Concussion Education for High School Football Players

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Manasse-Cohick ◽  
Kathy L. Shapley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Concussion Education

scholarly journals Concussion Knowledge in High School Football Players

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 654-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janie Cournoyer ◽  
Brady L. Tripp
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Legislation ◽  
Persistent Headache ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Concussion Education

Context: Participating in sports while experiencing symptoms of a concussion can be dangerous. An athlete's lack of knowledge may be one factor influencing his or her decision to report symptoms. In an effort to enhance concussion education among high school athletes, legislation in Florida has attempted to address the issue through parental consent forms. Objective: To survey high school varsity football players to determine their level of knowledge about concussions after the initiation of new concussion-education legislation. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Descriptive survey administered in person during a team meeting. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 334 varsity football players from 11 high schools in Florida. Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants completed a survey and identified the symptoms and consequences of a concussion among distractors. They also indicated whether they had received education about concussions from a parent, formal education, neither, or both. Results: The most correctly identified symptoms were headache (97%), dizziness (93%), and confusion (90%), and the most correctly identified consequence was persistent headache (93%). Participants reported receiving education from their parents (54%) or from a formal source (60%). Twenty-five percent reported never receiving any education regarding concussions. No correlations were found between the method of education and the knowledge of symptoms or consequences of concussion. Conclusions: The high school football players we surveyed did not have appropriate knowledge of the symptoms and consequences of concussions. Nausea or vomiting, neck pain, grogginess, difficulty concentrating, and personality or behavioral changes were often missed by participants, and only a small proportion correctly identified brain hemorrhage, coma, and death as possible consequences of inappropriate care after a concussion. Even with parents or guardians signing a consent form indicating they discussed concussion awareness with their child, 46% of athletes suggested they had not.

Physical and Performance Characteristics of Successful High School Football Players

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 859-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry N. Williford ◽  
Jane Kirkpatrick ◽  
Michele Scharff-Olson ◽  
Daniel L. Blessing ◽  
Nai Zhen Wang
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
And Performance

Athletic Scholarships in Intercollegiate Football

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua D. Pitts ◽  
Jon Paul Rezek
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Athletic Scholarships

Despite the financial and cultural importance of intercollegiate athletics in the United States, there is a paucity of research into how athletic scholarships are awarded. In this article, the authors empirically examine the factors that universities use in their decision to offer athletic scholarships to high school football players. Using a Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial (ZINB) model, the authors find a player’s weight, height, body mass index (BMI), race, speed, on-the-field performance, and his high school team’s success often have large and significant impacts on the number of scholarship offers he receives. There is also evidence of a negative relationship between academic performance and scholarship offers. In addition, the authors find evidence of a scholarship premium for players from Florida and Texas. The results also show that running backs, wide receivers, and defensive backs appear to generate the most attention from college football coaches, other things equal.

The Association between Baseline Eye Tracking Performance and Concussion Assessments in High School Football Players

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie R. Oldham ◽  
Christina L. Master ◽  
Gregory A. Walker ◽  
William P. Meehan ◽  
David R. Howell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Tracking Performance ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football

Spinal Trauma and Symptoms in High School Football Players

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 122-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Goodwin Gerberich ◽  
James D. Priest ◽  
James R. Boen ◽  
Conrad P. Straub
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Spinal Trauma ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football

scholarly journals A NECK STRENGTH TRAINING PROTOCOL IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYERS FOR CONCUSSION RISK REDUCTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4_suppl3) ◽  
pp. 2325967120S0016
Author(s):  
Torsten Rotto ◽  
Emily Kraus ◽  
Michael Fredericson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Strength Training ◽  
T Test ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Lateral Flexion ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Text Figure ◽  
Neck Strength ◽  
Training Protocol

Background: Increased neck strength may be a protective factor for reducing concussions in youth athletes. However, little research exists regarding validated neck strength training methods among this demographic. Purpose: To determine whether a 7-week neck strength training period is sufficient to achieve significant gains in neck strength and size amongst high school football players. Additionally, to assess if increased neck strength influences concussion outcomes. Methods: This study enrolled 54 male high school football players, ages 14-17, in a 7-week strength training protocol in which neck exercises were incorporated into preseason strength and conditioning workouts (figure 1). Pre- and post-neck strength was assessed in four directions: forward flexion (FF), extension (EXT), right lateral flexion (RLF) and left lateral flexion (LLF). Strength was measured as maximal isometric head pressure applied into a pre-inflated sphygmomanometer cuff (figure 2). Concussion totals from the subsequent 2018 season were compared with totals from the 2017 and 2016 seasons per data obtained from the team’s athletic trainer. Results: Fifty athletes in total were analyzed; 4/54 athletes did not complete final testing due to scheduling conflicts. A two sample t-test of neck circumferences revealed a statistically significant increase of 0.37 cm from pre- to post-neck strength training (p=0.0025, figure 3). Single sample strength t-test analysis (corrected for cuff pre-inflation) demonstrated a statistically significant post-test strength increase of 19.8% (FF), 11.0% (EX), 18.8% (RLF), and 18.0% (LLF) (p<0.001, figure 3). The team suffered 4 concussions in the 2018 season, 2 of which were sustained by athletes who did not participate in preseason neck training, compared to 12 concussions in 2017 and 7 concussions in 2016 (figure 3). Conclusion This study demonstrates that increases in neck size and strength can be achieved amongst high school athletes using easily implemented training methods during a 7-week preseason training period. The additional observation of reduced concussion outcomes is not conclusive, though these initial results are promising. Additional research is needed to investigate the potential of neck strengthening in modifying concussion risk. Funding provided by the Stanford Medical Scholars Fellowship Program [Figure: see text][Figure: see text][Figure: see text]

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