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Post by wingtol on Nov 7, 2019 16:06:54 GMT -6
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Post by vanden48 on Nov 7, 2019 18:23:14 GMT -6
We are taking a proactive approach to this problem.
We had these Doctors come in and speak to our parents.
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Post by coachcb on Nov 8, 2019 9:27:37 GMT -6
We've thrown out study after study to communities and parents; in writing and via social media. We show them all of the fundamentals that we're doing that have cut concussions down significantly. We have our concussion protocols in place for the kids that do pick one up. Sometimes it puts a dent in the anti-football rhetoric, sometimes it doesn't.
What did help at one school was pointing out the number and veracity of the concussions that were picked up in basketball one season. We had more concussions during basketball season than in football and those basketball players were out for weeks on end. Many were banned from using cell phones or other electronic devices for a few weeks because they'd rattled their brains so badly. And, also pointing out the girl whose entire athletic career ended as a sophomore because of two concussions in basketball and then taking a volleyball to the head...
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Post by bobgoodman on Nov 8, 2019 11:16:31 GMT -6
We've thrown out study after study to communities and parents; in writing and via social media. We show them all of the fundamentals that we're doing that have cut concussions down significantly. We have our concussion protocols in place for the kids that do pick one up. Sometimes it puts a dent in the anti-football rhetoric, sometimes it doesn't. What did help at one school was pointing out the number and veracity of the concussions that were picked up in basketball one season. We had more concussions during basketball season than in football and those basketball players were out for weeks on end. Many were banned from using cell phones or other electronic devices for a few weeks because they'd rattled their brains so badly. And, also pointing out the girl whose entire athletic career ended as a sophomore because of two concussions in basketball and then taking a volleyball to the head... That bit that helped at one school is interesting, because it doesn't seem to make football any more attractive, just that it's saying all ball games (or maybe all sports, period) are dangerous to the brain. Was there a drop in sports participation after that? |
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Post by coachcb on Nov 8, 2019 11:51:16 GMT -6
We've thrown out study after study to communities and parents; in writing and via social media. We show them all of the fundamentals that we're doing that have cut concussions down significantly. We have our concussion protocols in place for the kids that do pick one up. Sometimes it puts a dent in the anti-football rhetoric, sometimes it doesn't. What did help at one school was pointing out the number and veracity of the concussions that were picked up in basketball one season. We had more concussions during basketball season than in football and those basketball players were out for weeks on end. Many were banned from using cell phones or other electronic devices for a few weeks because they'd rattled their brains so badly. And, also pointing out the girl whose entire athletic career ended as a sophomore because of two concussions in basketball and then taking a volleyball to the head... That bit that helped at one school is interesting, because it doesn't seem to make football any more attractive, just that it's saying all ball games (or maybe all sports, period) are dangerous to the brain. Was there a drop in sports participation after that?
In that school, basketball was GOD and many kids were ditching out on football to specialize. So, comparing football concussions to basketball concussions was worthwhile.
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 8, 2019 11:53:33 GMT -6
We've thrown out study after study to communities and parents; in writing and via social media. We show them all of the fundamentals that we're doing that have cut concussions down significantly. We have our concussion protocols in place for the kids that do pick one up. Sometimes it puts a dent in the anti-football rhetoric, sometimes it doesn't. What did help at one school was pointing out the number and veracity of the concussions that were picked up in basketball one season. We had more concussions during basketball season than in football and those basketball players were out for weeks on end. Many were banned from using cell phones or other electronic devices for a few weeks because they'd rattled their brains so badly. And, also pointing out the girl whose entire athletic career ended as a sophomore because of two concussions in basketball and then taking a volleyball to the head... That bit that helped at one school is interesting, because it doesn't seem to make football any more attractive, just that it's saying all ball games (or maybe all sports, period) are dangerous to the brain. Was there a drop in sports participation after that? Yea life is dangerous..... might as well play sports and have some fun before we all die sometime. |
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