Teenage athletes, head injuries, helmet design and the developing brain. The balancing act coaches, parents, and doctors play when trying to protect boys and girls from accidents while playing football, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, and more.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-11-03/concussions-high-school-sports
Concussions in High School Sports
Listen Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Health, Public Safety, Society, Sports
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Guests
Bill McGregor
Head Football Coach, DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Md.)
Gerard Gioia
Director of Neuropsychology, Children's National Medical Center; Principal Investigator, Children's Research Institute; Center for Neuroscience Research; Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The George Washington University
Hannah Krieger
Head Varsity Girls' Soccer Coach, Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington, D.C)
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