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Page 6 • 2018 Health & Wellness test results, then we take their helmet away and they can’t go back into the game or practice until they have gone to see a doctor.” In the Trenton football program, players will miss one week of action, both practices and games, at the very least. After sitting out the r initial week, a ito orts Ed by Seth Herrold, R-T Sp player with a concussion starts at the beginning of the season, will see a medical prowhen every athlete is given a concussion fessional for a follow up. baseline test which is referred to in the It is there that the doctor event a concussion is possibly sustained. will either deem the “We have an obligation to test a kid at player suitable to return the beginning of the season,” Trenton to the field or require the High School Head Football Coach Brian player to remain sideBoswell said. “We have a test called the lined for another week. Last season the BullKing-Devick Concussion Screening Test. dogs had two players reWhat we do is we sit the kid down and ceive concussions, they have to read three cards. These cards which led to three games consist of lines and numbers and they and three weeks of read it just like a book, left to right, top practice missed beto bottom. They are also timed as they do tween the two. While the it. So when they are done, we write down team may be shorttheir time and we also note how many handed, the safety of the mistakes they made while reading. “So, if we notice that something is not player always comes right in practice or in a game, a coach will first. Trenton does try to take the player to someplace quiet, in the prevent concussions. In locker room or somewhere away from addition to outfitting the everybody, and issue this test. If there are team with the safest any inconsistencies with their baseline
o T s e iv r t S f f ta S ll a Footb s n io s s u c n o C e iz im in M In football, a running back typically lines up some seven yards behind the line of scrimmage. On the defensive side of the ball, a linebacker is lined up relatively the same distance away from the line of scrimmage. Seven yards doesn’t seem like a lot, but it is plenty for an elite athlete to get up to speed. When a hole opens on the line, the running back and linebacker hit it at the same time, usually at full speed. Lower leverage wins in collisions, so both players go low. The hits that result from these situations are breeding grounds for a concussion - the most highly-debated injury in football nowadays. They are violent collisions that lead to audible gasps from the stands. It is in the moments after a big hit that the Trenton coaches go to work. The Bulldog coaches have a specific test in place for just such events. It all
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possible gear, Boswell has seen research that shows strengthening of the neck can reduce the possibility of suffering a concussion. It is because of this that, during weight training, the Bulldogs focus on building the muscles in the neck along with other muscles more traditionally targeted for improving athletic abilities.
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