What does the movie Concussion mean to youth sports coaches and parents? Listen in as youth sports' thought leaders Emily Cohen from Teamsnap and Janis Meredith from JBMThinks.com join Craig in a roundtable discussion on the movie and its implications to youth sports.
Emily:

Website: www.teamsnap.com/community/podcast

Twitter: @emilygcohen




Janis:

Website: jbmthinks.com

Twitter: @jbmthinks
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Listen in ITunes: Itunes link
Listen in Stitcher: Stitcher link
Links mentioned:
The Knockout Project - theknockoutproject.org

Concussion App - Concussion Quick Check by the American Academy of Neurology
Other concussion links:

Interesting presentation by the company that own Cascade Helmets and Bauer Hockey. They look at the science of how other animals protect their brain from impact by blood constriction: insidelacrosse.com/article/neck-band-aims-to-fight-concussions-from-the-inside/33367
PBS Frontline piece on the NFL, CTE, and Dr. Omalu: pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/league-of-denial/
Washington Post article on NFL veto power in NIH CTE study funding
NY Times article - Being smart about your childs brain
SI article - Concussion movie
Stat News - Banned for concussions, college football players still recruited 

American Journal of Sports Medicine: Epidemiology of Sports-Related Concussion in NCAA Athletes From 2009-2010 to 2013-2014. Link to free abstract: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26330572

Concussion rate per 10,000 athletic exposures:



Boys' wrestling
10.92


Boys' ice hockey
7.91


Girls' ice hockey
7.52


Boys' football
6.71


Girl's soccer
6.31


Girls' basketball
5.95


Girls' lacrosse
5.21


Girls' field hockey
4.02


Boys' basketball
3.89


Girls' volleyball
3.57



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