Even though traumatic brain injury is receiving more attention than every before, many coaches are lagging behind when it comes to doing something about it.<\/p>\n
For many areas of the U.S., football is the social stitching that holds the fabric of a community together. Playoffs are a time of intensity, hard-hitting action, and a stand jammed pack with locals watching for those rough-and-tumble plays. More often than not, many in the stands are even secretly anticipating the sound of helmets crunching against each other, as one player takes another down. The crowd figures \u201cseeing stars\u201d is a normal part of the game. It is not.<\/p>\n
This most recent off-season brought news of two National Football League (NFL) players taking their own lives. Along with that also came news that former NFL players were suing the League for keeping critical information from them relating to brain trauma and how it could affect them in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though traumatic brain injury is receiving more attention than every before, many coaches are lagging behind when it comes to doing something about it. For many areas of the U.S., football is the social stitching that holds the fabric…<\/span><\/p>\n