scholarly journals Concussion Education Programs for High School Football Coaches: An Overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Concussion Education

Athletic Scholarships in Intercollegiate Football

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua D. Pitts ◽  
Jon Paul Rezek
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Field Performance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Athletic Scholarships

Despite the financial and cultural importance of intercollegiate athletics in the United States, there is a paucity of research into how athletic scholarships are awarded. In this article, the authors empirically examine the factors that universities use in their decision to offer athletic scholarships to high school football players. Using a Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial (ZINB) model, the authors find a player’s weight, height, body mass index (BMI), race, speed, on-the-field performance, and his high school team’s success often have large and significant impacts on the number of scholarship offers he receives. There is also evidence of a negative relationship between academic performance and scholarship offers. In addition, the authors find evidence of a scholarship premium for players from Florida and Texas. The results also show that running backs, wide receivers, and defensive backs appear to generate the most attention from college football coaches, other things equal.

Concussion Education for High School Football Players

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Manasse-Cohick ◽  
Kathy L. Shapley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Concussion Education

Concussion Evaluation Methods Among Washington State High School Football Coaches and Athletic Trainers

PM&R ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 419-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Murphy ◽  
Marla S. Kaufman ◽  
Ivan Molton ◽  
David B. Coppel ◽  
John Benson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Washington State ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Football Coaches

Worst to First: Turnaround Leadership Through the Lens of Successful High School Football Coaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-174
Author(s):  
Scott Westfall
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Character Education ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Strength And Conditioning ◽  
Football Coaches ◽  
Turnaround Leadership ◽  
Program Success ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Life Lessons ◽  
Teaching Life

Turnaround leadership is a topic of particular interest within sports, as newly hired coaches are often expected to transform struggling teams into “winners.” The present study qualitatively examined American high school football coaches (N = 11) who led a dramatic turnaround within their school’s football program. After being hired, these participants experienced relatively quick success, as they achieved a winning record (M = 1.73 years) and reached the state playoffs within a short period of time (M = 1.82 years). Steps of the turnaround process included assembling a staff of quality assistants, creating a vision for program success, formulating a strong plan that supported the vision, generating buy-in from players and key members of the program, creating and celebrating early achievements, sustaining success through the establishment of new goals and benchmarks, and fighting the urge to become complacent once new levels of success were reached (i.e., making change stick). As a part of their coaching turnarounds, all of the participants talked about the importance of incorporating a quality strength and conditioning program into their team’s training regimen. Meanwhile, the majority of the participants identified “educational athletics” as the core of their coaching philosophy, in which they viewed their jobs as coaches as an extension of the classroom. Moreover, most participants implemented character education into their programs and used football as a platform for teaching life lessons to their players. Yet, the most recurrent theme of the process, and the most recommended approach for achieving a coaching turnaround, was establishing positive coach–athlete relationships.

scholarly journals Athlete Enjoyment of Prior Education Moderates change in Concussion-Reporting Intention after Interactive Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 004695802110226
Author(s):  
Daniel H. Daneshvar ◽  
Christine M. Baugh ◽  
Maya Yutsis ◽  
Roy D. Pea ◽  
Shelley Goldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Interactive Education ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Male High School ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Concussion Education

Undiagnosed concussions increase risk of additional injuries and can prolong recovery. Because of the difficulties recognizing concussive symptoms, concussion education must specifically target improving athlete concussion reporting. Many concussion education programs are designed without significant input from athletes, resulting in a less enjoyable athlete experience, with potential implications on program efficacy. Athlete enjoyment of previous concussion education programs moderates the improvement in concussion-reporting intention after experiencing the research version of CrashCourse (CC) concussion education. Prospective cohort study. Level of evidence: Level IV. Quantitative assessment utilizing ANOVA with moderation analysis of 173 male high school football players, aged 13 to 17, who completed baseline assessments of concussion knowledge, concussion reporting, and attitudes about prior educational interventions. Athletes were subsequently shown CC, before a follow-up assessment was administered assessing the same domains. At baseline, only 58.5% of athletes reported that they enjoyed their previous concussion education. After CC, athletes were significantly more likely to endorse that they would report a suspected concussion (from 69.3% of athletes to 85.6%; P < .01). Enjoyment of previous concussion education moderated concussion-reporting intention after CC ( P = .02), with CC having a greater effect on concussion-reporting intention in athletes with low enjoyment of previous concussion education ( b = 0.21, P = .02), than on individuals with high enjoyment of previous concussion education ( P = .99). Enjoyment of CC did not have a moderating effect on concussion-reporting intention. Athletes who previously did not enjoy concussion education exhibited greater gains in concussion-reporting intention than athletes who enjoyed previous education. Given the potential risks associated with undiagnosed concussions, concussion education has sought to improve concussion reporting. Because most athletes participate in concussion education programs due to league or state mandates, improving concussion-reporting intention in these low-enjoyment athletes is of particular relevance to improving concussion-reporting intention broadly.

scholarly journals Concussion Knowledge in High School Football Players

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 654-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janie Cournoyer ◽  
Brady L. Tripp
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Football Players ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Education Legislation ◽  
Persistent Headache ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Concussion Education

Context: Participating in sports while experiencing symptoms of a concussion can be dangerous. An athlete's lack of knowledge may be one factor influencing his or her decision to report symptoms. In an effort to enhance concussion education among high school athletes, legislation in Florida has attempted to address the issue through parental consent forms. Objective: To survey high school varsity football players to determine their level of knowledge about concussions after the initiation of new concussion-education legislation. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Descriptive survey administered in person during a team meeting. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 334 varsity football players from 11 high schools in Florida. Main Outcome Measure(s): Participants completed a survey and identified the symptoms and consequences of a concussion among distractors. They also indicated whether they had received education about concussions from a parent, formal education, neither, or both. Results: The most correctly identified symptoms were headache (97%), dizziness (93%), and confusion (90%), and the most correctly identified consequence was persistent headache (93%). Participants reported receiving education from their parents (54%) or from a formal source (60%). Twenty-five percent reported never receiving any education regarding concussions. No correlations were found between the method of education and the knowledge of symptoms or consequences of concussion. Conclusions: The high school football players we surveyed did not have appropriate knowledge of the symptoms and consequences of concussions. Nausea or vomiting, neck pain, grogginess, difficulty concentrating, and personality or behavioral changes were often missed by participants, and only a small proportion correctly identified brain hemorrhage, coma, and death as possible consequences of inappropriate care after a concussion. Even with parents or guardians signing a consent form indicating they discussed concussion awareness with their child, 46% of athletes suggested they had not.

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