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Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention: An Honor To Attend...
Yesterday, I had the honor of being a guest at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Micheli Center For Sports Injury Prevention, which is being built next to Children's Hospital Boston's Waltham,...
View ArticlePop Warner Concussion Scandal: Lessons Learned
The Pop Warner concussion scandal - one that, sadly, occurred right in my backyard here in Massachusetts - has put youth football under the microscope once again. read more
View ArticleAspen Institute Football Roundtable Was Valuable, But Changed Few Minds
Last Friday, I participated in a roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C. conducted by the Aspen Institute's Sports & Society program called "Playing Safety: The Future of Youth Football?" It was...
View ArticleSeven Days In November: Concussions 24/7
It's been a very busy seven days. Pretty much, all football, all concussions, all the time. It began with a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in last Friday's Aspen Institute roundtable on the...
View ArticleMomsTEAM's 2012 Year In Review: Another Year For Finding Solutions, Not Just...
Yesterday, the last day of what has been a very long, yet rewarding year as the publisher of MomsTEAM, I took some time to read many of the blog entries that I and our other bloggers contributed...
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Limiting Full-Contact Practices in High School Football: The Time to Act is Now!
For those of you who may be wondering why you haven't seen a blog from me in recent weeks, there is a simple answer: I have been head down (pardon the pun) finishing up MomsTEAM's high school football...
View ArticleChronic Under-Reporting Of Concussion: Is Changing The Culture A Realistic...
If your child plays a contact or collision sport, whether at be at the youth, middle school or high school level, odds are that at some point in their athletic career they will suffer a concussion....
View ArticleLost in Translation: The Perils of Tweeting About Concussions
One of the things I try to do every day is carve out time to keep up with what people are saying on Twitter, and occasionally throwing in my two-cents worth. For those of you reading this blog who...
View ArticleNFL's Goodell Speaks At UNC About Concussion Safety
On March 6, 2013, National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about concussion safety at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was there at the invitation of a leading...
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The Smartest Team Is Out!
It's hard to believe that, after over a year of hard work, MomsTEAM's high school football documentary, "The Smartest Team, is finally being released! read more
View ArticleStricter Enforcement of Rules Against Helmet-to-Helmet Contact: The Time For...
The most recent consensus statement on concussion in sport (1) states that "rule enforcement may be a critical aspect of modifying injury risk." read more
View ArticleImproving Concussion Safety in High School Football: Promising Developments,...
It has been a good two weeks for parents looking to make high school football safer, with a number of promising developments. But it is not time to declare victory, and many questions remain to be...
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A Mother's Day Wish List
It's May once again. Time for spring sports, warmer weather, longer days, and, of course, Mother's Day. This year, instead of celebrating mothers with the usual cards and flowers, I have put together...
View ArticleNewcastle-Moore, Oklahoma Tornado Hit Close To Home
Two things have weighed heavily on my mind the past two weeks: the tornadoes that have ravaged the Oklahoma City area, and the professional and amateur storm chasers who risk their lives to follow...
View ArticleReducing Sexual Abuse in Youth Sports Requires A Team Effort
Earlier this spring I had the honor of being invited to speak at the "Safe to Compete: Protecting Child Athletes from Sexual Abuse" summit in Washington, DC, sponsored by the National Center for...
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"Crash Reel": Not Just A Documentary About Traumatic Brain Injury But Teaches...
For the past month I have been trying without success to find the time to join the makers of the new documentary, "Crash Reel," at one of their premiere screenings. It is a movie I have been very...
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NOCSAE Voiding of Certification For Sensor-Equipped Helmets: A Big Blow To...
Last week many of the technology manufacturers who have been working diligently to produce products to make helmeted sports such as football safer were dealt a severe, if not crippling, blow by the...
View ArticleNOCSAE and Helmet Sensors: An Ounce Of Prevention
There is still confusion about the recent position, or should I say positions, taken by NOCSAE over the past month, first deciding that the certification of any helmet with a third-party add-on would...
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Improving Football Safety: Is It Up To Parents?
Now that the concussion lawsuit filed by retired National Football League players has apparently been settled (remember: the judge still has to give her approval), it's time to focus on the upcoming...
View Article"The Smartest Team": Staking Out The Sensible Middle In The Polarized Debate...
It has been an exciting week for those of us who worked so hard over the past two years to produce "The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer." After kicking off with our premiere on...
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