It is up to parents to do whatever they can to make
sure that their child's coach does not continue to convey the message to athletes that there will be negative consequences to
concussion reporting by removing them from a starting position, reducing future playing time, or inferring that reporting concussive symptoms made them «weak», but, instead, creates an environment in which athletes feel safe in honestly self - reporting experiencing
concussion symptoms or reporting that a teammate is displaying
signs of concussion (and reinforcing that message at home)