The new school year is well on its way and youth athletics have begun, including for “about 1 million youth between the ages of 6 and 12 [who] play tackle [football].” However, even though this number may seem high, youth athletic participation has continued its...
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Children generally have more physical energy than their adult counterparts. As a consequence, many participate in youth sports leagues, which not only provide physical activity, but also teach them to work effectively with their peers. Last year, Senator Capito (WV)...
read morePeople now see football and brain injury as a definite cause-and-effect. Parents are much more hesitant to allow their school-aged children join the school football team. In January, for example, laws related to youth football were proposed in Illinois and New York,...
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The Super Bowl may not be until next year, but the drama of football is already surfacing in California, as a “Judge OKs trial for brain-injury suit against Pop Warner.” Specifically, the mothers claim their sons, who were 22 and 25 years old on their deaths, died as...
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On March 6, one of the jewels of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, was run. To coincide with this, on Friday, May 5, NBC did a story about injury and horse racing. Specifically, the article begins by mentioning Rajiv Maragh, a jockey with 13 years of...
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Though many people outside of the southern and western United States may find this surprising, rodeo, involving such events as roping and barrel racing, is a top sport in America. Beyond these events, when most Americans think of rodeo, they automatically think of...
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Combat sports like boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts, by definition, have a high potential of harming the head and brain. Because of this, in 1985, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (NJSACB) was created to, “protect the safety and well-being of all...
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Politics steps aside on Sunday, as Americans celebrate what is essentially a national holiday, of sorts. At 6:30pm tomorrow, February 5, the New England Patriots will play the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, TX in the 2017 Super Bowl. Over 110 million viewers will tune...
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Hockey is, essentially, thought of as America’s winter sport. This year, the National Hockey League started its play for the 2016-2017 season, the 100th season of the NHL (99th season of play), on October 12, 2016 with four games in which the Ottawa Senators, the...
read moreBeyond commenting on the “softening” of the NFL, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for President has essentially ignored those with brain injury during his campaign. Last week in Florida, though, Donald Trump spoke of brain injury at a rally in Florida when, “a...
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