Concussion Training

Frank

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As a heads up, CalSouth is requiring all players parents to sign the concussion certification and coaches to take the course in order for players to play and coaches to coach this coming weekend for CRL. Believe it or not it is a confusing process and not a lot of direction on how to do it and that it is required.

Don't get caught not having it done.

http://www.calsouth.com/en/playersafety/

 
And the exam (for coaches and TA's) at the end is not easy. You actually have to pay attention to the video material in order to answer the questions.
 
As a heads up, CalSouth is requiring all players parents to sign the concussion certification and coaches to take the course in order for players to play and coaches to coach this coming weekend for CRL. Believe it or not it is a confusing process and not a lot of direction on how to do it and that it is required.

Don't get caught not having it done.

http://www.calsouth.com/en/playersafety/
http://www.calsouth.com/en/playersafety/
Player cards for 2017/18 can not be given out till certification is complete by both the coach and manager.
 
USSDA has been doing something similar for a number of years, each player has to go through the IMPACT program and complete a
valid concussion baseline test as part of determining eligibility for each season.
https://www.impacttest.com/

Is Cal South doing enough? Legally I guess there covering there-self's but without a baseline each year for each player, data, etc.
 
This doesn't protect the players. It is only a way to protect CAL SOUTH from liability. Protecting the players would look like training them to do it (heading) correctly.
 
This doesn't protect the players. It is only a way to protect CAL SOUTH from liability. Protecting the players would look like training them to do it (heading) correctly.
Exactly. They're handing parents the assumption of risk.
Thank god they're doing this, though. Way too many ignorant parents out there.
 
Some training is better than no training. As a referee I have received at least eight hours of concussion training in the last year alone. Maybe if the coaches and parents have more awareness they will not yell at me when I stop the game for a possible head injury. I have coaches that slowly walk to the down player even after I indicate it is a head injury. I had a dad get in my face recently because I had the coach take his DD off the field to be assessed for a head injury and the coach correctly did not put her back in. I have seen coaches try to put players back in that exhibited concussion symptoms. IMHO coaches should be required to attend classroom concussion and LOTG training yearly to keep their license.
 
Some training is better than no training. As a referee I have received at least eight hours of concussion training in the last year alone. Maybe if the coaches and parents have more awareness they will not yell at me when I stop the game for a possible head injury. I have coaches that slowly walk to the down player even after I indicate it is a head injury. I had a dad get in my face recently because I had the coach take his DD off the field to be assessed for a head injury and the coach correctly did not put her back in. I have seen coaches try to put players back in that exhibited concussion symptoms. IMHO coaches should be required to attend classroom concussion and LOTG training yearly to keep their license.

Thank you for putting the players first. Better safe than sorry.
 
Some training is better than no training. As a referee I have received at least eight hours of concussion training in the last year alone. Maybe if the coaches and parents have more awareness they will not yell at me when I stop the game for a possible head injury. I have coaches that slowly walk to the down player even after I indicate it is a head injury. I had a dad get in my face recently because I had the coach take his DD off the field to be assessed for a head injury and the coach correctly did not put her back in. I have seen coaches try to put players back in that exhibited concussion symptoms. IMHO coaches should be required to attend classroom concussion and LOTG training yearly to keep their license.
My god, the things you must have seen over the years. Through our ignorance we've put so many kids at risk of suffering lifelong injuries. Google Taylor Twellman Concussion, guys.
 
Yesterday, I attended Tramatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury mTBI) training. About 70 percent of the training was about mTBI since the majority (greater than 80 percent) of TBI is mTBI. The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center provided the training, http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/ They discussed TBI/mTBI in military members and also athletes especially youth athletes. The links to all research articles is below along with a few related to athletes that I found interesting.

A couple items that as parents of athletes we should know.
(1) Female athletes suffer more mTBI than males (64% to 36%). Sorry, I did not write down the study just the numbers.
(2) Symptoms (headaches, sensitivity to light and sound, depression and irritability) persist in 48% of mTBI after one year (I have one link to this below). These symptoms can be continual, which is rare, or can come and go. My DD suffered a concussion last October and has said she still has occasional sensitivity to lights especially fluorescent lights. One study of military members with mTBI found that 78% of members reported irritability and depression a year after the mTBI.
(3) The current average recovery time that athletes (2015 data) return to mild activities is 7-14 days. Several studies have determined this duration is too short and an athlete that suffers mTBI (concussion) should be held out of all sports activities for 3-5 weeks. The studies had different recommendations, but they all agreed that a longer recovery time was more beneficial and reduced the risk of multiple concussion injury.
(4) The mTBI checklists used by athletic trainers (AT) during sporting events may not provide an accurate evaluation for youth athletes with mild symptoms. The recommendation was that youth athletes should receive an evaluation 6 to 24 hours following the injury. The symptoms can take a few hours to manifest, so they recommended taking the youth athlete out of all activities for a minimum of 6 hours and then have them tested. This will allow any symptoms to manifest. My DD initially only had a very mild headache, but within 5 hours post injury she had multiple symptoms. They also said that a parent or teammate should not be in the vicinity when the sideline test is administered. It should be the AT and the athlete only.
(5) All athletes should be required to have a mTBI/concussion baseline test and the results available at the field. I have the link below that shows that two baseline tests are preferred. My DD college AT had her take two baseline tests a couple days apart. When she suffered her concussion she did okay when they administered the test and compared it to her baselines, but she failed slightly in one area compared to the two baselines so they kept her out of the game. She really wanted to go back in the game, but is glad now that they did the tests and held her out.

