Stacie Passon in an auspicious directing debut effort, and produced by Rose Troche, CONCUSSION is a poignant sexual examination of Abby (Robin Weigert in a star making breakout turn), a forty something married wealthy, lesbian housewife who, after suffering a blow to the head from getting smacked by her son's baseball — walks around every corner of her suburban life to confront a mounting desire for something else.

Written and directed by Stacie Passon (making her debut), the film is a poignant sexual examination of Abby (Robin Weigert), a forty - something, married, wealthy, lesbian homemaker who, after suffering a blow to the head from getting smacked by her son's baseball — walks around every corner of her suburban life to confront a mounting desire for something else.

A direct blow or jolt to the head, face and neck.