COALITION FOR CONCUSSION-FREE SCHOOLS
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"In my opinion,
a concussion is a permanent
​brain injury."

Dennis L. Molfese, PhD
In Collision Sports
Brain Damage
Can Occur 
Without Symptoms.
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Dangers of soccer headers a gray area https://t.co/fckIwcC04p via @detroitnews

— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) May 29, 2018

“We’re not saying that if you head the ball once, or twice or maybe a few hundred times you’re going to become brain-damaged,” he said.

“But there’s some amount that you pass and get into trouble.”https://t.co/ThnERJEFjt

— Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) May 28, 2018

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NCAA Trial Begins June 11th
​
Patrick Hruby for Deadspin. 5/24/18
"An actuarial report produced as part
of the NCAA’s class action settlement in 2014
estimates that for athletes whose college careers
began between 1956 and 2008,
as many as 300 a year
​will someday be diagnosed with CTE."

"People are going to see what the NCAA did. It won't be pretty." For @Deadspin, my deep dive into the case behind the upcoming, first-ever football CTE trial, and college football's longstanding failure to adequately address brain injuries: https://t.co/XNYLtxEUeZ

— Patrick Hruby (@patrick_hruby) May 24, 2018

“Of course, the information [about brain injuries] was always there. But I think it’s much like asbestos. Because it took people 30-40 years to develop cancers, it took that long for people to say, ‘uh oh, there’s a problem.’” https://t.co/1Pn0PGPesA

— Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) May 24, 2018
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Ignorance, Negligence, Obfuscation
The Student Press Law Center.  5/10/18

“School officials often deny requests for generalized concussion data, incorrectly citing privacy laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Sometimes concussion information isn't being tracked in the first place.” https://t.co/5yaCbNihlY

— Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) May 22, 2018
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After the Injury
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  5/25/18
Lack of medical follow-up in head injuries a ‘massive public health epidemic.’
The Cultural Consequences
Belfast Live.  5/21/18
"Almost nine out of 10 young offenders in Northern Ireland
​suffer from a brain injury.
That’s according to new research carried out by two Queen’s University doctors....
But despite the high number of young offenders
who could technically be categorised as ‘disabled’
- Queen’s boffin Dr Mark Linden said the injury isn’t factored in."
Mother Knows Best 
Wisconsin Watch.  5/19/18
If she could go back with the knowledge she has now, Pyka said,
"I never would have let my three sons play tackle football...."

"I should have said no," she added. "A decision I will regret the rest of my life."
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"Max's ​Law
does not prevent
​the first concussion."

Sergio Olmos, Investigate West

Great to see an article highlight this important point: "Max's Law does not prevent the first concussion. Doing that might require changes to the games themselves...Collisions in a sport like football are inherent to the game." Kudos to author @MrOlmos.

— Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) May 18, 2018
Schools & Collision Sports:
An Oxymoronic Conflict of Interest


"It is important that a neutral party clears the student to play,
rather than a person who is employed by the school or the athletes' team,
as such a person may be subject to outside pressures."

The Oregon Medical Association, Oregon Association of Orthopedic Surgeons and Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of Oregon
 Pamplin Media Group. 5/18/18

In a society which celebrates
​ collision sports, 
is it even possible to be neutral
​or immune
​to "outside pressures"?
 
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And What About Rugby?

Italian rugby player Rebecca Braglia, 18, dies after suffering serious head injury in a tackle https://t.co/aJNB6fvDQj via @telegraphrugby

— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) May 6, 2018

Brodie McCarthy mourned at Montague high school after rugby game death https://t.co/jObhJGKlV5 #pei pic.twitter.com/52UDAxmAli

— CBC P.E.I. (@CBCPEI) May 14, 2018
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​​Aerial Duels: 
Appropriate School Activity?


When two or more kids
launch themselves
headfirst
at the same object,
​you don't need
trigonometry
to predict
 brain injuries.



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Another Mother Sounds The Alarm
KDVR Fox, Denver. 5/12/18 
"His mother, Mary Rader, was expecting the worst
because of brain injuries he sustained as a bull rider.
She is now speaking out about the risk of permanent brain damage in some sports.
'Maybe it’s OK today, but later on, it could destroy their life.
I’m watching my son’s life be destroyed and stolen from him,' Mary said."
Why We Promote Safer Options 
KTSP MN,  5/1/18

"When doctors asked Kyle Raarup how many headaches he suffered every week,
the boy would answer with a question of his own:
​'They go away?'"


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