Brain injuries again.

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I'll be curious to see concussion data over the period of a couple years ago through a couple years from now.

It can't be debated NFHS has raised awareness and at least in MA at the HS level, where there incident level prompted the concern and action, there has been a major shift in a short period of time involving administrators, coaches and parents (i.e., your kid can't play soccer without the parent and the coach acknowledging completion of the NFHS/CDC concussion awareness course).

I think it's logical to say that with this effort the identification and concussion incident reporting should increase, perhaps significantly. But what if it doesn't? I don't think the way anyone plays has changed, I don't think concussions are happening less as a result of playing the same way and coaches and parents being more aware and alert to the risks. So with everyone paying even closer attention, we should see better identification and therefore an increase in the number of reported cases, right? If we don't, I think there's zero traction for changing the game in any way.

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Interesting article from NYTimes the other day on Canadian schools doing more to raise awareness, etc. I think it's a great idea to add to a health course. First time my kid learned about concussions was when she got one.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/sp...3A5%22%7D&_r=0

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HS football players are literally dying from head injuries and nothing is being done about changing football rules. Do we really think that anything will change regarding soccer? Should it change? I really do not think concussions are a new thing at all. I do think players, coaches, parents and AT's are much more vigilant than they used to be.

Any sport where there is contact or a risk of falling, carries the risk of concussions. The only HS sport where I can see a very low to no risk is Golf and or Swimming (not diving).

What about track, cross country, or tennis?

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Interesting article from NYTimes the other day on Canadian schools doing more to raise awareness, etc. I think it's a great idea to add to a health course. First time my kid learned about concussions was when she got one.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/05/sp...3A5%22%7D&_r=0

That's the quality of NYT reporting and journalism in general these days -- an article on concussion awareness and education and no mention of NFHS or CDC. Amateurish.

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What about track, cross country, or tennis?

Falling and hitting your head is a risk in those sports as well. Much less likely but certainly possible. Cheerleading is a risk as well due to the risk of falling from jumps, tumbles, pyramids etc. Point is, that you can get a concussion doing almost any athletic ativity.

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Falling and hitting your head is a risk in those sports as well. Much less likely but certainly possible. Cheerleading is a risk as well due to the risk of falling from jumps, tumbles, pyramids etc. Point is, that you can get a concussion doing almost any athletic ativity.

X-Box. I'll carry my kid to the couch so that he won't trip and fall. The couch is covered in cushions and pillows. He'll make the USNT in Madden.

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HS football players are literally dying from head injuries and nothing is being done about changing football rules. Do we really think that anything will change regarding soccer? Should it change? I really do not think concussions are a new thing at all. I do think players, coaches, parents and AT's are much more vigilant than they used to be.

Any sport where there is contact or a risk of falling, carries the risk of concussions. The only HS sport where I can see a very low to no risk is Golf and or Swimming (not diving).

If my kid has one more bad concussion (has had 2 over the past 3 years), we'll probably need to stop playing soccer altogether. At that point, golf (he's not very good yet) or track (he's reasonably fast with good endurance) will become his athletic ******s.

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If my kid has one more bad concussion (has had 2 over the past 3 years), we'll probably need to stop playing soccer altogether. At that point, golf (he's not very good yet) or track (he's reasonably fast with good endurance) will become his athletic ******s.

"athletic ******s" ??? what's with the ******? Some kind of TS autocorrect?

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"athletic ******s" ??? what's with the ******? Some kind of TS autocorrect?

****** is a forbidden word?