Main page that has links to all studies: http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/browse/concussion-literature?sort=field_publication_date&order=desc

http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/amer...-medicine-position-statement-concussion-sport

http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/exam...-sport-related-concussion-multimodal-clinical

http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/neck...ning-performance-and-sport-injury-risk-review

http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/two-...oving-reliability-computerized-testing-sports

http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/pers...ic-brain-injury-longitudinal-population-study

http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/research/risk-suicide-after-concussion
 
Across the board there has to be better response to head injuries. A kid on the other team suffered a head injury and was down crying for a couple minutes. The ref went to restart the game and our coach told the referee if it was his kid he would have pulled him. The ref responded that it is the other coaches decision whether to pull the kid and not his as ref. He said that safety is the responsibilty of the coaches. The ref restarted the game and then fortunately he came to his senses shortly thereafter and called the other coach to remove his kid.
 
Some training is better than no training - agree but shouldnt have to endure the frustration of lag times worse than trying to dial-up to Aol Servers in the 90s. The CDC is a well-respected organization and this type of delivery system should be embarrassing. It took me an hour+ to get through the 25 question pre-test. I had to let pages load and then do something else - doesnt matter the time of day you go on either. If this was a contract job, someone took the $ and ran. Otherwise, real inept people managing projects over that the CDC - at least on the IT side of things.

Coaches have options of doing it through NHFS, which it says is a downloaded version. Cal South should have the same type of version. Its sad they even say the CDC has bad lag in the email sent. If it werent for the need to comply (so my kids can play), I would have skipped the training. Most of what I saw where things I already knew and should be common sense for most people - at least for those who are parents. I can see the coaches who dont have children needing this shoved down their throats.

If Cal South test ran this system and said "okay launch" despite knowing how laggy it was - that is just absurd. Something doesnt add up to me given how poor the system delivery is. If this was conceived solely to help others, the system would be useable and we wouldnt be around staring at "waiting for headsup.cdc.gov.." at the bottom of the screen for 5 mins between page loads
 
I've taken the CDC a couple times now and have had no trouble with lag. Maybe everyone that waited until the last minute is hammering the server.
 
Ok, folks. Let's take a step back and understand how we got here:

2014 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/darren...ifa-and-u-s-soccer-associations/#279ddb872800

July 2015 - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-concussions-fifa-lawsuit-idUSKCN0PR1JN20150717

November 2015 - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/...uit-will-limit-headers-for-youth-players.html

Cal South's Statement: http://www.calsouth.com/en/news-detail/254-year.2015_254-id.209717525.html#.WYv8k1F95PY

Bottom line is Cal South is a member of US Youth Soccer (a defendant) and taking steps to "educate the parents."

An an E-Licensed coach I had to take the concussion course. As a Grade 8 and then 7 Referee, I had to take the concussion course. As a parent I had to e-sign a form stating that I'm aware of the concussion risks, etc.

I've seen coaches and parents tell a kid to rub dirt on it ... your fine ... etc. when the kid was clearly suffering from signs of a concussion. The risk to Cal South is from the parents. Because parents have sued in the past and the Court granted permission to sue, Cal South and every single other youth soccer organization is simply doing the prudent thing and having those parents sign on the dotted line that they are aware of the risks.

This has nothing to do with proper technique ... even the pros suffer concussions. This is simply the world we live in ... an effective assumption of the risk defense requires knowledge of the risk (otherwise one cannot assume it). Cal South is simply covering its basis per instructions from US Youth Soccer, its insurers and lawyers.
 
Ok, folks. Let's take a step back and understand how we got here:

2014 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/darren...ifa-and-u-s-soccer-associations/#279ddb872800

July 2015 - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-concussions-fifa-lawsuit-idUSKCN0PR1JN20150717

November 2015 - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/...uit-will-limit-headers-for-youth-players.html

Cal South's Statement: http://www.calsouth.com/en/news-detail/254-year.2015_254-id.209717525.html#.WYv8k1F95PY

Bottom line is Cal South is a member of US Youth Soccer (a defendant) and taking steps to "educate the parents."

An an E-Licensed coach I had to take the concussion course. As a Grade 8 and then 7 Referee, I had to take the concussion course. As a parent I had to e-sign a form stating that I'm aware of the concussion risks, etc.

I've seen coaches and parents tell a kid to rub dirt on it ... your fine ... etc. when the kid was clearly suffering from signs of a concussion. The risk to Cal South is from the parents. Because parents have sued in the past and the Court granted permission to sue, Cal South and every single other youth soccer organization is simply doing the prudent thing and having those parents sign on the dotted line that they are aware of the risks.

This has nothing to do with proper technique ... even the pros suffer concussions. This is simply the world we live in ... an effective assumption of the risk defense requires knowledge of the risk (otherwise one cannot assume it). Cal South is simply covering its basis per instructions from US Youth Soccer, its insurers and lawyers.

"...insurers and lawyers"

Agree totally.
 
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