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Rural Schools, Medical Facilities Partner for Athletic Training Services
By
Michael Popke,
April 2013
Athletic trainer Jodie Smith has logged more than 2,500 miles in a single month, traveling between eight schools in and around Billings, Mont. Seven of those schools are K-12 facilities, with the number of high school students at each one ranging from 21 to almost 300. ...
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Can Cardio Exercise Aid in Concussion Recovery?
By
Michael Popke,
February 2013
Long considered a forbidden activity for individuals with concussions, cardiovascular exercise is slowly becoming recognized as a recovery tool.
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Concussions: Bridging Gap Between Athletic, Academic Departments
By
Michael Popke,
January 2013
David Hayward began thinking differently about his job the day the parents of a student-athlete at Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz., expressed frustration to him about their son's lack of academic progress while recovering from a concussion.
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School Board Member Paul Butler Talks About Ending Football
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Paul Steinbach,
December 2012
When Paul Butler called it a moral imperative for fellow members of the Dover, N.H., school board to at least consider discontinuing football in light of mounting research on long-term brain injuries, he did so during a meeting largely attended by empty chairs.
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New Youth Football Concussion Policies Emphasize Prevention, Education
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Emily Attwood,
September 2012
Football safety has progressed by leaps and bounds since the days when the "flying wedge" — the human battering ram linked to multiple deaths in the game each year during the late 19th century — was officially outlawed.
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Helmets at the Center of Battle to Tame Concussions
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Michael Popke,
September 2012
No football season in memory has begun with as much emphasis on helmet safety at nearly all levels of the game as the 2012 campaign. Pop Warner Football has banned head-to-head hits.
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Fighting in Ice Hockey Faces Unprecedented Scrutiny
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Paul Steinbach,
May 2012
Derek Boogaard’s brain is handled with care these days. It resides with dozens of others at Boston University, donated to the Sports Legacy Institute so that it might be studied for signs of long-term damage.
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Former Athlete Chris Nowinski Discusses Brain Trauma
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Paul Steinbach,
October 2011
Former Harvard University football player Chris Nowinski estimates that he suffered at least five concussions by the time an opponent's boot to the chin knocked him out of professional wrestling in June 2003.
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High Schools Get Aggressive About Concussion Education
By
Michael Popke,
October 2011
Arizona is leading the next phase of concussion education and management.
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California Lags in Regulating Athletic Trainers
By
Michael Popke,
September 2011
In May 2009, Tommy Mallon was playing in his final high school lacrosse game for Santa Fe Christian in Solana Beach, Calif., when he collided with an opposing player as both were scrambling for a bouncing ball.
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