I recently found a helpful website for parents and coaches interested in more information about concussions and youth sports. I have previously written a great deal about how the risk of concussion in youth football is affecting parents’ decisions about their child playing football and could put the very future of the sport at risk.ContinueContinue reading “Helpful Website for Parents & Coaches On Youth Sports Concussions”
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The End of the NFL?
I have written (kind of extensively, really) about the issue of head injuries related to football and the impact on youth sports. The August 29 issue of Sports Illustrated ran an article by Austin Murphy called Endgame that theorizes about life without a National Football League (re-read that using your best Chris Berman NFL Sunday CountdownContinueContinue reading “The End of the NFL?”
Football Head Injury Risk Enters Public Lexicon
Late last year, the movie Concussion dramatized the discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE [if you haven’t seen the movie yet; I recommend it]. The movie attempts to move the discussion from a football fan or football parent-driven one to a more general public discussion. As a youth recreational sports advocate, this issue hits home asContinueContinue reading “Football Head Injury Risk Enters Public Lexicon”
Hustle & Attitude 