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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