Important Information Concerning Concussions
With all the reports and articles out in the recent weeks and months about concussions, NOW is the time for us to remind and (more importantly) educate coaches, parents and players about this very serious and potentially, life altering injury.
Thanks to USA Hockey's Dr. Alan Ashare, attached you will find a list of website's to access a wealth of materials for Coaches, Parents and Players about concussions. You will find that two (2) very important concussion kits are offered from the US Government Centers for Disease Control. One is for Youth and the other for High School.
Please note that Chicago Blackhawk player's Jonathan Toews' sat out six (6) games with Ben Eager missing thirteen (13) games while they recovered from their concussions. If multi-million dollar players are SITTING OUT, for indefinite periods of time, until doctors and trainers are confident that their head injury is healed - then surely WE MUST exercise the same caution and discipline when it comes to our YOUTH hockey players. We cannot allow their future be limited by a brain injury that potentially, could have been prevented through greater knowledge about concussion identification.
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