Keep Your Head in the Game
Prevent Concussions in Youth Sports
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is proud to be a partner in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) initiative, “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports.” This initiative offers information about concussions—a type of traumatic brain injury—to coaches, parents, and athletes involved in youth sports. The “Heads Up” initiative provides vital information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a suspected concussion to help ensure the health and safety of our young athletes.
A concussion is a brain injury caused by a bump or blow to the head that can change the way your brain normally works. Even what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious. As many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions are estimated to occur in the United States each year.
We want to equip coaches, parents, and young athletes across the country with the “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” tool kit, which contains:
a fact sheet for coaches on concussion;
a fact sheet for athletes on concussion;
a fact sheet for parents on concussion;
a clipboard with concussion facts for coaches;
a magnet with concussion facts for coaches and parents;
a poster with concussion facts for coaches and sports administrators; and
a quiz for coaches, athletes, and parents to test their concussion knowledge.
The “Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports” tool kit can be ordered or downloaded at: http://www.cdc.gov/ConcussionInYouthSports.
Additional copies of the fact sheets for athletes and parents can be ordered at: http://www.cdc.gov/ConcussionInYouthSports.
For more detailed information about concussions and traumatic brain injury, visit: www.cdc.gov/injury.
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