Books On Concussions
‘Concussions and Our Kids‘
Dr. Robert Cantu
‘Ahead of The Game‘
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Bill Pascrell
‘The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic‘ –
Linda Carroll and David Rosner
‘Kids, Sports, and Concussion – A Guide for Coaches and Parents ‘ – William P. Meehan, III, M.D.
‘Winning The War Against Concussions In Youth Sports‘
William White, Alan Ashare, Katherine White
Institute of Medicine Report On Concussion Research
The following video reviews a broad study that was done on concussions. This video is 58 minutes work of information.
Detailed Guidelines On Concussions
On June 25, 2014, the ‘Medicalxpress‘ announced some new pediatric concussion material available. The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation published on June 24,2014, a comprehensive series of guidelines for pediatric concussions, as follows:
The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation has also produced a wide range of concussion modules for use by medical personnel, under the heading ‘Guidelines for Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Symptoms‘, this is the 2nd edition of the guidelines, some of which may be beneficial to the non-medical person:
Diagnosis/Assessment of Concussion/mTBI
Management of Concussion/mTBI
Sports-related Concussion/mTBI
General Recommendations Regarding Diagnosis/Assessment of Persistent Symptoms
General Recommendations Regarding Management of Persistent Symptoms
Post-Traumatic Headache
Persistent Sleep/Wake Disturbances
Persistent Mental Health Disorders
Persistent Cognitive Difficulties
Persistent Vestibular (Balance/Dizziness) & Vision Dysfunction
Persistent Fatigue
Return-To-Activity/Work/School Considerations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has concussion information posted on their site here . They give comprehensive information on concussions, with links to other sites also.
The CDC, ‘Heads Up‘ program offers concussion information, covering a wide spectrum. You can access these resources Heads Up
There are specific packages tuned to coaches, players, and parents, giving information that they need to diagnose concussions. The following lists the Concussion ‘fact sheet’, from the CDC, for each soccer party
For High School Sports Officials
The above information comes from the training packages that the CDC has put together, which contain a wealth of information on concussions. The following shows the packages and the materials in each package on the CDC site:
The CDC site has an excellent training material, available on-line, and on a training disk that you can request. This disk must be ran on a computer.
Review the offered material here . If you wish to request the training material on disk, send a request to:
Use a subject line with the following: Request For Training Disk
If you want to take the on-line test, go to here .
It is possible for a league to develop a program which includes this test as part of coaching requirements. When the test is completed, a certificate is made available to the test taker. A league could require a coach to submit this certificate, to show that they have taken a concussion awareness test. The league could develop other classroom presentations to augment this course, for a broader concussion perspective.
Opportunities to Reshape the Culture Around Concussion in Sports
There is a document, released in 2015, which is focused on culture awareness
Concussion.org
A Coaches Complete Guide To Concussions
Developed by the ‘International Concussion society‘. Document
NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations)
https://youtu.be/9kbz1UdjIHo?t=5
The CDC has also formed an alliance with the NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations), to produce an online course for coach/parent training on concussions. This course is named ‘Concussion In Sports‘ and is available on the NFHS website.
There is an associated course ‘Concussion For Students‘, which is geared toward youth players. This course was developed with NFHS partnering with the Barrow Neurological Institute.
Both of these courses are free, but require registration (free) with NFHS.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Concussion Care for Kids: Minds Matter
Way variety of information for parents, coaches, and school staff. The information covers a variety of media. ‘Return to play’ is also covered. Available here.
Sports Concussion Institute
A wide range of concussion information available here. In addition, they are part of a sports alliance that was formed for concussion education, available here.
US Youth Soccer
On the US Youth Soccer education site, you can take the CDC concussion course on-line, through US Youth Soccer. This course has a certificate that you get when you have completed the course. You must be a registered user on the US Youth Soccer site, or you may register when logging in: The following shows the screen presented, and what you need to do for registration:
Go to the following site to register/log-in:
https://education.usyouthsoccer.org/
After you have registered, you may log in and select the concussion course. You do not have to complete the course all at once, as the site tracks and keeps your progress. When you log in, it will show you the course(s) that you are taking and your progress in the course.
Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic, a national/international medical center, also has information on concussions, here, and participates in concussion research.
Diagnosing and Treating Sports-Related Concussions
Concussion In Children: What Are The Effects
The Mayo Clinic has also started up a new Face book page, for sharing concussion information:
Mayo Facebook
Neuroscience For Kids
A document that outlines concussion issues for youth soccer players.
here
WebMD: Girl’s Soccer: Concussion Risk
Discussion surrounding concussion risks pertaining to female soccer players.
here
momsTEAM
A site that has sports information for parents. On their ‘Health & Safety‘ page, they have a Youth Sports Safety Center’ section, which gives information on concussions.
here
Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
A federal congressional committee that is tasked on investigating concussions in society.
here
National Athletic Trainers Association
The athletic trains association is composed of athletic trainers, those sought after individuals who staff game sidelines to evaluate and assist athletes of all sports regarding sports injuries. Their web site, here, has an excellent video entitled ‘If In Doubt, Sit Them Out’, which goes through concussions from beginning to end, using professional athletes: here
The following are other good videos produced by the NATA:
The Importance Of Athletic Trainers
NOTE: The videos on football above are not totally inclusive only to football. When soccer players challenge each other in heading the ball, or in some kicking situations, they place their bodies in a precarious position in the same manner as a football player. Concussions do not discriminate due to the type of sport being played.
Athletic Trainers’ Society Of New Jersey
This group has partnered with Sport Safety International to offer a series of courses for interested parties. The course for coaches, parents, and players are free to take. Courses for some other personnel involve a small cost. The courses are up-to-date, have been peer-reviewed, and offer the latest in concussion information.
To enroll in either the coach, parent, or player course, with no charge, click on the following:
here
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