According to research by the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program, one in 10 high school athletes in the United States who play contact sports suffers a concussion each year. Concussions are serious business, and concussions in children is even more serious. Once someone has had head trauma, they are more vulnerable to subsequent concussions and increased trauma. Are we really doing enough to protect our children and young adults? In my humble opinion, our minds are our biggest asset and no sport, no matter how good you are, is worth the long term effects of a concussion or multiple concussions. Even if the goal is a college scholarship, if the brain doesn’t work well enough to use that degree, it would be a waste of a good education.
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