Youth Sports and Concussion Information
Please Click here to link to an interesting resource on Concussions related to Youth Sports. Now that school is back in full swing it would be wise to refamiliarize with the issues applicable to our kids.
High School Football Injury
The San Marcos school's principal Brad Lichtman and head football coach Chris Hauser announced Wednesday that after reviewing tapes of the game against West Hills, there is no obvious traumatic incident.
"It did not appear in our first review of that tape that I as a layperson would say that caused that injury," Lichtman said.
Scott Eveland went over to the sideline and was stumbling around early in the second quarter, and administrators said there wasn't very much tape to look at. But they said they did not see Eveland make helmet-to-helmet contact with anyone.
School officials said Eveland was not knocked down and wasn't at the bottom of a pileup.
Meanwhile, a recently released letter shows how much gratitude Eveland had for his parents. The honors student typed it shortly before he slipped into the coma.
"You did a very good job raising me and I hope to achieve what you two have so far," Eveland wrote in the letter.
Lichtman read a statement from Eveland's parents that said, "We continue to be thankful for all the gracious love and support from the community, including well-wishers from all local high schools, and cards from friends and classmates."
Hauser said the team is staying focused, but none of them have ever gone through this before.
"Three Escondido football players came by yesterday's practice and brought over a poster with all of them signed," Hauser said. "Valley center signed a poster and brought it here from their boys. At the hospital today, San Pasqual dropped off a card with all of their teams' signatures on it."
Eveland remains in an induced coma in critical condition at Palomar Medical Center
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Sports and Brain Injury
The New York Times published a great article about the dangers associated with not recognizing the signs and warnings associated with Football injury. Too often sporting goals prompt those who could make a difference dealing with injuries to fail players and themselves. The issues of multiple impacts and multiple concussions seen in many contact sports like football and boxing are getting more and more attention.
The National Football League has recently faced questions about its handling of concussions after four former players were found to have significant brain damage as early as their mid-30s. But teenagers are more susceptible to immediate harm from such injuries because, studies show, their brain tissue is less developed than adults’ and more easily damaged. High school players also typically receive less capable medical care, or none at all.
At least 50 high school or younger football players in more than 20 states since 1997 have been killed or have sustained serious head injuries on the field, according to research by The New York Times.
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