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Concussions in Young Athletes Often Undetected

Derek Poore at the Louisville Courier-Journal has an interesting article out about concussions in youth sports

Concussions and Risk of Youth Sports

A recent post over at The Juggle blog about youth concussions spurred an interesting debate among readers. As coaches and parents, we have to be informed about concussions and what to watch for. The CDC has lots of information that can help.

Concussions In Youth Sports

Last year a new concussion testing system was released called Impact. A number of media outlets ran news stories that were quasi advertisements for the new system, but they still highlighted the dangers kids can face from concussions in youth sports:

Doctors have concluded that concussions are especially dangerous for children and teenagers and, as CBS [...]