Comments on: 30Q-2-KICKOFF (No. 21): Heady stuff http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/2010/08/23/30q-2-kickoff-no-21-heady-stuff/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:39:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: BigJoe http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/2010/08/23/30q-2-kickoff-no-21-heady-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-32999 BigJoe Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:22:19 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/?p=8645#comment-32999 Back in the day, teams usually had a doctor on the sidelines. That doctor would usually have a son on the team or have children attending the school, volunteer his or her time for a Friday nite or Sat. afternoon game. Since most medical professionals don’t work the weekend, it was a no- brainer- bond with your kids and enjoy a game.
Some teams, not many still do this. ALL teams should do this.
I don;t care what league or what area they are in, some doctor has to have a child at their school or be associated in some way. Mabey that doctor went to that school, alumni? Here’s the key, establish parent/teacher(that’s right TEACHERS) booster clubs, then line up the volunteers. Doctors and sports stars should be giving back to their community. These people makes millions of dollars a year, let’s see them step up. Every high school principle knows a doctor, help recruit them.

]]> By: Mikel Jackson, ATC http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/2010/08/23/30q-2-kickoff-no-21-heady-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-32997 Mikel Jackson, ATC Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:05:50 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/prepcorner/?p=8645#comment-32997 Ben,
Thanks for contributing to and publicizing this information to your readers. Most coaches, athletes, and parents are uninformed of the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries in youth sports and the serious consequences that can happen. And, unfortunately, some would prefer to remain uninformed. We need to acknowledge this is a problem and change our attitudes.

I want to emphasize a few points. In 2009, head injuries were 19.3% of all HS FB injuries and it’s not just a football problem. The next 2 sports in number of occurrences are G. lacrosse and G. soccer. And, long term effects like dementia, depression, CTE(brain degeneration)are being found in more athletes.

The take home message should be for athletes to always report their symptoms and coaches to have mandatory training in recognizing the signs and symptoms of head injury, so athletes can be removed from activity and referred to healthcare professionals. In a perfect world, every CA school would be required to have a certified athletic trainer (ATC) on staff for EVERY PRACTICE and GAME. And each school should have a formal and progressive return to play protocol for head injuries.

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