Sentences with phrase «youth sports concussion»

Please don't let two years of work to enact youth sport concussion laws go to waste?

Please join the other states leading the way for children's safety and enact youth sport concussion training for coaches.

By Corning Observer The National Federation of State High School Associations recently announced its support of the recently introduced Youth Sports Concussion Act sponsored by Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Tom Udall.

Over the past decade, MomsTEAM has strived to inform, educate, and develop action plans to reduce the risk and number of youth sports concussions.

2013 has been a whirlwind of activity for youth sports concussion laws as a handful of remaining states passed legislation, or currently have legislation pending, leading nearly every state in America to have its own laws to educate coaches and parents about concussion prevention and recognition in youth sports.

The Keystone State became the 31st state to pass a strong youth sports concussion safety law.

For the most comprehensive concussion information for sports parents on the Web, visit the MomsTEAM youth sports concussion safety center.

Yesterday Illinois Gov. Rauner signed SB0007 into law making it Public Act 099 - 0245 effectively titled Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act bringing a much more robust set of standards when dealing with concussions in Illinois.

With youth sports concussion safety laws in place in all 50 states, increased public awareness about concussions, and growing concernabout the long - term effect of repetitive head impacts, the demand for concussion education, not just for parents, coaches, and athletes, but for health care professionals as well is at an all - time high, and promises to go even higher in the coming years.

As someone who is usually in the position of moderating a discussion of concussions or giving a keynote address at a conference or convention on how to keep young athletes safe, and given the deep knowledge I have on the subject as a result of MomsTEAM's work as the «pioneer» in youth sports concussion education, I have to admit I found myself in the somewhat unique position of knowing nearly as much about concussions as some of the presenters.

Due to the increase in awareness of youth sports concussions and new litigation in almost every state, most states are working to pass concussion laws to protect their public school middle school and high school players.

2013 has been a whirlwind of activity for youth sports concussion laws as a handful of remaining states passed legislation, or currently have legislation pending, leading nearly every state in America to have its own laws to educate coaches and parents about concussion prevention and recognition in youth sport

Given the wide variety of new statutory obligations and the reliance on volunteer coaches by many youth sports organizations, California's youth sports concussion law may be a game changer for how these organizations operate going forward.

Rosemarie Scolaro Moser's book, Ahead of the Game: The Parent's Guide to Youth Sports Concussion (University Press of New England) is just what it says it is: a practical, no - nonsense guide for parents about sport concussions.

Fifteen states are at the forefront of including language in their youth sports concussion laws that extend beyond school athletics to include other youth sports programs in the community.

The Youth Sports Concussion Act would empower the FTC to seek civil penalties in such cases.

«Today's Commerce Committee passage of our Youth Sports Concussion Act marks an important step toward cracking down on misleading claims and ensuring New Mexico kids can have fun and play sports safely,» Udall said.

Udall, Klobuchar and Blumenthal introduced the Youth Sports Concussion Act ahead of Super Bowl 50, amid discussion among doctors, players, researchers and others about the need to protect players — especially young athletes — from experiencing debilitating head injuries.

The senators, all members of the committee, introduced the Youth Sports Concussion Act earlier this year to help ensure that safety standards for sports equipment, including football helmets, are based on the latest science and curb false advertising claims made by manufacturers to increase protective sports gear sales.

A previous version of the Youth Sports Concussion Act passed the Senate Commerce Committee in April 2014.

«I am proud that the Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance the Youth Sports Concussions Act,» Blumenthal said.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed the Mississippi Youth Concussion Act into law yesterday, meaning that every state in the nation now has a youth sports concussion law.

The Erie County Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee hosted a public hearing on the proposal Thursday morning and heard testimony from two individuals who have firsthand knowledge of youth sports concussions.

Effective January 1, 2017, California enacted a youth sports concussion / head injury law that applies to -LSB-...]

By Anne Marie Ellis and Paul A. Alarcon Effective Jan. 1, 2017, California enacted a youth sports concussion law codified in the state's Health and -LSB-...]