Concussion Within Our Sports Community
During the last decade, emergency department visits for sports and recreation related TBIs, including concussions, among children and adolescents increased by 60%. Knowing what to do about a TBI in the school gym, stadium or field is essential.
This workshop is specially geared for coaches, athletic trainers, athletes, parents, and others to learn more about concussion and sports-related head injuries. Basics about brain injury and the developing brain are also covered.
The following represent core resources pertaining to Concussion Within Our Sports Community. Download these for your own use or to share.
Click here to download the pdf of Project BRAIN's
"At a Glance" Program Overview Flyer
Click here to download the pdf of the ACTive free Training
for Coaches Overview Flyer
Click here to download the pdf of Project BRAIN's
Bookmark "Quick Facts on Brain Injuries"
Click here to download the pdf of the Chicago Tribune Article
on Concussion in Athletes
Click here to download the pdf of Project BRAIN's
"When Your Child's Head Has Beem Hurt"
A tool to recognize the Signs & Symptoms of TBI
Click here to download the pdf of Project BRAIN's
"Simplified Brain Behavior" Flyer
Click here to download the pdf of the Los Angeles Times Article
"Concussion Among Child Athletes"
Click here to download the pdf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Heads Up: Fact Sheet for Coaches"
Click here to download the pdf of the Tennessee
TBI Program Brochure
Click here to download the pdf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Heads Up: Fact Sheet for Parents"
Click here to download the pdf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Heads Up: Fact Sheet for Athletes"
Click here to download the pdf of the TN TBI Program's
Service Coordination Brochure
Click here to download the pdf of the Title VI
listing for the Tennessee Disability Coalition
