Hawaii Athletic Trainer Speaks Volumes About Concussion Protocols

October 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A couple seasons back we were lucky enough to travel to the State of Hawaii and the gorgeous Island of Hawaii.  While we were there we visited a few schools to look at their football teams and how they operate.  And we found some great kids and coaches and watched some games too.

During the course of one of the games we saw at Konawaena High School there was a really hard hit and a concussion.  And there on that small little field in the most remote Islands on Earth we saw some of the very best response and follow up that we have ever seen.

The incident at Konawaena was resolved quickly and effectively by a female athletic trainer and after the game we wanted to talk to her and get her perspectives about a Variety of issues that we are Championing at BrainChampions.org.

We were very fortunate to sit down with Head Athletic Trainer Chelsea Qualey and dig in deep on issues effecting kids and school districts and we covered everything from legislation and best practices to neuro-cognitive Baseline testing.  This is a small poor school district folks.  If they can do it we all can.

Konawaena Concussion Response- A Formula For Success

New York FINALLY Get With the Program

July 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

New York- New York.  It’s Up to You New York.

Good words on a day when the Empire State joined the rest of the country trying to get on board with the Concussion crisis.  They finally passed a law to protect the High School age kids.  Nothing really Earth Shaking.  Just a revamp of what many other States have done!

The Concussion Management Awareness Act is a 27-page document published by the state that outlines concussion management guidelines with a stringent protocol for teachers and student athletes.

The recommendations are the result of bill S.3953 that went into effect on Sunday. Under the new state law, New York public school students suspected of suffering a concussion must immediately be removed from the activity and cannot return until they have been evaluated by a doctor, and all of their symptoms have subsided. Even then, students and staff are required to follow a protocol that decrees a five-day slow return to any strenuous in class assignments or sports.

The recommendations follow a procedure known as the Zurich protocol, a standard adopted by brain-injury experts during an international conference in 2008.

Congrats to all of them for getting on Board.  Here is the rest of the story!  http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2012/07/senate-passes-concussion-management-awareness-act/

BrainChampions.org On ESPN The Fan To Discuss CTE, Youth Football, and Junior Seau

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

This was not a fun phone call to make.  But we are thankful to have had a chance for our Dirk Knudsen to call in and talk with the 1080 The Fan Radio Personalities Isacc Ropp and “Big Suke” AKA Jason Scukanec to talk about CTE, the Death of Junior Seau, and the dangers that lie [...]

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Girl’s At Greater Risk For Concussions Impacts

May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tracy Yatsko has been featured on the CDC Heads Up For Concussion Videos and has been a public speaker and lobbyist at many events

There is some new research out of Michigan State University that has now confimred what we have been saying and working for here at Atalanta’s Pride.  The Study reveals female athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with [...]

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Extending The Mission We Turn To A Mobile Classroom

January 18, 2012 By 2 Comments
BrainChampions.org is Building an educational bus to take out on educational trips

At BrainChampions.org we don’t spend a lot of time sitting around.  This year was a busy one where we spoke at several classrooms and and 6 Camps where the message was taken to hundreds of Coaches and kids. We started Atalanta’s Pride with Tracy Yatsko even while the amazing young woman from Pennsylvania took on [...]

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Field Shock Absorber May Add Protections

January 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
"Bull in the ring" is a drill almost as old as football.

Brock International Prevents Sports Concussions From the Ground Up As the increase in sports concussions raises a debate about the need for specialized helmets or harsher penalties on players who tackle above the neck, Brock International prevents concussions by starting with the playing field itself. ShareThis Email PDF Print Boulder, CO (PRWEB) January 12, 2012 [...]

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