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The Effect of Coaching and Player Position on Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football Players.

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: percentile rotational head acceleration. Head impact exposure was also modeled in aggregate and for practices and games independently. Player position and coach were observed to be significant factors related to head impact exposure. These data highlight the important role that coaches have in managing head impact exposure for teams they lead.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Eamon T Campolettano, Ryan A Gellner, Eric Egeli, Steven Rowson

Institution: Virginia Tech

Language: English

Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Award: Biomechanical Basis of Pediatric mTBI Due to Sports Related Concussion