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With football season around the corner, the buzz is about concussions—and what youth sports programs are doing to ensure the safety of youngsters strapping on helmets.
I checked in with some Certified Youth Sports Administrators (CYSAs) to see what their programs are doing when it comes to concussions and the safety of young athletes. Here’s what they had to say:
Dorene Bruce, President of Hamburg (N.Y.) Little Loop Football and Cheerleading: “We are fortunate to have a set of parents that are emergency-medical technicians (EMTs). But we have a protocol book which was developed a few years ago, and through our league all coaches must complete a concussion training course.