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That Time of Year Again 26 Aug 2013 | 10:25 pm
The NFL season starts on September 5 and you can be sure that soon all of the talk about brain injuries will focus on football; how do we make the game safer for the athletes, but still keep it the ga...
There Is More Than Football 26 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm
I know we all think of late August and early September as football season, but there are other sports out there that deserve some attention as well. I do empathize with the football coaches that cons...
It. Has. To. Stop. 20 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
There is a lot of belief and trust each and every one of us has in those that are medical professionals. The further you go up the chain in those professionals our trust is greater and our belief is ...
Interview with Director of US of Football 20 Aug 2013 | 05:34 pm
Recently released film “United States of Football” takes a look at where we are in the sport, in particular the biggest issues facing the sport. Here is an interview with director Sean Pamphilon; If ...
Next Level… In Concussion Care 14 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
As an athletic trainer – an opinionated one at that – I struggle with all the “bells-and-whistles” in this conundrum that is the concussion issue. If you have visited here or heard me speak you undou...
NOCSAE Press Release Clarifies 9 Aug 2013 | 06:37 pm
NOCASE sent me the most recent press release; pertaining to the aftermarket/third-party additions to helmets. Here it is in full; ========== Certification to NOCSAE Standards and Add-on Helmet Product...
Princeton, New Jersey Makes Peculiar Move 7 Aug 2013 | 05:43 pm
In a very unusual move by a school board the Princeton Regional School District – servicing one high school, one middle school and four elementary schools – has made it mandatory to wear head-gear in ...
Rugby Being Put Through Ringer in Scotland 6 Aug 2013 | 05:19 pm
Scottish rugby has become somewhat of a surrogate for the problems in rugby when dealing with the current concussion issue. Scotland certainly is not the only place this has become and issue (even th...
HITs Takes a Hit… Maybe 1 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
Solid research is produced over a long period of time with validation and verification of standards. When using tools there must be a set of numbers that validate what data is being collected – in sh...
Livestream Event on Concussions 29 Jul 2013 | 05:26 pm
Part of understanding concussions is weeding through all the hyperbole and finding the common threads of the issue and then digging deeper. Of course you will eventually come up with your own opinion...
