New Boston Youth Sports Head Injury Rules Start Today
Teams and coaches must be trained in concussion identification and prevention.
Boston's new youth sports head injury ordinance takes effect today. Youth Sports leagues and teams face a set of new requirements to help reduce the number of concussions and other brain injuries caused by contact sports. Youth sports teams must now have in place training for staff to both identify and manage head injuries, according to MyFoxBoston. The new rules apply to both public and private groups, going a step beyond state law, which requires head injury training for staff of high school and public teams. Community centers that organize games and any group that needs a permit for city-owned property would also have to follow the rules, according to The Boston Globe. Concussions and other brain injuries have been a hot topic of pro …
HeatherB
11:51 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
I applaud Boston's initiative to take state law one step further. Too many of the state laws don't reach down to the youth level, where too many coaches lack proper training. Education is key when it comes to player safety. And not only for coaches but parents as well. Both have access to free information from the CDC on usafootball.com and in the USA Football Heads Up Football app, available for… more ›