Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports

Add concussion awareness to your pre-game checklist.

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Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports materials

There’s no doubt about it: sports are a great way for teens to stay healthy while learning important team-building skills.  But there are risks to pushing the limits of speed, strength and endurance.  And athletes who push the limits sometimes don’t recognize their own limitations—especially when they’ve had a concussion.

That’s where you come in.  It’s up to you, as a coach, to help recognize and make the call to pull an athlete off of the field, ice, court, or track if you think s/he might have a concussion. Playing with a concussion can lead to long-term problems. It can even be fatal.  

To help you properly identify and respond to a concussion, CDC, in partnership with leading experts and organizations, developed the Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports initiative and materials.

So as you’re building your concussion game plan, make sure to check these boxes: 

Learn concussion symptoms and danger signs

Know how to respond if a concussion occurs    

Set up a four-step Heads Up Action Plan before the season starts

Educate athletes, parents, and others

 

 

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