Not exact matches
And, finally, because prevailing attitudes towards
concussion symptom reporting and reporting behavior are deeply entrenched in our sports culture, we encourage, as Step Five, that coaches, athletes, athletic
trainers, team doctors, and parents continue working over the course of the sports season to create and maintain an environment in which athletes feel safe in immediately reporting
concussion symptoms (both their own and their teammates) by sharing and reinforcing positive messages
about the importance of immediate
concussion symptom reporting via social media, by maintaining open lines of communication and an ongoing dialog
about concussion safety among and between and among coaches, athletes, medical staff and parents.
My position has consistently been and continues to be that it is up to parents to make decisions
about their own kids» safety, and that the best thing I, MomsTEAM, the CDC,
concussion experts, coaches, athletic
trainers, and national governing bodies for football, from Pop Warner to USA Football to the NFL, can do is to (a) continue to do what we can and are doing doing to make the game safer (and that there remains a great deal of work to be done in this area is undeniable); and (b) provide accurate, objective information
about the risks so that such decision is an informed one, not one driven by fear.
Because studies show that one - off
concussion education isn't enough to change
concussion symptom reporting behavior, Step Three in the SmartTeams Play SafeTM #TeamUp4 ConcussionSafetyTM game plan calls for coaches, athletes, athletic
trainers, team doctors (and, at the youth and high school level, parents) to attend a mandatoryconcussion safety meeting before every sports season to learn in detail
about the importance of immediate
concussion symptom reporting, not just in minimizing the risks
concussions pose to an athlete's short - and long - term health, but in increasing the chances for individual and team success.
installed inside or on the outside of a player's helmet, embedded in a mouth guard, helmet chin strap, skull cap, head band, or skin patch worn behind the ear, for instance), all are essentially designed to do the same thing: alert coaches, athletic
trainers, team doctors, other sideline personnel and / or parents
about high - risk single and multiple head impacts in order to improve the rate at which
concussions are identified.
(2) Annual educational session for coaches and athletic
trainers about the signs and symptoms of a
concussion
It is up to parents, whether it be individually or as members of a booster club, «Friends of Football,» or PTA, to raise money to (a) fund the hiring of a certified athletic
trainer (who, as we always say, should be the first hire after the head football coach); (b) consider equipping players with impact sensors (whether in or on helmets, in mouth guards, skullcaps, earbuds, or chinstraps); (c) purchase
concussion education videos (which a new study shows players want and which they remember better); (d) to bring in speakers, including former athletes, to speak
about concussion (another effective way to impress on young athletes the dangers of
concussion); and (e) to pay for instructors to teach
about proper tackling and neck strengthening;
To provide athletic
trainers, physicians, other medical professionals, parents and coaches with recommendations based on these latest studies, the National Athletic Trainers» Association (NATA) has developed a set of guidelines to prevent and manage sport - related concussion and improve decisions about whether an athlete should or should not return to play after experiencing head
trainers, physicians, other medical professionals, parents and coaches with recommendations based on these latest studies, the National Athletic
Trainers» Association (NATA) has developed a set of guidelines to prevent and manage sport - related concussion and improve decisions about whether an athlete should or should not return to play after experiencing head
Trainers» Association (NATA) has developed a set of guidelines to prevent and manage sport - related
concussion and improve decisions
about whether an athlete should or should not return to play after experiencing head trauma.
Neal Goldman, Brand Manager for Men's Lacrosse at Brine, talks
about ways to reduce the risk of
concussion in boy's lacrosse, which, according to a 2011 study1 of U.S. high schools with at least one athletic
trainer on staff, has the third highest
concussion rate (46.6 per 100,000 athletic exposures (1 AE is one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic practice or competition, regardless of the amount of time played), behind only football (76.8) and boys» ice hockey (61.9).
When Scott Bearby, General Counsel for the NCAA, was asked by yours truly at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio last week
about who holds the athletic
trainers and medical staff accountible
about return - to - play decisions for student athletes, it opened the door to an interesting observation
about the culture of
concussions.
In original stories that aired in February, local high school coaches,
trainers and sporting goods dealers talked
about a Virginia Tech study that indicates certain football helmets may cut
concussion risks.
Be sure to inform the coach,
trainer, and any additional appropriate parties
about all previous
concussions received in sports or other activities.