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After a concussion, protocols for safe return to sports practice and competition involve gradual return to play with an appropriate level of medical supervision. [24] To ensure player safety and reduce potential liability, school concussion plans should also have a formal system for tracking compliance, and for identifying and responding to any ...
The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007. It released a course, Fundamentals of Coaching. The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009. This will enable to coaches to become a Level 1 - Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS. [3]
According to one estimate, 35,000 cheer athletes are injured each year. Tips for cheerleaders to avoid concussions, handle sport's unique challenges.
Concussion, a type of mild traumatic brain injury that is caused by a direct or indirect hit to the head, body, or face is a common injury associated with sports and can affect people of all ages. A concussion is defined as a "complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces". [1]
It helps youth coaches, players, and parents be more aware of a concussion. Heads up provides important information on preventing, recognizing and responding to a concussion. 63% of youth coaches viewed concussions being more serious, 72% said they are educating others about concussions, and 50% had learned something new. [108]
DeSales lacrosse coach Matt Triplet’s two-year crusade to mandate mental health training for high school coaches was signed into law. DeSales lacrosse coach Matt Triplet’s two-year crusade to ...
May 17—The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced Thursday that all high school hockey players will be required to wear neck laceration protectors beginning next ...
[29] [30] A 2013 study by the National Academy of Sciences found that concussion rates in college football exceed those in any other sport, and that high school players have twice the risk of sustaining a concussion as collegiate players. The study found that, as reported by athletic trainers, college football players sustain 6.3 concussions ...