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”
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Bleacher Report gets advance screening of Concussion
Good piece today by Mike Freeman on his reaction following an advanced screening of the movie ‘Concussion’ due out in December. http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2588458-for-nfl-fans-concussion-movie-will-be-heartbreaking-enlightening-disturbing?tsm=1 via http://ble.ac/teamstream
The APA on Youth Tackle Football & “Hit Counts”
When I started this blog, I didn’t think the majority of my posts would be about youth tackle football, but this is a vital topic of conversation in youth recreational sports. My last post mentioned the National Association of Youth Sports. Another organization I follow on Twitter is The Aspen Sports Institute (@AspenInstSports) because theyContinueContinue reading “The APA on Youth Tackle Football & “Hit Counts””
