In the United States, about 30 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries each year, which cause some loss of time of participation, are experienced by the participants. Almost one-third of all injuries incurred in childhood are sports-related injuries. By far, the most common injuries […]
The concussions, violent hits seen on TV, lawsuits over health, and suicides among football players have taken their toll on parents, who see a connection between what’s happening in the pros and the risks their children face on the field down the street, an “Outside the Lines” survey finds. About 57 percent of parents in […]
Brad Millice remembers it like it was yesterday — but then again, he doesn’t. “I was backpedaling at the linebacker position and a guy came across and ear-holed me while trying to block me,” the 19-year-old said, before taking a pause. “Or so they tell me.” They tell Millice that, after that 2009 contest with […]
A 19-year-old North Hollywood High School student who broke his neck during a football tryout practice has won a $2.4-million arbitration award against the Los Angeles Unified School District. Johnny Rider suffered a five-way cervical spine fracture during a running back drill on July 8, 2008, for which he and other students were not provided […]
source: http://www.news-journal.com/bigsandy_hawkins/news/student-dies-after-being-injured-during-flag-football/article_ccf669c1-580a-5d89-b8d0-293effb962b7.html By Seria Dassing, [email protected] Hawkins Police Chief Ron Voda confirmed 15-year-old Jacob Gatlin, a Hawkins ISD student, died at Dallas Children’s Hospital Thursday morning from an injury received during an athletics program. Voda said Gatlin was playing flag football Tuesday when he and another player both jumped up for a pass and bumped heads. School […]
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/sports/cdc_ncaa.html Be sure to cheer for concussion safety and your favorite college sports team this season, as CDC and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have teamed up to create concussion educational resources for coaches, student-athletes, team medical staff, and college sports fans. Each of these resources includes important information on concussion signs and symptoms, […]
FREDERICK O. MUELLER, Ph.D. ROBERT C. CANTU, M.D. Brain and spinal injuries in football have been dramatically reduced since the rules were changed in 1976 to prohibit butt blocking and face tackling, and any other technique in which the helmet and facemask purposely received the brunt of the initial impact. There are still a small […]
Decoding Flag Football Injuries: Lessons from a 10-Year U.S. Air Force Study By GameBreakerOriginally Posted on May 24, 2012; Updated Oct. 20, 2023 Flag football, a beloved sport among active-duty U.S. Air Force (USAF) personnel, may seem relatively safe compared to its full-contact counterpart. However, this assumption was challenged by a comprehensive 10-year study conducted […]
No one can make any final conclusions about what might happen in the fall after watching a seven-on-seven football competition, because it can be so misleading. But impressions about team chemistry, toughness, quickness and individual skills can’t be ignored, so taking a look at teams who played in the Valley College tournament on Saturday provides […]