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Concussions can happen to any athlete—male or female—in any sport. Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused by a blow or jolt to the head that can range from mild to severe and can disrupt the way the brain normally works. Coaches, athletic directors and trainers play a key role in helping to prevent concussion and in managing it properly if it occurs.
To reduce the number of this type of injury, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the support of partners and experts in the field, has developed a tool kit for coaches titled, Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports. This kit contains practical, easy-to-use information including a video and DVD featuring a young athlete disabled by concussion, a guide, wallet card and clip board sticker for coaches, posters, fact sheets for parents and athletes in English and Spanish, and a CD-ROM with downloadable kit materials and additional concussion-related resources.
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I once saw a girl knocked flat on her back by a hockey stick. She was standing behind the guy when he swung it backwards to take his shot. it wasn't his fault! He didn't know she was there. She had concussion from that.
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I think all sports players expect to get some injury during a season but forewarned is forearmed. I'd sure rather have my kids supervised at sports by a person with the basics of what concussion looks like and what to do. Thank you, Kay!
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My husband plays football on the weekends and I'm always worried he'll have an accident like that. But we don't want to spend our lives wrapped in cottonwool either! Thank you Kay. I'll be getting that for him.
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You do need to take concussion seriously, especially if the person starts having trouble talking properly or making any sense. It's an injury that gets missed over and over. Thanks Kay!
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You do need to take concussion seriously, especially if the person starts having trouble talking properly or making any sense. It's an injury that gets missed over and over. Thanks Kay!
Better safe than sorry I say. Knowing the signs now is better than finding out later what you missed for sure. Thank you Kay. :)
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My friend's daughter plays soccer and she's always concerned that this kind of injury will happen. The girl comes home bruised all over as it is! Thanks Kay. I'll send her the link to that and she can give it to the coach.