If you don; t give players 4 - 6 weeks to get ready
you risk immediate injury, delayed injury as a result us mid-season fatigue and burnout.
Not exact matches
Available free of charge on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that
immediate reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the
risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain
injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.
Too often, the reducing
risk of
injury part is not highlighted enough because maximizing performance offers more
immediate gratification.
The biggest
risk of a sports - related head
injury may not be the
immediate headache or loss of consciousness, but the prolonged effects and symptoms that can show up for months and even years later.
Don't move your baby in this instance unless they're at
immediate risk for further
injury.
Others worry that in complicated deliveries, families
risk injury to the baby and the mother if they don't have
immediate access to doctors and an operating room.
Whatever
immediate gains that might come from our efforts must be weighed against the
risk of
injury and longer term outcomes.
It is not, however, without its
risks, and a snowmobile accident — ranging from a collision to a wipe - out to falling through ice — can cause serious personal
injuries requiring weeks of recovery, sometimes in isolated areas with little access to
immediate medical care.