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School sports must adapt to growing brain-injury concerns

  January 15, 2012

Out of concerns about brain damage, the National Football League and college teams are finally taking concussions seriously. But while this cautious new attitude is admirable , it can also create a false sense of security for parents of kids itching to play football, hockey, or soccer. If concussions are the cause of brain damage, the thinking goes, then youngsters have nothing to fear as long as they avoid concussions. That’s not true. There is reason to fear brain injuries from head traumas that don’t result in concussions.

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