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New Documentary Explores Female Athletes and Concussions
Posted by: | CommentsAs girls play more sports and at much higher levels of intensity, it only makes sense that the number of injuries like concussions are also going to increase. However, the majority of the research on concussions, their prevention and recovery has focused on boys. In a new ground-breaking documentary by the University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport and the Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Channel 2 highlighting the untold story of female athletes and concussion injuries will air at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.
Here is a short intro to the piece – click to watch below or view via YouTube:
From the press release:
In collaboration with the University of Minnesota’s Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Channel 2 has produced a ground-breaking, one-hour documentary on the untold story of female athletes and concussion injuries airing at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 16.
Concussions and their devastating consequences affect athletes in all sports and at all levels. However, while sport-related concussions have ignited a national conversation and public debate about this serious brain injury, the majority of attention has focused on male athletes. Critical issues surrounding the impact of concussion on female athletes have been largely ignored. Through the personal stories and experiences of coaches, athletes and their families, as well as in-depth interviews with nationally recognized scholars and medical experts, this documentary examines the causes underlying concussion and offers practical solutions to help prevent and treat sports-related concussion injuries in female athletes.
“This partnership with TPT allows us to fulfill the core mission of the Tucker Center—to engage in research that truly makes a difference in the live of girls and women, their families, and communities,” says Tucker Center Director and Professor Mary Jo Kane. “We are also deeply committed to educational endeavors and community outreach that provides knowledge to a vast audience. In the case of serious brain injuries such as a concussion, this documentary could save lives.”
In a unique arrangement, TPT has granted the Tucker Center rights to distribute the documentary as an educational tool to a broad constituency, including high school and college coaches, along with scholars, educators, policy makers and the general public.
“Having the ability to widely disseminate the video will make a difference and impact those who need the information the most,” said Nicole M. LaVoi, associate director of the Tucker Center.
Former U of M President Robert Bruininks, who appears in the documentary, states, “Sport-related concussions are a much more serious issue than we thought just a few years ago. There is no better place than the Tucker Center and the U of M to have a serious conversation about the implications of this injury on the long-term health of girls and women who participate in exercise and sports.”
More on girls in sports and concussions:
- Dealing with the aftermath of a serious sports injury
- Study shows girls more susceptible to concussions than boys
- Girls Soccer: Concussion Risks
- Mouthguards are a must for field sports
- Kids and Head Injuries
- Female Athletes Bear Brunt of Concussions
- Girls Suffering More Concussions in High School Sports
SIGN UP – Dick’s Sporting Goods is Giving FREE Concussion Software To Schools
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Ali Krieger from the US women's soccer team in a Gaithersburg, MD Dick’s Sporting Goods store, helping spread the word about the new PACE program (Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education).
Are you a parent of an athlete, coach, teacher or school administrator at a middle school or high school? If so, this is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY to apply for some state-of-the-art concussion software which can help combat concussions in youth sports keeping your athletes playing safer and longer.
According to the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, up to 3.8 million recreation- and sports-related concussions occur in the United States every year – with concussions in adolescent age groups accounting for the majority.1 This is a serious issue.
That’s why Dick’s Sporting Goods created PACE, which stands for Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education. Through PACE, Dick’s Sporting Goods will supply up to one million young athletes across more than 3,300 middle and high schools nationwide with ImPACT software, the first, most-widely used, and scientifically-validated computerized concussion evaluation system. It is a computerized, neurocognitive assessment tool and service that is used by medical doctors, psychologists, athletic trainers, and other licensed healthcare professionals to assist them in determining an athlete’s ability to return to play after suffering a concussion.
But, schools NEED TO APPLY in order to get the software! Here’s how you do it: visit http://www.mydickssportinggoods.com/pace/ and click “Submit Your School” on the left-hand side.
It’s on a first-come, first-serve basis, so if your school qualifies and the application is approved, it could become one of the 3,300 middle and high schools getting FREE software in the largest concussion baseline testing initiative ever created.
Good luck, and stay safe this season!
Soccer Star Ali Krieger Joins Fans at Concussion Education Event
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US Women’s soccer player Ali Krieger signs autographs for fans during the PACE - Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education - event at Dick's Sporting Goods, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in Gaithersburg, MD. Krieger and Dick’s Sporting Goods have teamed up to raise awareness and provide baseline testing for concussions among young athletes. Visit DicksSportingGoods.com/PACE for more information. (AP Images for Dick’s Sporting Goods)
US Women’s World Cup Soccer player Ali Krieger joined fans at a free concussion screening and testing event in a Gaithersburg, MD Dick’s Sporting Goods store to help spread the word about the new PACE (Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education) program. Through PACE, up to one million young athletes across more than 3,300 middle and high schools nationwide will receive free concussion education and ImPACT testing, making it the largest concussion baseline testing initiative ever created.
From now through September 12, Dick’s Sporting Goods will donate $1 to the PACE program for every pair of athletic shoes purchased in any of its 449 stores or online at DicksSportingGoods.com. In addition, they have pledged an additional $1 donation for consumers who post about PACE on the Dick’s Sporting Goods Facebook page, tweet about PACE with the #DSGPACE hashtag, or check-in to a Dick’s Sporting Goods location on Facebook Places or Foursquare.
For more information on the PACE program and concussion education, visit the PACE informational site.
