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biggest thing we tell our kids that it’s

biggest thing we tell our kids that it’s just not smart to get jardín ahead and

just not smart to get jardín ahead and

just not smart to get jardín ahead and have symptoms of a concussion and not

have symptoms of a concussion and not

have symptoms of a concussion and not tell anybody you’re only hurting

tell anybody you’re only hurting

tell anybody you’re only hurting yourself this game is here now but ten

yourself this game is here now but ten

yourself this game is here now but ten three years down the road is he ain’t

three years down the road is he ain’t

three years down the road is he ain’t gonna be gone from us of course related

gonna be gone from us of course related

gonna be gone from us of course related to compete we also need to have our

to compete we also need to have our

to compete we also need to have our brains for a long time

brains for a long time

brains for a long time I think this positive public awareness

I think this positive public awareness

I think this positive public awareness has helped players be more willing to

has helped players be more willing to

has helped players be more willing to accept a concussion before if you got

accept a concussion before if you got

accept a concussion before if you got hit in the head and maybe you got your

hit in the head and maybe you got your

hit in the head and maybe you got your bell rung as they used to say there were

bell rung as they used to say there were

bell rung as they used to say there were more apt to just continuing on and

more apt to just continuing on and

more apt to just continuing on and trying to fight through this injury now

trying to fight through this injury now

trying to fight through this injury now I think that guys are more apt to give

I think that guys are more apt to give

I think that guys are more apt to give us the real good true history and help

us the real good true history and help

us the real good true history and help us treat them better a concussion is

us treat them better a concussion is

us treat them better a concussion is this blow to the head now what happens

this blow to the head now what happens

this blow to the head now what happens is the brain which is a soft tissue

is the brain which is a soft tissue

is the brain which is a soft tissue basically it’s the consistency of

basically it’s the consistency of

basically it’s the consistency of mayonnaise it moves around with that

mayonnaise it moves around with that

mayonnaise it moves around with that blow and what happens is it stretches

blow and what happens is it stretches

blow and what happens is it stretches and it strains the tissue in there you

and it strains the tissue in there you

and it strains the tissue in there you might even fall down you may not be

might even fall down you may not be

might even fall down you may not be unconscious and still get a concussion I

unconscious and still get a concussion I

unconscious and still get a concussion I think a lot of people think that a big

think a lot of people think that a big

think a lot of people think that a big hit is what causes concussions but

hit is what causes concussions but

hit is what causes concussions but sometimes it can be from a small hit you

sometimes it can be from a small hit you

sometimes it can be from a small hit you get hit kind of in a weird angle when it

get hit kind of in a weird angle when it

get hit kind of in a weird angle when it kind of catches you off guard what we

kind of catches you off guard what we

kind of catches you off guard what we are trying to do on a national level now

are trying to do on a national level now

are trying to do on a national level now is to really prepare parents and coaches

is to really prepare parents and coaches

is to really prepare parents and coaches to look for two things number one is a

to look for two things number one is a

to look for two things number one is a blow to the head or to the body that

blow to the head or to the body that

blow to the head or to the body that jerks the head number two look to see is

jerks the head number two look to see is

jerks the head number two look to see is there something that is not right about

there something that is not right about

there something that is not right about that youngster are they performing

that youngster are they performing

that youngster are they performing poorly are they acting differently the

poorly are they acting differently the

poorly are they acting differently the baseline test is something you take

baseline test is something you take

baseline test is something you take before a season starts before you have

before a season starts before you have

before a season starts before you have any hits and some series of questions

any hits and some series of questions

any hits and some series of questions and images you look at when you get

and images you look at when you get

and images you look at when you get jardín ahead and feel you have symptoms

jardín ahead and feel you have symptoms

jardín ahead and feel you have symptoms of concussion you retake the test and

of concussion you retake the test and

of concussion you retake the test and then I’ll tell us if you don’t do very

then I’ll tell us if you don’t do very

then I’ll tell us if you don’t do very well in that test obviously you’re still

well in that test obviously you’re still

well in that test obviously you’re still something going on your head and you

something going on your head and you

something going on your head and you have an issue so we’ll keep you out of

have an issue so we’ll keep you out of

have an issue so we’ll keep you out of play until you pass that test and one

play until you pass that test and one

play until you pass that test and one thing we try to tell our kids here is

thing we try to tell our kids here is

thing we try to tell our kids here is unless know about a concussion

unless know about a concussion

unless know about a concussion the curse you need to come out of the

the curse you need to come out of the

the curse you need to come out of the game need to get evaluated because when

game need to get evaluated because when

game need to get evaluated because when people really get hurt is when they have

people really get hurt is when they have

people really get hurt is when they have a concussion after they already have one

a concussion after they already have one

a concussion after they already have one so they stay in the game they’re a

so they stay in the game they’re a

so they stay in the game they’re a little dizzy

little dizzy

little dizzy they have some symptoms but they don’t

they have some symptoms but they don’t

they have some symptoms but they don’t tell anybody and that’s what we’re

tell anybody and that’s what we’re

tell anybody and that’s what we’re trying to work on educate people about

trying to work on educate people about

trying to work on educate people about the reality and youth sports is that you

the reality and youth sports is that you

the reality and youth sports is that you don’t have doctors on the sidelines and

don’t have doctors on the sidelines and

don’t have doctors on the sidelines and so what we’re trying to do is to as best

so what we’re trying to do is to as best

so what we’re trying to do is to as best we can level the playing field so that

we can level the playing field so that

we can level the playing field so that the people who are on site with kids at

the people who are on site with kids at

the people who are on site with kids at those youth sports events are prepared

those youth sports events are prepared

those youth sports events are prepared should this injury occur the end of the

should this injury occur the end of the

should this injury occur the end of the day it’s all about the kids if you’re in

day it’s all about the kids if you’re in

day it’s all about the kids if you’re in this job as a coach it’s about the kids

this job as a coach it’s about the kids

this job as a coach it’s about the kids not about your wins and losses it’s not

not about your wins and losses it’s not

not about your wins and losses it’s not about winning a championship it’s about

about winning a championship it’s about

about winning a championship it’s about the experience they have and there’s

the experience they have and there’s

the experience they have and there’s always a little bit of a risk when you

always a little bit of a risk when you

always a little bit of a risk when you play a contact sport and we don’t think

play a contact sport and we don’t think

play a contact sport and we don’t think that game as safe as possible

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