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<blockquote data-quote="shorthairman" data-source="post: 246830" data-attributes="member: 6223">As a high school coach, at least at our school, every coach has to take online concussion training and go over concussions with athletes and a school concussion policy is sent home.&nbsp; Some of this is mandated by the state, but not sure if all of it is.&nbsp; As I don't have a youngster playing football, I do not know the answer as far a what youth leagues are doing to get the word out about concussions. There is actually quite a bit of stuff out about the threat of concussions and the adverse effects down the line.&nbsp; Maybe I just hear about more of it because I am a coach.&nbsp; However, there are coaches and groups that do not want it spread because it will hit them in the pocket if the interest in the sport would get too low.&nbsp; Equipment companies that make helmets, pads, jerseys...etc.I really feel bad for all of these guys that played for years and are now suffering or suffered (so as the story above) from CTE.&nbsp; They did not have the medical information that we do now to tell them what they were doing to themselves.&nbsp; Today's athletes and parents have the information in front of them and can make that decision about whether or not the risk is worth the reward.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shorthairman, post: 246830, member: 6223"] As a high school coach, at least at our school, every coach has to take online concussion training and go over concussions with athletes and a school concussion policy is sent home. Some of this is mandated by the state, but not sure if all of it is. As I don't have a youngster playing football, I do not know the answer as far a what youth leagues are doing to get the word out about concussions. There is actually quite a bit of stuff out about the threat of concussions and the adverse effects down the line. Maybe I just hear about more of it because I am a coach. However, there are coaches and groups that do not want it spread because it will hit them in the pocket if the interest in the sport would get too low. Equipment companies that make helmets, pads, jerseys...etc. I really feel bad for all of these guys that played for years and are now suffering or suffered (so as the story above) from CTE. They did not have the medical information that we do now to tell them what they were doing to themselves. Today's athletes and parents have the information in front of them and can make that decision about whether or not the risk is worth the reward. [/QUOTE]

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